Maritime industry leaders tour Terminal 91
The new Smith Cove Cruise ship terminal has been open just a little more than a month, and this morning maritime industry leaders from Ballard and surrounding neighborhoods took a …
Month: June 2009
Ballard pizza to be certified true Napoletana
This is Neapolitan pizza week and one Ballard restaurant is being honored. A delegation from the Associazionne Verace Pizza Napoletana is in town to certify seven pizza places, including Ristorante …
Historic bell tower hit by taggers
We’ve talked to several area business owners who say they’ve seen a rise in graffiti around downtown Ballard. Sometime overnight the historic bell tower at Marvin’s Garden on the corner …
Low tides at Golden Gardens this week
For the past few days beach-goers have enjoyed some pretty cool tide pools. Patricia sent us this picture of her kids checking out the exposed sea creatures. Beach Naturalists from …
Crow causes power outage
A deafening flock of crows swirled above an East Ballard neighborhood this morning after one of their own sparked a small power outage. Before we could make our first cup …
Tuesdays in Ballard kicks off today
Tuesdays in Ballard, a big campaign to get people to shop in Ballard, officially kicks off today. 71 businesses have signed up for the summer-long campaign. Each Tuesday businesses will …
New pub to be ‘The Market Arms’
The owner of Fremont’s George and Dragon pub is indeed expanding to Ballard. John Bayliss tells us that the new place at the corner of Market and 24th will be …
Lemonade stand raises hundreds for Cancer Walk
Last week we wrote about 8-year-old Nathan helping his mom raise money for the 3-day Breast Cancer walk. His lemonade stand was such a success on Thursday that he decided …
Portage Bay Cafe opens in two weeks
Portage Bay Cafe’s newest location is getting ready to open. Last fall we wrote that the popular organic cafe would be moving into the old Grace’s Kitchen location at 2821 …
Last days of ‘recycling event’ at Best Regards
As we wrote last month, Best Regards on Market is closing. Mary Hurley, the owner of the shop is still hoping to “recycle” the things she’s got. “All my neat …
Nearby: Fremont Fair, mural, Carkeek, The Village
Some news from our nearby neighborhoods: – More photos of this weekend’s Fremont Fair and Solstice Parade – Zoo mural covered in graffiti again, one year after high-tech cleaning – …
Olsen’s Scandinavian Foods announces it will close
As feared, the owners of Olsen’s Scandinavian Foods announced today “with deep regret” that they’re calling it quits after 49 years in business. “The decision to close has been a …