Update: Discovery Park’s north and south beaches are closed, but all other beaches are now open. Earlier: Beaches at Golden Gardens, Carkeek Park, Discovery Park and several other Seattle parks are closed until further notice after 3 million gallons of untreated sewage has spilled into the Sound. The Washington State Department of Ecology says system […]
Movies in the Park to start next month
Every Thursday in August, Ballard Commons Park will turn into an outdoor movie venue. Organized by Visit Ballard, the Movies in the Park will also have a food truck on each movie night. Here’s the schedule, with movies set to start just before sunset each night: August 1st, 8:30pm: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory […]
Aslan Brewing set to open in September
Fremont will get another big brewery soon: Aslan Brewing Company has announced it plans to open up in September. View this post on Instagram A post shared by ASLAN BREWING CO. (@aslanbrewing) on Jun 21, 2019 at 8:58am PDT The Fremont location will be the third for the Bellingham-based brewery — their first outside of […]
Thousands lose power overnight after Interbay power pole breaks
Over 10,000 homes lost power last night when a power pole broke in Interbay. The top of a power pole on the 1400 block of Nickerson broke off at about 1am this morning, cutting power to 10,207 Seattle City Light customers in parts of Ballard, Interbay, Magnolia, Wallingford, Fremont, and Queen Anne. Julie Moore from […]
Burke-Gilman Trail detour for sewer line replacement
A section of the Burke-Gilman Trail west of the Ballard Locks will be detoured for three months while crews work to replace the sewer line that passes underneath Shilshole Bay. The detour will be near 5500 Seaview Ave NW, starting as early as next week. Seattle Public Utilities says the trail will be diverted for […]
Two 8-story apartment buildings proposed for Ballard
Two separate 8-story apartment buildings are in the works for the Fed-Ex building on Market St and a small lot on NW 56th St. The property at 1740 NW Market St (.pdf) was bought by California company Wang Brothers Investments in 2018. Now, plans are in the works to turn it into a 76-unit apartment […]
Norwegian folk dancing and wild salmon dinner at Leif Erikson Lodge
One of Ballard’s most Scandinavian events is happening soon: Norwegian folk dancing and wild salmon dinner are coming to the Leif Erikson Lodge in August. The highlight of the evening will be a music and dance performance by Folkedanslaget BUL Tromsøand Bodø Folkedanslaget from northern Norway. After they perform, there will be a public dance […]
Applications for final round of Neighborhood Matching Fund open now
It’s the final round for this year’s Neighborhood Matching Fund program — the City will be accepting applications for community projects until September 9th. The NMF was created in 1988 to provide matching dollars for neighborhood improvement projects, which can span from festivals to playground upgrades and even Night Out block parties. There are some […]
Market St businesses struggle during construction
The headache that is the west end of Market St has been impacting far more than just traffic in Ballard — businesses west of 24th have been hit hard by the construction, with blocked driveways, non-existent parking options, and the constant drone of jackhammers. Construction on the Ballard Multimodal Corridor has been ongoing since the […]
Street painting party planned for July’s Holman Grove Street Fest
The second installment of the Holman Grove Street Festival summer series in Crown Hill is happening near the end of the month. The festival, which is the second of three summer events, will be on Thursday, July 25th starting at 4:30pm. The July theme is street painting — the organizers have hired neighborhood artist Andy […]
Crime is down and multiple projects completed since community walks and emphasis patrols
Crime rates have lowered and the neighborhood is getting cleaner since the beginning of the City’s emphasis patrols and community walks in Ballard. The walks were part of the City’s pre-summer emphasis program which elevated police presence and took a closer look at community maintenance walks in seven neighborhoods across Seattle. Several City departments took […]
The Landing at Shilshole Bay closes, cancels weddings last-minute
A number of weddings have been cancelled unexpectedly by The Landing at Shilshole Bay following an order to stop work on incomplete renovations at the waterfront wedding venue. My Ballard first learned about the situation when a local bride, Briana, shared the news that venue, located at 6135 Seaview Ave N, was cancelling weddings last-minute. […]
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