This is one use of the of the HIPAA medical privacy rules that I can get behind. At the Ballard Bartell’s pharmacy counter, there’s a sign that reads: My pharmacist said it’s helped […]
Month: March 2008
House fire on 20th Ave.
Update: Firefighters responded to a fire in a two-story home (not an apartment as first reported) on 20th Ave. between 65th and 67th. An elderly couple inside was able to […]
Mayor declares open season on Ballard potholes
Along 24th Ave. in Ballard this morning, Mayor Greg Nickels declared an “open season” on Seattle potholes, calling Ballard one of the city’s top offenders (as well as 15th Ave. […]
Amazon Fresh’s response
Yesterday, we launched a campaign of sorts to convince Amazon Fresh to add Ballard to its grocery delivery zone. Today, we received this response: “We hear that you are an […]
New bar coming to 24th Ave.
Kathy saw the sign on the door and sent us a tip about “Stepping Stone,” a new bar/restaurant that’s coming to 24th Ave in “mid-April,” just a few doors down […]
Ballard-Fremont tech fair starts small
We were one of 75 people or so who stopped by the first annual Ballard-Fremont Tech Fair on Tuesday, organized by Netso and Nautilusnet.com. The centerpiece was the “Microsoft Across […]
City to buy park space in East Ballard
The City of Seattle plans to purchase a plot of land on 9th Ave between 70th and 73rd for a new park, reports the Ballard News-Tribune. The park will be […]
See how deep the Ballard Locks go
The small lock at the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks is in the midst of annual maintenance. It’s completely drained and there’s some scaffolding waayyy down at the bottom. It shows you […]
Amazon Fresh, please come to Ballard
We remember the pre-bubble days when Homegrocer came to our door, making grocery shopping an absolute breeze. So when Amazon announced a while back that it was getting into the […]
‘Seattle polite’ on the Ballard Bridge
We’ve all experienced this scenario: you’re sitting on 15th waiting for the Ballard Bridge to go down. Finally, traffic starts moving. Wahoo! You’re on your way, but there’s all those […]
Supreme court to hear Ballard High murder
Back in 1994, 16-year-old Melissa Fernandes was shot and killed in a drive-by shooting outside Ballard High School. An appeals court had overturned the conviction of Cesar Sarausad, who admitted […]
Feathers fly in Ballard pillow fight
Right on schedule, at 2:22 p.m in the middle of Ballard, a flash mob pillow fight began with a whistle blow. Pillows suddenly appeared out of nowhere, and over 50 […]
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