5-story apartment planned for Nickerson St. lot near Fremont Bridge
If you’ve driven by the Nickerson Street Saloon just to the south of the Fremont Bridge recently, you may have noticed the land use signs displayed in the parking lot. …
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Seattle Biscuit Company to open restaurant and bar in Frelard
Another Seattle food truck is getting its own restaurant. Seattle Biscuit Company, a popular food truck since 2012, is setting up shop on Leary Way right across from Frelard Pizza …
Area under Ballard Bridge fenced off to keep out homeless campers
Both sides of Leary Way under the Ballard Bridge are now surrounded in chain link fence. In some places, it’s topped with barbed wire. Until the fence went up, the …
New Seasons still plans to open Ballard store despite ‘strategic shift’
New Seasons announced the departure of its CEO today in a “strategic shift” that will close one California store and halt the opening of three others in the state. Despite …
Scout & Molly’s boutique opens in Old Ballard
In the space between the Other Coast Cafe and Re-soul, a new boutique has opened for business in Old Ballard (at 5317 Ballard Ave NW). Scout & Molly’s features upscale …
Fremont Bridge to light up at night, Ballard Bridge is next
On Thursday night, the Fremont Bridge will fire up its new lights, a permanent art installation celebrating the centennial of Seattle’s historic bascule bridges. The Ballard and University bridges are …
Briefs: New Nordic, Hullabaloo, Hale’s Ales, Stoup, Sloths, Goodwill and more
A few quick blurbs from around the Ballard area… – NEW NORDIC: The Nordic Museum’s address has officially switched to the new location, and the staff moved into the new …
Seattle PD asks for help with street robbery case
Shortly before midnight on January 15th, Seattle Police says a woman was assaulted and robbed of her purse while she walked in the 1400 block of NW Market St. The …
Remainder of Ballard Blocks II clears hurdle, 85C Bakery Cafe signs as tenant
A month ago, we reported that PCC was coming to the west end of the Ballard Blocks II project, at the base of the Ballard Bridge (across from Edith Macefield’s …
Train hits man at Carkeek Park
Update 11:30 p.m. Seattle Fire says an approximately 50-year-old man was hit by a train, and he was taken to the hospital in stable condition with serious injuries. Earlier: Firefighters …
Remembering Ballard 4 years ago after the Seahawks Super Bowl win
You’ve seen the video, but we can’t help ourselves sharing it again four years later. Fresh off the Super Bowl win in 2014, ecstatic Seahawks fans hit the streets of …
Polar bear plunge at Golden Gardens raises money for Special Olympics
Unlike the rather disorganized showing for the polar bear plunge on New Year’s Day, the Special Olympics sent wave after wave of supporters into the frigid waters off Golden Gardens …