The former operator of Freya Cafe inside the National Nordic Museum has opened a new venture just down the street called Cardoon. Co-owners Jacilyn Watts and Alexander Sippel operated Cardoon […]
Sabine Cafe & Bar expands to offer dinner service and private events
Sabine Cafe & Bar at 5307 Ballard Ave is now open for dinner and private events. Sabine, which opened in 2020, was previously only open for breakfast and lunch. Before […]
Street parking in downtown Ballard is now $5.50 per hour in the afternoon
Parking rates have changed across the city, with another increase for downtown Ballard. It’s now $5.50 to park in the two-hour on-street spaces along NW Market St, NW Leary Way, […]
Ballard author wins second place in international science fiction writers competition
Ballard resident Tom Vandermolen is a winner in an international science fiction writers contest, earning him a spot in a week-long master class workshop. Vandermolen won second place in the […]
Spring cleaning from Deep Cleaning Seattle
Sponsored Post Starting spring cleaning can feel daunting, especially when all we crave is the sunshine and fresh air of the outdoors, not house chores. However, embracing spring cleaning, possibly […]
Patxi’s Pizza closes, former manager looking to start a new Chicago deep dish pizza restaurant
After 10 years, Ballard’s Patxi’s Pizza has closed up shop, and the building is now for lease. Patxi’s, a pizza restaurant franchise that has nine other locations in California and […]
Changes coming to Metro routes 28 and 45
King County Metro is planning for service changes to two bus routes that serve Ballard. The service changes are part of Metro’s updated schedules coming March 30 to improve reliability […]
Halfseas Wine and Bottle Shop set to open April 1
After six months of planning, the owner of Brimmer & Heeltap is getting ready to open Half Seas Wine and Bottle shop at 5413 6th Ave NW. Owner Jen Doak […]
Crown Hill Cemetery for sale for $1.5m
There’s a rather unusual listing on Zillow right now: The Crown Hill Cemetery is on the market for $1,495,000. The cemetery, located at 8712 12th Avenue NW, is 10 acres […]
Mysterious late-night air siren puzzles West Woodland residents
For the past several weeks, an air siren has been waking up residents in the West Woodland area of Ballard. The source of the air siren is still a mystery. […]
Salmon Bay Eagles to host local artist fair Bal-Art Market on Sunday
The Bal-Art artist cooperative is presenting one of its local artist fairs in Ballard this weekend. The Salmon Bay Eagles (5216 20th Ave NW) are hosting the event on Sunday, […]
The Singing Barber loses over $12k in barber tools after recent break-in
The Ballard-based Singing Barber (5500 8th Ave NW) has just lost $12,000 in tools after a break-in on March 9. The locally owned barbershop is fundraising to replace what was […]
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