Savour specialty food shop now open
Savour, the specialty food shop that’s been in the works at 2242 NW Market Street, opens today. We stopped in Tuesday for a sneak peek and found the shelves full …
Month: December 2009
Market Street Singers donate to Ballard Sr. Center
The Market Street Singers has donated nearly $800 to the Ballard Northwest Senior Center, $100 more than last year. After recent performances of “Sister’s Christmas Catechism” at the ACT Theater, …
Church responds to stabbing at shelter
After last night’s stabbing at the shelter inside Trinity United Methodist Church, Reverend Rich Lang is sending the following letter to neighbors: To our Neighbors, As you know a major …
Police continue search for stabbing suspect
Updated 7:15 a.m.: Police tell us this morning that the search continues for the stabbing suspect from last night. Detective Mark Jamieson says that the stabbing occurred inside the shelter …
Ballard businesses vying for your holiday dollars
Small businesses are struggling. That’s no secret. The Seattle Channel recently produced a piece on shopping local which focused partly on Ballard. John Sterlin, owner of Romanza, says, “We’ve kind …
Ballard boys upset #6 Garfield
The Ballard boys basketball team is probably on cloud 9 today after upsetting the #6 ranked Garfield Bulldogs last night 60 to 57. Seth Kolloen sent us this photo of …
Nearby: Fire mural, Couth Buzzard, tower lights
Some recent news from our nearby neighborhoods… Greenwood: Artists working on mural at Greenwood arson site Fremont: New Mediterranean restaurant opening soon on 36th St. Greenwood: Couth Buzzard reopens today …
o.b.o – like the ultimate garage sale
A new shop has sprung up in Collective’s former space at 5339 Ballard Ave. It’s called o.b.o. and the owner, Jon Bengtsson, says it’s like the ultimate garage sale. Truckload …
Christmas Ship sails to Ballard
The Christmas Ship Festival continues Tuesday night as the lit-up Argosy ship sails through the Locks to Golden Gardens. For 60 years, Seattleites have watched as the Christmas Ship and …
Ho ho ho! Santa recycles in Ballard
Santa sure is a busy guy these days. Joyce sent us this picture of the jolly guy picking up recycling on 26th Ave NW this morning. “How’s that for holiday …
36th District open house tonight
Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles and Reps. Mary Lou Dickerson and Reuven Carlyle have invited the community to come speak with them about the upcoming 2010 legislative session, which begins on January …
County approves funding for senior centers
King County Councilman Larry Phillips pushed to get $20,000 for the Ballard NW Senior Center (5429 32nd Ave NW) and the Greenwood Senior Center (525 N 85th St) after funding …