City of Seattle planners are looking at ways to improve townhouse design, but some are saying the suggested solutions are worse than what we have now. City planners say the current formulaic designs are largely due to limiting zoning rules. One architect was quoted in the story as saying he only works on projects that […]
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History and Danish cooking, combined
A book about cookbooks, Danish cookbooks, to be exact, is the subject of a talk in Ballard this Wednesday by “Danish Cookbooks” author Carol Gold. Her premise is that you can tell a lot about a people’s culture and history by how they cook, according to a description of the book: “Over time, cookbooks allow us to […]
NoMa offering Norway trip to condo buyers
NoMa Ballard is offering May buyers a trip for two to Norway, tying in their promotion to Ballard’s Scandinavian heritage. If you’re in the area for the Norwegian Constitution Day Parade today, they’re open for tours. That way you can see what makes a two-bedroom condo worth $445,000-$545,000. According to NoMa’s site, they have 9 units […]
Big turnout for Bike to Work Day
Ballard bicyclists represented this morning during Bike To Work Day. Before 7:45 a.m., volunteers had counted more than 360 cyclists going by a commute station behind Hales Ales in Frelard. No doubt the simply glorious weather – and high gas prices – probably had something to do with the big turnout. The yearly event has […]
Phinney Farmers Market returns Friday
Back for its second season, the Phinney Farmers Market will be open 3-7 p.m. every Friday through Oct. 3 in the lower parking lot at the Phinney Neighborhood Center. The market features about 25 vendors offering local produce (much of it organic) and other products including meats, seafood, cheeses, honey and fresh flowers. It’s a […]
Fremont Classic pizzeria replaced by Rialto
Rialto Pasta Bar & Grill has moved into the space occupied for years by The Fremont Classic Pizzeria and Trattoria on Fremont Avenue. A couple months ago a sign went up saying the restaurant was “closed for renovations,” making one think the Fremont Classic was getting a face-lift. Instead, the old sign came down last week and it reopened as Rialto, […]
Golden Gardens ‘Forbidden Trail’ closed
When the majority of Golden Gardens Drive washed out during last winter’s storms, the Seattle Department of Transportation closed the road with barricades and a fence. It wasn’t much of a deterrent as people routinely walked or rode bikes around the edge of the fence. SDOT recently returned to the site to bulk up the fence, […]
Traffic sensor network comes to Ballard
My Ballard reader Denver asked us a question: “The city has installed something on the east side of 15th about a block before you get to Market if you are heading north… It is a pole with some solar panels. I’m wondering if this is a Ballard Bridge traffic cam (I read recently that they […]
Help a food bank with your fruit tree
Here’s an idea that could help ailing food banks: The Phinney Neighborhood is organizing the aptly named “Neighborhood Fruit Tree Harvest” that collects fruit for local food banks. There’s a meeting at 7 p.m., May 6, at the Phinney Center. Laurie Farmer is organizing the event. She can be reached at (206) 706-0604. I’ve got a call into her and […]
Ridge’s Greenwood Bakery suddenly closes
A tipster hankering for a cookie at the Greenwood Bakery on Phinney Ridge discovered a locked door and a sign saying they’re permanently closed. Even weirder, “there were still cookies in the case and perishable pastries in the cooler. Another distraught bakery patron was standing there stunned and wondering when it happened,” our tipster writes. A checker at […]
What to do with North Beach Park?
My first thought on seeing a meeting notice about the park was, “where the heck is North Beach Park?” Especially after reading the description posted on a sign near the Loyal Heights Community Center: “This 9.6 acre wooded ravine is a beautiful, wild green space and a valuable, unspoiled natural asset to your neighborhood.” Google […]
Traffic cameras coming to Fremont Bridge
When you look at the available Seattle-area traffic cameras, it’s pretty easy to see our area of town is sans icons on the map. That’s about to change when traffic cameras on both ends of the Fremont Bridge go live sometime this summer, according to the Seattle Department of Transportation. One camera on the south end is […]
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