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New apartment complex proposed for Mac’s Upholstery site

12/26/201712/26/2017 by Geeky Swedes

Ballard continues to attract high-density developments, and the latest proposal is for 150 “small efficiency dwelling units” in a new apartment along 15th Ave. at 51st St. The development is …

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Reminder: City will pick up Christmas trees

12/26/2017 by Geeky Swedes

Beginning today through the month of January, the City of Seattle will pick up and compost your Christmas trees and wreaths for no additional charge. Just place them on the …

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Ballard blanketed in Christmas snow

12/25/201712/24/2017 by Geeky Swedes

Updated: For the first time since 2008, snow covered Seattle on Christmas Eve. You couldn’t ask for a better snow event: just enough on the ground to set us up …

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Thai Siam holding its 30th annual free Christmas dinner for the needy

12/23/2017 by Geeky Swedes

For the last 30 years, Thai Siam has held a free Christmas dinner for people who are less fortunate, and this year is no different. “My family and I are …

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Gas leak in Greenwood prompts evacuations

12/22/201712/22/2017 by Geeky Swedes

Update: The leak is capped, fire crews have wrapped up and traffic is moving again on 85th. Earlier: A vehicle has collided with a building at Evanston Ave. N and …

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What’s on this weekend in Ballard and beyond

12/23/201712/22/2017 by Geeky Swedes

Perhaps you’re doing some last-minute shopping, seeing Macklemore at the Key on Friday or Saturday night or checking out the holiday displays at Olympic Manor (above). But other than that, …

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Renee Erickson to open new restaurant and bar inside the Amazon Spheres

12/22/201712/22/2017 by Geeky Swedes

The chef behind Ballard favorites The Walrus and the Carpenter and Barnacle has agreed to open an Italian restaurant and a bar inside the Amazon Spheres. Seattle Met reports that …

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Brush fire along Shilshole Ave. last night

12/22/2017 by Geeky Swedes

Firefighters responded to a small brush fire on Shilshole Ave. near 22nd Ave just after 7 last night, and a passerby shot a few seconds of video (click the image …

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Should the Ballard Locks charge a toll?

12/21/2017 by Geeky Swedes

Last week our state’s top lawmakers asked the Trump Administration for funding for “urgent” repairs to the Ballard Locks. The Seattle Times editorial board followed up with an opinion piece …

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Firefighters respond to smoke in vacant building

12/20/201712/20/2017 by Geeky Swedes

Updated: Firefighters responded to 8509 14th Ave. NW just before noon for “light smoke” in a vacant building. This is across the street from Bob Johnson pharmacy. The address points …

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New beauty shop opens in Sunset Hill

12/20/2017 by Geeky Swedes

The historic building on 32nd Ave. NW that was home to the Sunset Hill Barber Shop for decades has a new tenant: Essential Apothecary Alchemist. “I was looking for a …

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Santa the garbage man is back for another year

12/19/2017 by Geeky Swedes

That’s right, the holiday tradition continues in Ballard. Waste Management driver Nic Greer is dressed as Santa — in a costume handmade by his mom — and he’s spreading holiday …

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