This Wednesday, the Benaroya Company will make another appearance before Seattle’s Landmarks Preservation Board, this time to make the case that there’s no financially viable solution to rehabilitate the old […]
Pie eating contest at Hattie’s
If you’re looking for some good entertainment, Hattie’s Hat is holding its annual pie eating contest at 8 p.m. tonight (Monday). Winners will receive tickets for the Sasquatch Music Festival […]
Ballard the top ‘hot hood’
Seattle Metropolitan Magazine has published an issue with profiles of 95 Western Washington neighborhoods. In a list of the “hot hoods,” the magazine ranks Ballard number one, where “cared-for properties […]
Camper fire near Ballard Place condos
Firefighters responded to a camper fire on 56th and 17th this afternoon. As you can see from this photo, the smoke certainly got the attention of residents inside the nearby […]
Highest gas price now $4.17
Ballard’s favorite high-priced gas station, the Spirit on Market and 24th, has now raised its regular unleaded price from $4.06 (last week) to $4.17, according to this photo by MaryWit. […]
Thousands watch Ballard parade in record heat
With the temperature at a sweltering 88 degrees, half of Ballard turned out for the annual Norwegian Constitution Day Parade, also known as Syttende Mai. The spots in the shade […]
The ‘mythic Ballard’ at Leif Erikson Lodge
To preview today’s Norwegian Constitution Day Parade, the Seattle Times has published a profile of Ballard’s Leif Erikson Lodge of the Sons of Norway, which is hosting some of the […]
NoMa offering Norway trip to condo buyers
NoMa Ballard is offering May buyers a trip for two to Norway, tying in their promotion to Ballard’s Scandinavian heritage. If you’re in the area for the Norwegian Constitution Day […]
Repairs on Ballard Bridge this Saturday
A weekend traffic alert: SDOT crews will be making repairs to roadway joints on the north end of Ballard Bridge this Saturday. They’ll be closing the northbound right lane of […]
Big turnout for Bike to Work Day
Ballard bicyclists represented this morning during Bike To Work Day. Before 7:45 a.m., volunteers had counted more than 360 cyclists going by a commute station behind Hales Ales in Frelard. […]
New coaches at Ballard High
Both the Ballard High varsity football coach and the varsity girls basketball coach quit a few months ago, and now there’s word of their replacements. John Bowers, formerly the recruiting […]
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