Register your block for ‘Night Out Against Crime’
August 4th is this year’s “Night Out Against Crime,” an annual event to raise awareness for neighborhood crime prevention efforts. It’s also a great way to meet and mingle with …
Month: July 2009
Epilogue Books, ‘You will be missed’
The liquidation sale at Epilogue Books is underway. On the inside, the store is packed with shoppers. Owner Nathan Heath tells us that the line on Sunday stretched from the …
Maritime Academy to get $18.3 million facility
The Seattle Maritime Academy near the Ballard Bridge is expanding. The Seattle PI is reporting that the portables that are currently used will be replaced by an $18.3 million building. …
Vandals deface Bergen Place mural
Vandals have sprayed graffiti on the historical mural at Bergen Place Park. The graffiti was discovered this morning. “I am deeply sadened by the lack of respect someone has for …
Fire damages Whitman Middle School portable
Firefighters were quick to put out a small fire at Whitman Middle School. A witness saw smoke just after 1:30 p.m. Sunday and called 911. Firefighters arrived and doused a …
Van stolen with pet’s ashes inside
A little north of Ballard, in Broadview, someone stole a VW Eurovan out of Katie Barloon’s driveway late last week. She writes us: “Along with many possessions, my dog’s ashes …
Flags celebrate the Fourth
As is customary, the house on 32nd Ave. and 57th St. is adorned with flags. Just about every Fourth of July and Memorial Day, the owner covers every square yard …
Maritime Pacific Brewery is moving
But it’s not moving far: a few blocks east to a former manufacturing building at 1111 NW Ballard Way, a block away from Trader Joe’s.
Owner George Hancock said the move to the 22,000-square-foot building will give them the space they need to meet growing demand, especially for bottled beer. At their current location (below), the staff can brew four batches of 16 barrels per day. At the new location, they’re putting in a brewhouse that can produce up to four batches of 40 barrels per day.
“We can’t make enough of the Imperial Pale. We can’t make enough Seattle Lager. We have a hard time keeping up bottling Imperial IPA,” Hancock said. With the additional capacity and a dedicated bottling room, he says they’ll be able to distribute other beers that rarely see the inside of a bottle — favorites like Salmon Bay ESB, Bosun’s Black Porter and Seattle Lager.
Record crowds expected at fireworks show
We drove by the entrance to Gas Works Park a little after 10 this morning. Lines were already forming at the entrances in preparation for tonight’s Chase Family Fourth fireworks …
Thousands of zombies descend on Fremont
As many as 5,000 zombies are expected to descend upon Fremont tonight in an attempt to break a world record. And when they’re done walking, they’ll dance to Michael Jackson’s …
Head-turning billboard near Ballard Bridge
Josh emailed us this photo of a billboard on the north side of the Ballard Bridge. And MrsButters tweets, “I don’t approve of vandalism, but the “adjustments” made to the …
Suspect shot by police linked to Ballard robbery
The suspect that police shot yesterday at Holman Road and Greenwood Ave N was wanted for several robberies, including the bank robbery in Ballard. Police say the 36-year-old male suspect …