Skittish rescue dog missing
“Missing Dog” signs are plastered around Whittier Heights for Arlee, a miniature Pomeranian who went missing on Friday near NW 73rd Street and 13th Ave NW. Harvey, the owner, found …
Month: March 2012
Ima Norwegian
Funny guys Tim Hunter and Frank Shiers bring a little Scandihoovian humor to MyBallard in a weekly cartoon called Ima Norwegian. Ima Norwegian is a life-time Ballard resident who lives …
Reminder to “spring ahead” this weekend
This weekend is the beginning of Daylight Saving Time, so don’t forget to set your clocks ahead one hour on Saturday night (the official changeover is at 2 a.m. Sunday, …
Ballard composer to debut original work at Benaroya Hall
Local musician and artist Eric Nielsen will soon be premiering an original symphonic work at Benaroya Hall. On March 18 at 2 p.m., Nielsen will debut the world premiere of …
Have a say about arts education in Seattle Public Schools
On Tuesday, March 13, Ballard High School will host one of five community meetings around Seattle to discuss the future of art education in Seattle Public Schools (SPS). The meeting …
Cat found on 15th Ave NW
Update: Lola contacted My Ballard saying that “Trixie” has been reunited with her owner. Earlier: One of our readers sent us a note about a cat “too friendly to be …
Po Dog hot dogs to open soon
As we teased nearly five months ago, Po Dog hot dogs will indeed be making their grand entrance into Ballard very soon. While they’d planned to be open much sooner …
Ballard Senior Center’s upcoming “Spring for Seniors” Auction
The Ballard Senior Center is gearing up for its annual spring auction, called “Spring for Seniors.” The auction is still a couple weeks away (March 25), but the center is …
Nordic Heritage Museum to open new exhibitions this week
This week, Ballard’s Nordic Heritage Museum is opening two new exhibitions. On Friday, March 9, “Celebrating 75 years of the Seattle Weavers’ Guild” and “Here and There: Contemporary Nordic-American Ceramics” …
Japan memorial event at Golden Gardens on Saturday
This weekend marks one year since Japan was hit by a massive earthquake and tsunami, leveling entire cities and creating a large-scale nuclear crisis. On Saturday a relief group called …
Ballard’s newest viking in Shilshole
One of our readers sent us this shot from Shilshole. “Caught this little gem in Shilshole sunshine the other day…brick Viking in front of the Shilshole marina Leif Erikson statue!” …
Level 3 sex offender moves into Ballard
Robert Joe Childs, a level 3 sex offender, has moved into Ballard, according to the King County Sheriff’s Office. According to his offender details on the King County Sheriff Office …