Early morning accident on Market St.
A car slammed into a utility pole on Market St. near 3rd Ave. just after 3 a..m. overnight, and the driver was trapped inside the vehicle. Firefighters sawed off the …
Month: July 2009
Ballard murder suspect’s clothing found
Police have discovered the suspect’s clothing from this morning’s gas station murder, and they cordoned off part of Taco Bell’s parking lot on 15th Ave. A man who lives in …
Gas station murder suspect ‘armed and dangerous’
Updated with video: Detectives have released photos and video from this morning’s shooting at the gas station on 15th Ave. in Ballard. Police say the suspect, seen here raising his …
Gas station clerk killed in armed robbery
First on My Ballard: A man wearing a bandana over his face shot and killed a clerk at the 76 Station and “Pit Stop” on 15th Ave. this morning, police …
‘Landmark Lazy Bones’ win coverall contest
In the spirit of honoring industrial Ballard where coveralls are standard issue, the Seafood Fest hosted the “Eighth Annual Slotky Memorial Couture Coverall Contest” on Sunday afternoon. When the elderly …
More photos (and sketches) from Seafood Fest
A few more photos we snapped around Seafood Fest this weekend… A big crowd packs Market Street. Master griller Warren Aakervik at the salmon BBQ (“It’s hot,” he says.) With …
Olsen’s Scandinavian Foods closes
A Scandinavian institution in Ballard, Olsen’s Scandinavian Foods closed Saturday evening after selling just about everything left on its shelves. Last month, Reidun and Anita Endresen announced they were closing …
Activist Cindy Sheehan speaks in Ballard
Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan, who’s best known for protesting outside President George Bush’s ranch after her son died in Iraq in 2004, spoke at Trinity United Methodist Church in Ballard …
Lutefisk contest winner endures 3 rounds
One of the most popular events at Seafood Fest is the lutefisk eating contest, and this year was no exception, drawing a big crowd that packed Bergen Place. For you …
‘Billy the Fridge’ claims hot dog contest title
Right after the lutefisk eating contest at Seafood Fest today, a new batch of contestants took the stage to eat something a tad bit more tasty: Dante’s Inferno Dogs from …
Seafood Fest kicks off with Stan Boreson
Ballard’s biggest annual event kicked off today in beautiful, warm weather. As is customary for the Seafood Fest, the king of Scandinavian humor, Stan Boreson, was the first to take …
The weekend events calendar
It’s a big weekend in Ballard. We’ll be at the Seafood Fest with 60,000 others (see below), and temperatures are expected to push 90 degrees on Sunday. This weekend is …