Veraci Pizza opening restaurant in Ballard
In our post a few weeks ago about the demise of Paradise Pizza at Market St. and 6th Ave., we asked for your pizza recommendations. Some readers praised Veraci Pizza …
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No more nude swimming in Ballard?
Every month for the last 6 months, a group of 30-70 nudists have taken to the Ballard Pool for a night of naked swimming. It wasn’t a problem until the …
Ballard High’s fake grass raises concerns
Ballard High School is replacing the natural grass in its athletic field with artificial turf this summer, and the Dateline Earth environment blog is wondering outloud whether that’s a safe …
Scene from the Ballard ArtWalk
The Palm Room, with the “Landscapes” exhibit by Jasmine Swope. We also just added an information page for the Ballard ArtWalk.
‘Triple’ opens in cool Ballard Ave. space
The folks who own Market Street Shoes opened another shoe store in Ballard a few weeks ago. Called Triple, it’s located above King’s Hardware and Rudy’s on Ballard Ave. in …
Two art walks Saturday
The Phinney-Greenwood ArtWalk is today from noon to 5 p.m., and then the Ballard ArtWalk gets underway at 6 p.m. Also, the public library is hosting the Ballard High School …
‘The Stepping Stone’ opens on 24th
The new bar The Stepping Stone celebrated its “soft opening” Friday night on 24th Ave. near 59th St., just a few doors down from Cafe Besalu. A two-piece jazz band …
Whew! A wrap-up of KEXP Ballard Day
It was a music marathon in the neighborhood on Friday, provided by the cool kids at KEXP. We wrote earlier about Common Market’s performance at Cupcake Royale, but Keith from …
Ballard company wins tech startup award
The annual award by the state’s Technology Alliance for the best startup goes to… a Ballard coffee company. That’s right, the maker of the Clover, The Coffee Equipment Co., has …
Rash of car prowls in Fremont
We scan the Seattle Police reports every few days, and over the last week we’ve seen a good dozen or so car prowls in the Fremont area alone. No particular …
KEXP invades Ballard all day and night
I arrived at Cupcake Royale at 7 a.m. today (soooo early) to hear one of my favorite hip hop groups, Common Market, kick off KEXP’s Ballard Day. “What’s up, Ballard?” …
Pet store temporarily closed
The Seattle Animal Control responded to the Ballard Pet Store on 15th Ave. and 62nd on Sunday night after receiving a complaint. The store was closed at the time, and …