Update on the Dibble fire
We have an update on the Dibble fire earlier this week from Pat, who lives on the same street: “The tenants were five young people, SPU students mostly. They weren’t …
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Ballard Denny’s worth saving, votes board
The Landmark Preservation Board voted 8-1 last night to move forward with the nomination of the Denny’s at 15th and Market as a historic Seattle landmark. “There’s absolutely no doubt …
‘No more condos!’
Seen on Flickr today, taken somewhere in Ballard… Clearly the sentiment of many Ballard residents who don’t want the neighborhood turning into Belltown. Photo snapped by pdgibson. Earlier: New condo …
Red light cameras coming to Ballard, Fremont
The City of Seattle announced today that it’s adding 24 more red light cameras in Seattle (it already has 6), and Ballard and Fremont are on the list. The intersections …
Ballard skincare salon serves drinks
That’s right, The Wax Bar on 15th Ave. and 59th St. is now the first Seattle salon to have a liquor license. The first question when you walk in is, …
Happy New Year everyone!
Let’s hope it gets off to a better start than the fireworks show. Geesh.
House fire on Dibble Ave.
We heard sirens and smelled smoke at 11 p.m. last night, so I grabbed the camera and ran over to the 6700 block of Dibble Ave. It was one of …
Lots of Crocodile shows moving to Fremont
Quite a few of the scheduled shows at the now-closed Crocodile are moving to the High Dive in Fremont. Details here. It’ll be interesting to see if this is just …
Crews to repave long stretch of 15th Ave.
Starting in March and stretching to October, the city of Seattle plans to repave 15th Avenue from the Ballard bridge to the Magnolia bridge. “This will be a minimally disruptive …
Ballard girls sweep in San Diego
The undefeated Ballard High School girls basketball team keeps rolling. They won all three of their games at the Surf ‘N Slam tournament in San Diego, beating St. Mary’s from …
‘Saturday House’ coming to Ballard
The Seattle Times profiled “Saturday House,” a cool weekly get-together in Sodo where people hang out and share ideas. The goal is to “recreate the feeling of kindergarten, where everyone …
A review of Tigertail
The bar-restaurant Tigertail has been open for a few weeks now (on 65th just east of 8th), so we decided to stop on in. Really, it’s not a restaurant, but …