Phinney Ridge zoo mural back to life
At midday today, restoration crews finished their work on the zoo mural in the 57th St. underpass. The grey paint is gone. And the familiar animals are back, in brilliant …
Month: July 2008
Stop signs, roundabouts and more traffic
“We moved back to Ballard after a decade long absence,” writes Forsher in the forum. “Now that the area is no longer ‘undiscovered’ we noticed a lot more cars, and …
Meeting set for Sunset Bowl development
As we know, Sunset Bowl’s days are numbered. An application has been submitted to demolish the bowling alley and replace it with a 6-story mixed use building. The new building …
Evidence that Ballardites are just plain nice
Take a look at this parking meter outside the Ballard Library. Good karma.
Mayor calls for design review of townhouses
The invasion of cookie-cutter town homes has been the subject of much discussion recently. And now Mayor Nickels is proposing that city planners review all designs for new townhouses, essentially …
Phone books arrive, not everyone happy about it
Many Ballard residents received their annual phone book delivery yesterday. “I haven’t used a phone book in about 10 years thanks to the internet,” writes Mo in the forum. “Every …
Residents speak out about streetcar expansion
Tuesday evening’s streetcar meeting quickly became a standing-room-only event as people trickled in after the meeting got underway. Marni Heffron of Heffron Transportation Consulting presented the Streetcar Network Concept. The …
Paper or plastic? It could cost you…
Another meeting announcement: The city is proposing a ban on all Styrofoam food containers as well as charging 20-cents for disposable bags at grocery, drug and convenience stores. “The objective …
Reminder: Streetcar meeting today
The Seattle City Council is holding a public forum today (Tuesday) to discuss the proposed Ballard/Fremont line for the Seattle Streetcar. It will be held at the Nordic Heritage Museum …
Sushi showdown in Old Ballard
Just a day after we posted the story about Shiku Sushi moving into DiVino’s on Ballard Ave., we learn that Moshi Moshi Sushi is moving into the ground floor of …
Bike road rage on Burke Gilman ‘missing link’
My Ballard reader Benton says he saw a road rage incident involving a pickup truck and a bicyclist along 45th St. near Fred Meyer today. That stretch of road (map …
Still hoping for a new bowling alley
When word came down that Sunset Bowl had been bought, Jim Bristow created SaveSunsetBowl.com and gathered thousands of signatures. Then he worked to convince the new owners, AvalonBay, to incorporate …