Ballard Ave Pub closed by Health Department
The sign in the door of the Ballard Ave Pub (2236 NW Market St) says, “Sorry but today Ballard Ave Pub will be closed! thank you…..” According to the King …
Month: April 2011
Ballard Jazz Festival kicks off today
Let the jazz begin! The Eighth Annual Ballard Jazz Festival starts today. Scenes from the 2010 Jazz Walk: The John Moulder Quartet From the festival program (.pdf.) Again, the festival …
Empty Bowl fundraiser deemed a success
Organizers of the Third Annual Seattle Empty Bowls dinner are calling the event a success. “With a starting tally of 851 handmade bowls, the artists responsible were able to raise …
How has economy affected food banks?
Our news partners The Seattle Times had a story today about how the economy has been affecting local food banks. Now, a graduate student at the University of Washington contacted …
You may not like our spring, but moss does
As every Seattleite knows, this spring has been nothing but damp, dreary and depressing (to many, anyway.) Now the New York Times has picked up on the wet weather, with …
Storytime at Loyal Heights Community Center
Kids can enjoy storytime and learn about nature at the Loyal Heights Community Center (2101 NW 77th St) this spring. Each Wednesday from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., children and parents …
Laura Bee Designs raises thousands for charity
Just after last month’s devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan, Laura Bee Designs launched a fundraiser for Mercy Corps. The goal of the “Buttons for Japan” fundraiser was to raise …
Curtis Steiner to open new shop on Ballard Avenue
Many locals grumbled when they heard that Ballard’s beloved Souvenir was closing earlier this year. Now the artist tells he’s moving into the former Guitar Emporium (5349 Ballard Ave NW) …
Robbery suspect bites security guard
A security guard at the Ballard Goodwill (6400 8th Ave NW) was bitten by a robbery suspect, according to a police report. The report states that a man came into …
Fish flumes reinstalled at Ballard Locks
Fish traveling through the Ballard Locks to Puget Sound are getting a little help. This week the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is reinstalling the four flumes to help juvenile …
Despite weather, spray park opens in Ballard
Despite our cold, wet spring, the water feature at Ballard Commons Park (5701 22nd Ave. NW) is now open. We spoke with Dewey Potter with Seattle Parks who tells us …
Lost love bird in East Ballard
Petunia (or Tooey) the love bird got out of the house Saturday morning near the corner of 9th Ave NW and NW 62nd St. “She loves people, and will probably …