A local baker has started selling cakes from a small self-serve bakery called The Microbakery @ The Cake Coop. Baker and owner of Butter Half Cakes Nicole Conley is at […]
Family of hit-and-run victim offers $5,000 reward for information
The family of Richard John “Ole” Ward, who was killed in a hit-and-run in Ballard last month, is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the identification of the […]
State Senate to consider bill to exempt Ballard Missing Link from environmental reviews
The Washington State Senate will hold a hearing today on HB 1814, a bill that would exempt the Burke-Gilman Missing Link project from the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA), removing […]
Shark Bite Ceviches now open in Ballard
There’s a new ceviche bar—Shark Bite Ceviche—in Ballard at 6256 3rd Ave NW. Marcos Arellano is the owner and chef. He’s been running Shark Bite as a food cart in […]
Leif to Leif 5k and Norwegian Heritage Day is this weekend
The annual 5k fun run and Norwegian Heritage Day celebration will be held this weekend, March 22, at the Leif Erikson Lodge in Ballard. The Leif to Leif 5k runs […]
Maíz Taquería to close Ballard location after six years
The Ballard location of Maíz Taquería (7301 15th Ave NW) will close at the end of the month. Maíz Taquería, which opened in May 2019, will serve its last meal […]
Happy Crab restaurant to take over former Anthony’s Homeport at Shilshole Bay
There’s new life coming to the former Anthony’s at 6135 Seaview Ave NW: A restaurant called Happy Crab is making moves to take over the waterfront space. Happy Crab Boiling […]
Flower pots to return to downtown Ballard this spring
Flower pots are returning to downtown Ballard this spring. The 2nd annual Ballard Alliance Flower Planter Program is kicking off in early May, and the Alliance is opening up sponsorship […]
National Nordic Museum film festival to spotlight West Nordic regional cinema in Seattle
By Preethika Makineni, University of Washington News Lab As Ballard-based National Nordic Museum’s chief curator Leslie Ann Anderson and Kyle Reinhart from Scandinavia House in New York began working together […]
Mr. Gyros reopens in Greenwood 9 years after losing restaurant in gas explosion
Mr. Gyros is reopening in Greenwood this month, nine years after a gas explosion destroyed their restaurant in 2016. At 2 a.m. on March 9, 2016, a large natural gas […]
Small business incubator Smål Market to open on NW Market St
A small business incubator project called Smål Market is getting ready to open at 2206 NW Market St. Smål Market—funded with congressional spending and managed by the Ballard Alliance—will host […]
A SEA CHANGE is in our future
This is a sponsored post from the Port of Seattle Every year, I reflect on the progress the Port of Seattle makes towards our ambitious environmental and sustainability goals. We […]
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