Music lineup announced for Ballard SeafoodFest
You might come for the salmon and lutefisk, but live music at the Ballard SeafoodFest is becoming a bigger attraction every year. On this 44th year of the festival, the …
Geeky Swedes
‘Corner Spot’ opens in Central Ballard
Back in February, we reported that neighborhood hangout Crooked Nail had closed at the corner of NW 56th St. and 17th Ave. NW. According to a liquor license, it looked …
Unique microhousing development coming to 15th Ave. in Crown Hill
A proposal to build a microhousing community at 8311 15th Ave NW — where the old Restaurante Michoacan was located — has been given conditional approval by the city (.pdf). …
Ballard McDonald’s plans to rebuild restaurant
McDonald’s has filed plans to rebuild its 36-year-old facility on Market St. from the ground up. If the project is approved, the new McDonald’s will be slightly smaller, still feature …
New Seasons sets opening date for May 9
New Seasons Market is set to open at 951 NW Ballard Way one month from today. The 25,000 square foot facility will feature a full-service meat and seafood department, deli, …
Tickets go on sale for Ballard Jazz Festival at new Nordic Museum
After 10 years at the old Nordic Heritage Museum, the Ballard Jazz Festival’s main stage is moving to the new museum facility on Market St. “The soaring concert hall with …
Briefs: Deadliest Catch, Trailbend, Biscuit, Larsen’s, O’Brien, NW Peaks
A few quick Ballard stories from our inbox and around the web… DEADLIEST CATCH: The word in the My Ballard Facebook Group is the Deadliest Catch folks are filming today …
‘Assault with weapons’ call in Central Ballard
Updated: Police and fire responded to the 1700 block of NW 62nd St. for an “assault with weapons” call just after 9 a.m. One person has been transported to Harborview …
New Crown Hill apartments get the green light
The current home of Taki’s Mad Greek and Wild Orchid restaurants — on 15th Ave. NW just north of NW 85th St. in Crown Hill — will be torn down …
Upcoming lane closures on Ballard Bridge
Earlier this month, maintenance work on both directions of the Ballard Bridge (above) triggered massive traffic backups and prompted a flood of complaints. SDOT delayed additional work in an effort …
Burglars crash car into Greenwood pot shop
Burglars crashed their car through the front door of the Have a Heart marijuana shop on NW 85th St. and 3rd Ave. NW early this morning. Surveillance video shows a …
Ballard goes to Hollywood
Ballard certainly hasn’t “gone Hollywood,” but students from the award-winning Ballard High School Digital Filmmaking Program flew to Hollywood for several days to visit college film and television programs and …