Totem House closes after 62 years in Ballard
Since 1948 people have been eating fish and chips at the Totem House. The restaurant, which sits just across the street from the Ballard Locks, is a yet another neighborhood …
Month: December 2010
Firefighters rescue family from Ballard blaze
Updated 4:10 p.m. Firefighters rescued eight people from a two-alarm house fire on the corner of NW 65th St. and 9th Ave. NW early this morning. When rescue crews arrived, …
Spectacular winter view from Fremont park
It’s one of those unusually clear winter days, so we snapped some photos from Fremont Peak Park, one of our favorite vistas in North Seattle. This shot of Salmon Bay …
Bicyclist injured in accident on 3rd Ave.
A man on a bicycle and a car collided near West Woodland Elementary School just before 5 p.m. The accident at 3rd Ave. and 54th St. briefly trapped the bicyclist’s …
2nd annual Polar Bear Plunge Saturday
Get ready for the second annual Polar Bear Plunge at Golden Gardens. Video from the 2010 Polar Bear Plunge. The 2011 plunge is at 10 a.m. on New Year’s Day …
Two men accused of ATM skimming in Ballard
Federal Prosecutors have charged two men with skimming a BECU ATM in Ballard. According to Seattlepi.com, Ion Armeanca, 44, and Dan Petri, 34, doctored the machine to steal account information …
Stackers Pizza and Subs closed
It appears that the retail space on the southwest corner of 15th Ave NW and NW 65th St is vacant once again. Less than a year ago, Stackers Pizza and …
Metro buses on reduced service
Metro buses are running on a reduced schedule this week. “The reduced weekday schedule features more bus service than on weekends, but somewhat less service than on normal weekdays,” the …
Free tree-cycling until January 9th
The city is offering free curbside “tree-cycling” until January 9th for customers who subscribe to curbside food and yard waste collection. Trees and greens need to be cut into sections …
A photo tour of Ballard Christmas lights
We packed up the kids and drove around Ballard and Crown Hill — with the help of a few of you on Twitter –to snap photos of some of the …
Last-minute shoppers bustle through Ballard
The busiest spot in Ballard today must have been Fred Meyer. With no parking spots throughout, cars circled endlessly. In this case, a car parked up on the curb where …
Christmas weekend business hours
With Christmas right around the corner, many businesses will be changing their weekend hours. Here is a look at what is open and closed Christmas weekend. Ballard Bros. Seafood (5305 …