Fire in vacant house on Holman early this AM
Just before 4 a.m., Seattle Fire responded to a fire in an abandoned house at 10148 Holman Rd., near the intersection with 3rd Ave. A short time later, the blaze …
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Bar Church to open ‘Cathedral’ on Ballard Ave.
A couple days ago, we told you about the quiet closure of the Jones Brothers restaurant on Ballard Ave. near Market St. Now we know what’s planned for the space. …
Nickelsville is moving out of Ballard on Tuesday
Volunteers are hard at work at the new Nickelsville site in Northlake today, painting the tiny houses and preparing the grounds for Ballard Nickelsville residents to move in on Tuesday. …
Briefs: Google, upzoning, PCC, new food truck, March For Our Lives and more…
Here are some quick stories from around Ballard and Fremont… GOOGLE FREMONT – While work is underway on its new South Lake Union campus, Google is expanding in Fremont. GeekWire …
SDOT postpones next week’s bridge work
Seattle Department of Transportation has decided to postpone its Ballard Bridge maintenance work scheduled for March 12-16th “so that additional maintenance can be done at the same time.” The new …
It looks like Jones Brothers has closed
When restaurants open, they send us press releases galore. But when they close, they often disappear quietly into the night. Back in January, the My Ballard Facebook group noticed an …
Artist finishes work on New Seasons mural
After several weeks of work, artist Jonathan Wakuda Fischer has finished a sprawling mural on the back of the New Seasons store on 11th Ave. NW at NW Ballard Way. …
Police looking to identify man in video who hit Safeway employee
Seattle Police detectives are looking to identify a man who’s suspected of stealing food from the Ballard Safeway and striking an employee, according to a Q13 Crime Stoppers report. The …
Ballard Bridge maintenance work frustrates drivers, more lane closures coming
Update: Next week’s work has been postponed Earlier: With backups of 30 minutes or more, drivers attempting to cross the Ballard Bridge yesterday and today were met with long lines …
Peddler and Populuxe breweries to celebrate their 5-year anniversaries on Saturday
Five years ago, the Ballard brewery scene kicked into high gear. Two breweries, Peddler and Populuxe, opened on the same Friday a few blocks from each other. They joined mainstays …
Workers to close some lanes of Holman Road
Starting this Wednesday, Seattle Public Utilities crews will be repairing a sewer pipe along Holman Road between 9th Ave. NW and 12th Ave. NW — and that means some lane …
City moving ahead with plans to reopen Webster School, meeting planned for March 19
Now that the Nordic Heritage Museum has moved out of its old facility at 3014 NW 67th St., the city is working on plans to reopen Webster Elementary School at …