After 42 years, Olympic Athletic Club owners James and Debera Riggle have been bought out by a silent partner. James Riggle tells My Ballard that the sale was not by choice; their minority partner John Lowrance approached the Riggles with a buy/sell proposal in early June, and James says he and his wife were unable […]
Closer look at 5-story apartment planned to replace KFC
The plans to replace the KFC with an 86-unit apartment building are taking shape, with several design ideas proposed for the site at 1140 NW Market St. The five-story building, to be named Lagom Living, would contain 86 small efficiency dwelling units, and is being designed by Blueprint Capital. Blueprint says the name Lagom (pronounced […]
Utility box wrapped at Ballard Commons Park
The second-to-last utility box was wrapped this week, this one at the southeast corner of Ballard Commons Park. The design is by local artist Sarah Robbins; her work will also be on the final utility box at the corner of 24th Ave NW and NW 56th Street, which will be wrapped next Wednesday. The utility […]
$30k raised in two days for victim of Ballard assault
The fundraiser to help support the 20-year-old man who was attacked last Saturday has collected over $31,000 in just two days. Moses Brudnyy was brutally attacked outside of Ballard Market on Aug. 1 while on his way to work. His QFC supervisor Katrina Surdyk started the GoFundMe fundraiser, saying he’s “one of the good ones”. […]
Seafood restaurant Local Tide opens today in Fremont
There’s a new seafood restaurant opening today in Fremont: it’s called Local Tide, and it’s the latest tenant to open in the new Cedar Speedster building on N. 36th St. Victor Steinbrueck is behind Local Tide, his first brick-and-mortar space since operating a pop-up in the Pike Place Market Atrium. While he’d initially envisioned to […]
Ballard library to begin curbside service Aug. 13
Starting next week, the Ballard library will be start offering curbside service. Seattle Public Libraries will start offering limited curbside at the Central Library tomorrow (Aug. 6), and are expanding to more branches, including Ballard, in the coming weeks. A representative from SPL tells My Ballard that the Ballard branch will begin curbside service next […]
Our Redeemer’s Church to host Buy Nothing Yard Sale this weekend
Our Redeemer’s Church is gearing up for a big renovation, so they’re planning a Buy Nothing Yard Sale to help clear out the church. The event will be held in the front yard of the church (2400 NW 85th St) on Sat. Aug. 8 from 10am to 2pm. They’ll have furniture including sofas, bookshelves, desks, […]
Ballard QFC cashier assaulted on his way to work
A 20-year-old man who works at the Ballard QFC was physically assaulted on his way to work on Saturday. Moses Brudnyy was walking past the Ballard Market at 6:40am on August 1st when a man approached him, asking what he thought about Black Lives Matter. His mother, Oksana Peters, tells My Ballard that Brudnyy said […]
Concrete pours, pedestrian signal work on NW Market St this week
This week, expect to see crews out finishing up portions of the NW Market St improvement project. SDOT says they’ll be relocating the pedestrian push button signal at the northwest corner of the 24th Ave NW and NW Market St intersection. Crews are also scheduled to pour concrete in the sidewalk area of the corner […]
Ballard Scouts host Anti-Racism Book Drive for school libraries
The Ballard Scout Troop 100 is collecting anti-racism books to donate to Northwest Seattle school libraries. Ballard High School student John is the lead organizer of the book drive—he tells My Ballard that the drive is his Eagle Project. “I have been feeling outraged about all of the acts of racism that have been happening, […]
Ballard Opera Man postpones performances due to ban on live entertainment
The front-lawn opera performances in Ballard have been postponed, with renewed bans on live entertainment due to the pandemic. Stephen Wall, aka Ballard Opera Man, has been drawing crowds to his front lawn since April. But now, the show won’t go on: Wall announced on Facebook that he’s pausing his performances, observing Gov. Jay Inslee’s […]
Walk-up art fair happening all over Sunset Hill this weekend
This Sunday, artists from all over Sunset Hill will be selling their crafts from home as part of the first-ever Sunset Hill Art Fair. “Mask up and walk by” is the motto for the art fair, happening at 49 different homes in west Ballard. From painters to potters and live music, homes all over the […]
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