Fire in vacant Ballard Blossom building
9:30am: Lauri Miller is at the scene of the fire, and tells My Ballard that the fire appears to be out. Still no confirmation on what started the blaze, but …
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Park n’ Roll tomorrow at Ballard Commons
On Saturday, there will be some classic rock-n-roll being played live at Ballard Commons Park. Musicians Nick Subocz and Enrique Wetzel will play classics from the U.S. and South America, …
Orcas headed toward Ballard this afternoon
There’s a pod of orcas headed towards Ballard — you might still have time to catch sight of them. At around midday, members of the Orca Network on Facebook reported …
7-story apartment block planned for 56th and 20th
There’s a plan brewing to construct a 7-story apartment building on the corner of 20th Ave NW and NW 56th St, the current site of the Seattle Pilates Collective, right …
City arterial speed limits to drop to 25mph
The City has announced plans to lower arterial speed limits from 30 to 25mph next year. The change was announced earlier this week by Mayor Jenny Durkan, and comes as …
Ballard utility boxes getting prettier by the day
More art, more color for NW Market Street. The project to wrap a few of Ballard’s utility boxes is still underway, with a new one featuring art from Sarah Simon …
WeWork now open in Ballard
The flexible co-working space WeWork has opened its doors in Ballard in the new development on the corner 15th and Market. Spread over the 5th and 6th floors of the …
Shilshole Deck the Hulls and Christmas Ships parade is this weekend
The boats at Shilshole Marina will be all aglow this weekend with the annual Deck the Hulls event on Friday evening. “The Shilshole Bay Marina Staff invites you – valued customers …
Weigh in on 24th Ave NW street-end designs
The street-end of 24th Ave NW will eventually become a designated public space, and Seattle Public Utilities is asking for feedback on what it should look like. The Ship Canal …
New Seasons Ballard to close as ownership changes
After opening just last year, New Seasons Market in Ballard will be closing at the end of the month. California-based grocery chain Good Food Holdings (the same company that owns …
Three new customer service buildings coming to Shilshole Marina
There’s a big project underway at Shilshole Marina to improve the customer service buildings. There are three new buildings coming to the marina, two of which will be 2,700 square …
Teens arrested in connection to Ballard armed robberies
Police have arrested two male teenagers in connection with a string of armed robberies around Seattle, including incidents in Ballard. On Friday last week, detectives from SPD’s Robbery Unit and …