George & Dragon hoping to expand to Ballard
The owner of Fremont’s George & Dragon Pub has his eyes on Ballard. We spoke with owner John Bayliss this morning who says that he is moving toward opening a …
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Bastille Cafe and Bar gets board approval
Bastille Cafe and Bar, a new French restaurant at 5307 Ballard Ave., is on track for their June 29th opening. This morning, restaurant owners Deming Maclise and James Weimann along …
Surf shop moves to Seaview Ave.
Just in time for summer (really, summer is coming!), Cheka-Looka Surf Shop closed their Fremont storefront and moved to 6300 Seaview Ave. They’ve got surf equipment, clothing, skimboards and stand-up …
Three Girls Bakery expanding to Ballard
The popular Three Girls Bakery at the Pike Place Market is heading to Ballard for their second retail location. We spoke with Ryan Gaylord of CW Development, the contractor on …
Building replacing Sunset Bowl gets green light
After a two hour meeting, the Design Review Board unanimously approved the design (.pdf) for Avalon Ballard, the 233-unit apartment building replacing Sunset Bowl at Market St. and 14th Ave. …
‘Take 5 Urban Market’ to open soon
The Take 5 Urban Market at 8th Ave & NW 70th St is close to opening. We stopped by and spoke with the owners, and they said they’re putting together …
More cottages to be built in Ballard
High density living doesn’t mean you have to share walls with your neighbors. The Department of Planning and Development just approved a project at 1548 NW 61st St. (street view …
Denny’s site developer: ‘There is zero financing’
Exclusive: Months after the controversial demolition of the landmark Denny’s building, the developer of a new condo-retail project at the 15th Ave. and Market St. site says they have no …
Spray-painted messages protest LA Fitness
We’ve written before about how LA Fitness’ introduction to the neighborhood hasn’t been entirely popular, partly because it’s located right next to the symbol of Old Ballard, Edith Macefield’s old …
Signs go up at ‘Leva on Market’
The fence has come down surrounding the large apartment building under construction on Market St. just to the west of Walgreens. And the “now leasing” signs are up. It’s called …
Slave to the Needle buys building
The owners of Slave to the Needle Tattoo have purchased the building that houses their business, the Tin Hat and Renick Printing. Melissa from Slave to the Needle says that …
Sunset Bowl not a historic landmark
Unlike the now departed Denny’s building, there hasn’t been an outpouring of support to designate the doomed Sunset Bowl as a historic landmark. But as is customary — which we …