By Jeet Gauswami After eight hours of festivities for Norwegian Constitution Day at the Nordic Museum, Bergen Park, and Leif Erikson Hall, people took to the streets of Old Ballard on Friday for the annual Syttende Mai Parade. The parade featured 94 different participants, including marching bands, dancing groups, non-profits, and different Scandinavian characters. The […]
Author: Meghan Walker
Summer movies at Peddler Brewing starting soon
Peddler Brewing is getting ready to start their Summer Outdoor Movies Series, kicking off the summer with The Goonies at the end of May. The movies will be on Thursdays at 8:30pm, from Memorial to Labor Day. Here’s their line-up: May 30: The Goonies June 6: Bridesmaids June 13: Super Troopers June 20: Indiana Jones: […]
Dirty Couch Brewing opens new taproom today
Sour beer makers Dirty Couch Brewing is finally opening up their first taproom in Magnolia. Dirty Couch has been around for awhile, brewing and selling bottles from a warehouse (1150 NW 46th St) in Ballard since 2016. The brewers, known for their mixed-fermented sours, are now finally opening their new taproom at 2715 W Fort […]
Fundraiser for Ballard sexual assault victim raises $11k in 3 days
A fundraiser set up to support the woman who was sexually assaulted at a Ballard car dealership last year has raised over $11,000 in just three days. Christopher and Suphatra Rufo set up the Facebook fundraiser, not long after releasing the interview in which Lindsey described her assault at the Carter Volkswagen last May. “In […]
Massive apartment building proposed near Ballard Swedish
Plans are in the works to redevelop almost an entire block in downtown Ballard into a 181-unit apartment building. According to the Seattle DJC, a plan has been submitted to redevelop five parcels at 1723 NW Market St, which would include Monkey Bridge and Ballard Optical and extend southeast down Barnes Ave NW. Business along […]
Metro buses to be rerouted for Syttende Mai Parade
A number of Metro buses serving Ballard will be rerouted tomorrow’s big Norwegian Constitution Day Parade, Syttende Mai. Metro buses will be affected between 4pm and 9pm, when the parade shuts down several areas of downtown Ballard. Routes 17 and 18 Express, 29, 40, and 44 will all be rerouted off portions of NW Market […]
Summer concerts at the Locks kicks off in June
The free summer concerts at the Ballard Locks will soon begin, with opening weekend scheduled for the first weekend in June. On June 1st the Boeing Employees Concert Bank will be playing “lively marches to show tunes and classics.” June 2nd, the Emerald City Saxophone Quartet will be playing an “incredibly cool and interesting repertoire […]
Get your very own Scandi-Ballard name for Syttende Mai
In honor of Syttende Mai this Friday, you can adopt a Scandinavian name for the day with the Ballard Name Generator. Created by local computer training company Luminous Works, the name generator will turn you into a Helgi, Uglubathr, or a Spjut for the day. To get your Ballard name for Syttende Mai, visit the […]
Mexican-Mediterranean restaurant Sazon Kitchen now open on 15th
The latest brunch spot has just opened on 15th Ave NW. Sazon Kitchen, a creation from the family behind Sazon Tacos food truck, is now serving Mexican/Mediterranean breakfast and lunch at the corner of 73rd and 15th, in the former Medina Gyro location. With a somewhat brave decision to open on Mother’s Day weekend, Sazon […]
New member sought for Ballard Ave Landmark District Board
The board responsible for protecting historical landmarks in Ballard is in need of a new member. Mayor Jenny Durkan’s office has put out a request for applicants interested in joining the Ballard Avenue Landmark District Board. The opening is for either a Ballard historian or, as they put it, a person having a demonstrated interested […]
Lights coming on at 15th and Market development
The gargantuan development on the corner of 15th and Market in Ballard is inching closer to completion, with lights coming on at the ground floor. Deb posted the below photo in the My Ballard Group. “The lights are on but nobody’s home…yet,” she writes. Mike Brixner from Martin Selig tells My Ballard that the development […]
BBC produces radio drama of Edith Macefield’s story
The story of Edith Macefield has been covered in international media before, but this time, the story has been told as a radio drama, produced by the BBC. BBC writer Daniel Thurman first learned about Edith’s story after doing research on a similar “property holdout” story in London. “I was walking in East London and […]
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