Dental office burglary suspect sought
Remember that recent string of area dental office burglaries where someone was stealing dental gold and drugs? Well now the Seattle Police Department has named a suspect: 26-year-old Shane L. Carlson. Police …
Month: November 2009
BHS marching band to kick off holiday season
The Ballard High School marching band will help Seattle kick off the holiday season at the Macy’s 24th Annual Holiday Parade in downtown. “Calling all Beavers to wear your Red …
Fresh Flours opens this weekend
Back in September we wrote about Fresh Flours expanding from Phinney Ridge to Old Ballard. Well, the time has come for the boutique pastry shop to open their doors. This …
Ballard Senior Center selling Taproot tickets
Before the arsonist struck Central Greenwood in October, heavily damaging the Taproot Theatre, the Ballard Senior Center bought the December 1st show of Taproot’s “It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live …
Bear, cougar and now a coyote in Magnolia
The bear swam to Ballard. The cougar got caught in Discovery Park. And now a coyote is making various appearances in Magnolia. Our sister site, MagnoliaVoice, is posting photos from …
Ballard Green Streets wins $1.5 million in funding
Back in May, we told you about a Seattle Public Utilities proposal called “Ballard Green Streets” to create green spaces in the planter strips between the sidewalk and the street …
Sign your kids up for Holiday Hoops Camp
The long holiday break is just around the corner. If you’re looking for something to keep your kids busy, the Ballard Boys and Girls Club is throwing a Holiday Hoops …
Woman stabbed while walking in Crown Hill
A woman walking in the 9000 block of Holman Road near Mary Ave. was stabbed by an unknown assailant last night, Seattle Police say. The weapon was a small pocket …
Ballard Food Bank looking for T-Day donations
We received a desperate plea this morning from Nancy McKinney, executive director of the Ballard Food Bank, “We have almost no turkeys to hand out this week.” Twenty minutes later …
City gives Avalon Ballard official approval
Avalon Ballard, the 233-unit apartment complex replacing Sunset Bowl, received its final clearance today from the City of Seattle. Avalon Ballard at Market St. and 14th Ave. won design approval …
Holidays in Ballard looking for volunteers
Tis the season for Santa, holiday decor and shopping locally. After the summer’s Tuesdays in Ballard campaign (which Seattle Magazine called the best effort to shop locally), the In Ballard …
Windy weather, lots of snow in the mountains
Ballard felt its fair share of wind this weekend. My Ballard reader Silver snapped this photo of a branch down in front of Bike Sport on 24th Ave. Up in …