Vandals deface Bergen Place mural
The My Ballard team is sad to report that, yet again, vandals have tagged the Bergen Place mural with graffiti. Victoria from Friends of Bergen Place contacted us this morning to …
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Graffiti discovered on refurbished Bergen Place mural
Victoria from The Friends of Bergen Place contacted the My Ballard team to report that graffiti was found on the new refurbished Bergen Place mural this morning. Victoria confirmed that the …
Racist graffiti sprayed on Loyal Heights playfield
Sometime this weekend, someone sprayed racial graffiti on a power box and wall at Loyal Heights play field. These tags are just feet away from families playing catch and people …
Free painting supplies offered to cover up graffiti
The city is offering free supplies to cover up graffiti in our neighborhoods. A spray-painted smiley face on Larsen’s Bakery in 2009. For the next two months, groups and individuals …
Seattle grapples with redefining graffiti
It’s the question that always spurs heated conversation. Is graffiti vandalism or art? A recent survey showed Seattle residents are almost evenly divided on the issue. Now, there’s a push …
Suspected ZEB tagger arrested in Portland
A 21-year-old man who was arrested on July 14th in Seattle, accused of tagging buildings with the letters “ZEB” and charged with property destruction, has been arrested again — this …
Prolific ZEB taggers hit Ballard
The ZEB taggers have hit many neighborhoods in Seattle including Downtown, Belltown, Capitol Hill and now Ballard. “The ZEB tag has been pretty prolific in the downtown core,” Detective Mark …
Ballard Community Center tagged by vandals
Two exterior walls of the Ballard Community Center (6020 28th Ave NW) are covered with blue tags. This afternoon we walked around the building with Recreation Coordinator Robert Wilkens. He …
How’s the city doing with graffiti response?
Tagging on private and public property has been an ongoing discussion on MyBallard. Now, the City of Seattle wants to know how they’re doing in response to graffiti. Photo of …
Volunteers restore vandalized mural
The mural at Bergen Place Park, which was defaced nearly nine months ago, has been restored. Photo from July 2009. While most of the black spray paint was cleaned up …
Vandalism forces ‘controlled access’ to library bathroom
After dealing with an ongoing problem of vandalism at Ballard Library, the decision has been made to lock the door of the men’s bathroom. We spoke with Pamela, one of …
What are your graffiti concerns for Ballard?
Graffiti has been an ongoing topic of discussion on MyBallard. We have written about taggers hitting the historic bell tower in Marvins Garden Park and vandals defacing the mural at …