This weekend in music
Tractor Tavern Friday: Southern Culture on the Skids, Marshall Scott Warner Saturday: Southern Culture on the Skids, Marshall Scott Warner, The Black Crabs (Saturday is sold out!) Sunday: Dysfunction Junction, …
Month: April 2008
Buy the last Snickers from Sunset Bowl
Chris Cashman, the host of the Seattle Channel’s “City Stream,” shot their next show at Sunset Bowl, during which he bought a Snickers bar from the vending machine, according to …
Your 10-day Ballard-area event outlook
In short order, the Geeky Swedes will probably be posting their roundup of fun weekend events, but I’ll get the (snow)ball rolling on the eve of what promises to be …
Saving surplus school property from developers
Residents who live near Webster Park are being reassured by city officials that they intend to buy the property from the Seattle School District to keep it out of the …
Development and changes in Ballard
Since My Ballard’s inception, we’ve been writing about the changes to our town and the development that’s challenging the old Scandinavian vibe that my great-grandparents fell in love with nearly …
How’s the new Safeway gas station working out?
It’s been a month now since the new gas station behind the Safeway at NW 83rd Street and 15th Avenue NW opened. Have neighbors’ fears about it materialized? When word …
Zagi’s Pizza closes its doors
We received an email tip from Thomas who is a business neighbor to Zagi’s Pizza. He tells us that a new note was posted on the door last night saying …
The sun sets on Sunset Bowl
Sunset Bowl opened for business on January 9th, 1957, and it quickly became one of Ballard’s most popular hangouts. At one point, it was the busiest bowling alley in the …
A video tour of Sunset Bowl
For posterity, here’s one final walkthrough of Sunset Bowl. Hopefully in two or three years, we’ll be comparing it with the new Sunset Bowl…
Zagi’s in ‘sunny Florida’
We received a couple emails asking about Zagi’s Pizza on Crown Hill. “They are CLOSED!!!” writes Lauren. “I am bummed considering they are the best pizza I have EVER had.” …
‘The Dray’ celebrates its grand opening
The newest addition to the cluster of restaurants and bars on 65th St. just east of 8th Ave. celebrated its grand opening Friday night. The Dray is a cozy European-style …
Art walk, music this weekend
It’s a busy weekend in Ballard. First, Sunset Bowl closes its doors on Sunday night, so pay your last respects while you can. Plus, there’s the Ballard Art Walk on …