An historic lumber warehouse caught fire in North Queen Anne along the Ship Canal Saturday night, spreading to nearby buildings and drawing a massive fire response from all across the city. The four-alarm fire burned for hours, closing Nickerson St. and knocking out power for many customers along both sides of the Ship Canal. One […]
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Fishing vessel burns at Fishermen’s Terminal
Dozens of firefighters responded by land and by water to a fire on a large fishing trawler at Fishermen’s Terminal just after 7 this morning. Seattle Fire says there are no injuries. The fire was burning below deck, which made access difficult. Hoses had to be run down the long dock. But firefighters had the […]
Funnel cloud spotted from Ballard
Matt Crissman was shopping in Ballard around 12:30 p.m. today (Sunday) when he spotted a funnel cloud in the distance to the west. “(I) was about to walk into Fred Meyer and thought, damn, I really need to film this!” he told My Ballard. So naturally, he recorded it on video and posted it on […]
Fire at Crown Hill strip mall
10:15 p.m. The fire is under control, according to the scanner. Fire marshal investigating. 10:05 p.m. Firefighters are working on a roof fire at the “All The Best Pet Care” strip mall building across from the QFC on Holman Road. Seattle police say Holman Road at 3rd. Ave. NW is closed in both directions. (Photo […]
Walter’s leaving Sunset Hill spot later this year
A longtime community hangout in Sunset Hill, Walter’s Cafe has been given until the end of November before it needs to find a new location, the business said. A few days ago, the deadline was much sooner: the My Ballard Group discovered that Walter’s had been given a notice to vacate their spot at 6408 […]
New Ballard resident offers $2,000 to find cat
Update: Nala has returned home after she went missing a week and a half ago. Here’s a note from Charlie Shin, who posted on the My Ballard Group about Nala a week ago: “After a harrowing week and half…Nala just showed up last night and walked up to her mom in the back porch. I received a […]
Former BHS football player charged with sexual assault in school bathroom
An 18-year-old student sexually assaulted another student in a Ballard High School bathroom back in March, according to charging papers obtained by both KIRO 7 and the Seattle Times. Prosecutors allege that Demonte Rigney, a former BHS football player, invited the student to a co-ed bathroom, blocked the door and sexually assaulted her, according to […]
Grey’s Anatomy to film in Old Ballard
The TV show Grey’s Anatomy will be filming in Old Ballard near Ballard Ave. and Shilshole Ave. all day and into the night on Thursday. The Seattle Film Office distributed an advisory to neighbors in the area about some “no parking” areas on Shishole Ave. and the presence of uniformed police officers. The advisory didn’t […]
Old Ballard Liquor Co. to shut down and reopen as Nordic bar and restaurant
For the last six years, Old Ballard Liquor Company has been operating a nano distillery on Shilshole Ave. near the Ballard Bridge, specializing on a Scandinavian favorite: aquavit. Owner Lexi, who goes by her first name, announced this last week that the distillery is shutting down at the end of the month. Old Ballard Liquor’s […]
Seattle PD makes arrests in fire alarm burglaries
It was an unusual crime spree: burglars trigger an apartment fire alarm, and after residents evacuate the building, they grab credit cards and other loot from unlocked apartment units. Seattle Police say officers arrested a man and a woman connected to a spree of more than a dozen such burglaries, most in the North Seattle […]
Ballard’s homelessness quadrupled last year
As we all know, homelessness is a red hot issue in the neighborhood. The Seattle Times has published an in-depth story on Ballard’s homeless, and there’s one surprising statistic shared by reporter Scott Greenstone: Ballard is experiencing an influx larger than almost anywhere else in King County. The annual Point In Time count found a […]
Hale’s Ales celebrating 35th anniversary
While most Ballard-area breweries are just a few years old, Fremont’s Hale’s Ales is celebrating its 35th anniversary this month. It all began back in 1982 when Mike Hale spent a year of apprenticeship brewing at Gale’s Ales Brewery in Horndean, England. A year later, Hale’s Ales was founded in Colville, WA, using refashioned dairy […]
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