Homesite Furniture is closing its doors
Homesite Furniture, which has been open for eight years in Ballard, will be closing up shop soon. The store, at 4818 14th Ave NW, is selling everything at half price. …
Month: July 2012
North Beach Park restoration work party on Saturday
On Saturday, July 28, there will be a work party at the North Beach Park (map here) from 9 a.m. to noon. “Join us in cleaning up the weeds and …
Loyal Heights Community Center to host Ice Cream Social and concert tonight
What’s better than ice cream in the park at the height of summer? We’re all in luck: the Loyal Heights Community Center (2101 NW 77th St.) will be hosting an …
Greenwood Seafair Clowns stop by Ballard Landmark
Yesterday was the annual Greenwood Seafair Parade, and the famous Seafair Clowns stopped by the Ballard Landmark to yuk it up with the residents. Here are a few photos from …
Tonight: Ballard greenways open house
Tonight, there will be a public open house to educate the community about the upcoming Ballard greenways installation on NW 58th St. The meeting is from 6:30 to 8 p.m. …
Salmon Bay Park chosen for water conservation project
If you’ve been to Salmon Bay Park recently, you may have seen a small sign near the entrance. It says “2012 Water Reduction Pilot Site.” The popular central Ballard park …
‘Starving’ cat found near 12th Ave NW and NW 73rd St.
One of our readers, Marie, sent us this note about a cat they found last weekend: Cat Found on 7/22 in the vicinity of 12th Ave NW and NW 73rd. …
Ballard’s Art in the Garden Festival happening soon
Get ready to sip a cold one amongst the flowers: the 12th annual Art in the Garden Festival is coming up soon at the Ballard P-Patch (8527 25th Ave. NW). …
Tonight: Informational meeting about proposed increase of coal trains through Ballard
Tonight will be another community meeting about the possibility of more coal trains cruising through Ballard in the future. The meeting is at Our Redeemers Lutheran Church on the corner …
Romanza Gifts closing on Thursday, huge store-wide sale
Romanza Gifts (2206 NW Market St.) is getting ready to close up shop, and they’re getting rid of their inventory before the remodeling. The store announced they would be closing …
Sign-ups open for Crown Hill garage sale on Saturday
On Saturday, July 28, Crown Hill will host one of the biggest garage sales of the year from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. There’s still time to sign up if …
Woman arrested after domestic violence incident
A 33-year-old woman has been arrested for domestic violence assault and a man in his 40s was hospitalized after a family disturbance just before midnight last night. According to the …