Ravenna leads Amazon Fresh vote
The first results are in, and surprisingly the Ravenna neighborhood leads in the Amazon Fresh expansion vote with 37%. Ballard’s 98117 is second with 27%, Magnolia’s 98199 has 19% and …
Month: January 2009
‘Root Table’ the latest new restaurant
An Asian-fusion restaurant named Root Table will open soon in the 2200 block of Market St. in the space once occupied by Floating Leaves Tea. The owner of Enlighten, Kalan …
Ballard Bridge suffers mechanical problem
Update 7:30 a.m. The Ballard Bridge is now open and traffic is running smoothly, but last night around 11:30 p.m. it was closed due to a mechanical problem. We walked …
Mystery object on Magnolia Bridge totals car
A Magnolia couple said they were driving through the snow on the Magnolia Bridge Sunday night when they hit this big steel object, “tearing apart the engine and transmission” and …
Architecture advice for just 5 cents
Along with produce, meats, cheeses and bread at the Farmers Market, you can now get home remodeling advice — for a nickel. John Morefield is an architect who is dealing …
Help pick Adams Elementary’s playground
Rescheduled due to the snow, a meeting at Adam’s Elementary will give you the chance to weigh in on a new playground. Thanks to a matching grant from the Department …
Amazon Fresh puts Seattle expansion to vote
For the last several months, many Ballard residents have been lobbying Amazon Fresh to expand its online grocery delivery service to our neighborhood. Even the sight of an Amazon Fresh …
Windy, rainy night in Seattle
Update 7:15 a.m. Gusts of 50+ mph were recorded around the Seattle area last night. This photo was snapped at a very breezy Bergen Place. So far, there have only …
Crews work on Burke Gilman Trail
Seattle Department of Transportation crews started a two-week project on the Burke Gilman Trail today. The stretch along the 6900 block of Seaview Avenue is being replaced with concrete because …
New restaurant to be named ‘Delancey’
Back in November, we posted a blurb about food blogger Molly Wizenberg (known as “Orangette”) and her husband Brandon Pettit’s plans to open a pizza restaurant on 70th St. near …
Comixtravaganza to kick off at Ballard library
For the second year, the Seattle Public Library is hosting Comixtravaganza, an all-ages, city-wide comics festival featuring a series of events at several branches and community centers. The first is …
Longtime Nordic Heritage Museum volunteer dies
When she was 90 years old, Herbjørg Sortun Pedersen stood on a ladder hanging birch boughs at the Nordic Heritage Museum for Norwegian Constitution Day. She passed away a few …