Camper fire near Ballard Place condos
Firefighters responded to a camper fire on 56th and 17th this afternoon. As you can see from this photo, the smoke certainly got the attention of residents inside the nearby …
Month: May 2008
Highest gas price now $4.17
Ballard’s favorite high-priced gas station, the Spirit on Market and 24th, has now raised its regular unleaded price from $4.06 (last week) to $4.17, according to this photo by MaryWit. …
Thousands watch Ballard parade in record heat
With the temperature at a sweltering 88 degrees, half of Ballard turned out for the annual Norwegian Constitution Day Parade, also known as Syttende Mai. The spots in the shade …
The ‘mythic Ballard’ at Leif Erikson Lodge
To preview today’s Norwegian Constitution Day Parade, the Seattle Times has published a profile of Ballard’s Leif Erikson Lodge of the Sons of Norway, which is hosting some of the …
NoMa offering Norway trip to condo buyers
NoMa Ballard is offering May buyers a trip for two to Norway, tying in their promotion to Ballard’s Scandinavian heritage. If you’re in the area for the Norwegian Constitution Day …
Repairs on Ballard Bridge this Saturday
A weekend traffic alert: SDOT crews will be making repairs to roadway joints on the north end of Ballard Bridge this Saturday. They’ll be closing the northbound right lane of …
Big turnout for Bike to Work Day
Ballard bicyclists represented this morning during Bike To Work Day. Before 7:45 a.m., volunteers had counted more than 360 cyclists going by a commute station behind Hales Ales in Frelard. …
New coaches at Ballard High
Both the Ballard High varsity football coach and the varsity girls basketball coach quit a few months ago, and now there’s word of their replacements. John Bowers, formerly the recruiting …
New time for Norwegian Constitution Day parade
Organizers have pushed the start time of the annual Syttende Mai parade in Ballard this Saturday from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. No word why they made the last-minute change …
Phinney Farmers Market returns Friday
Back for its second season, the Phinney Farmers Market will be open 3-7 p.m. every Friday through Oct. 3 in the lower parking lot at the Phinney Neighborhood Center. The …
Flap over nude photos on Ballard ArtWalk
Photographer Jim Wilkinson displayed his show, “Normal Sometimes Naked People,” at Kiss Cafe for the Ballard ArtWalk this last Saturday. On Sunday, the Kiss Cafe owner “removed two images from …