SeafoodFest kick-off barbecue on Friday
This Saturday and Sunday is the annual Ballard SeafoodFest, and on Friday, there will be a festival kick-off barbecue to benefit the Seattle Fishermen’s Memorial at the Ballard Elks (6411 …
Month: July 2012
Thai restaurant moving into former Snoose Junction location
A Thai restaurant called Pestle Rock will be moving into the space formerly occupied by Snoose Junction, which closed at the end of May. No word yet on a specific …
Lightning storm over the Puget Sound
Late last night, a surprise lightning storm was brewing over the Puget Sound. One of our readers, Rex Jakobovits, sent us this shot from his house above Golden Gardens at …
‘Explosive device’ on pay station injures man
Early this Sunday morning, a man was sent to Swedish Hospital in Ballard after being injured by debris from an explosion on a pay station near NW 54th St. and 32nd …
Ballard Commons park wins design award
The Ballard Commons park has won the 2012 Special Mention Award for Design from the Washington Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects. The park, designed by the Swift …
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 …
Busy day on the water
It’s a sure sign that summer has finally reached Seattle. (Photo courtesy Steven Thompson Saturday, with a high temp around 80, made for the perfect day to hit the water. …
Get your car washed by the BHS boys basketball team tomorrow
Tomorrow, the Ballard High School boys basketball team will be washing cars at a Shell Station in Magnolia (3317 West Government Way) from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Photo from …
Six-story building proposed to replace Ballard landmark The Viking
Correction, update: We received information from property owner Bill Park’s office that the rebuilding of the Viking in the new development has not been agreed upon. There will be an informal …
‘Porktacular!’ to perform at the Ballard Underground
Next week, Seattle’s “ham-azing” sketch comedy show “Porktacular!” will take the stage at the Ballard Underground (2220 NW Market St). The performers are from Pork Filled Players, Seattle’s Asian American …
SeafoodFest still looking for volunteers to help wrangle ice, set up and tear down
The SeafoodFest is just a week away, and the organizers are asking for more volunteers. Photo from last year’s SeafoodFest Sue Allegra from the Ballard Chamber of Commerce writes that …
Kickin’ Boot Whiskey Kitchen to open soon in Old Ballard
Hold onto your hats, whiskey lovers, there’s a new bar in town: it’s called the Kickin’ Boot Whiskey Kitchen, and it’s going in the historic Henry Whyte Building at 5309 …