Due to unhealthy air quality, Seattle Parks has closed outdoor facilities until Wednesday. The City announced that all beaches, boat ramps, parks, and playfields will remain closed while unhealthy levels of wildfire smoke linger in the region. The air quality is expected to stay in the “unhealthy” to “very unhealthy” zone until mid-week, meaning it’s […]
Author: Meghan Walker
Virtual town hall with King County Councilmember Jeanne Kohl-Welles
This Thursday, Sept. 17, King County Councilmember Jeanne Kohl-Welles will host a virtual town hall meeting to discuss the upcoming biennial budget, COVID-19, and social and racial justice. The meeting will be held from 6pm to 7:30pm and will be livestreamed on Kohl-Welles’ Facebook page. You can submit questions in advance by emailing clara.manahan@kingcounty.gov. Kohl-Welles will […]
Ballard P-Patch secures loan to protect community garden, with two more milestones to come
Great news for the Ballard P-Patch: a loan has been secured to allow the gardeners to buy the 1.66-acre parcel from Our Redeemer’s Lutheran Church. The P-Patch gardeners were able to obtain a loan from Verity Credit Union, and their fiscal sponsor/ land conservancy organization GROW Northwest formally purchased the land from Our Redeemer’s. GROW […]
Smoke is back: air quality deemed unhealthy for all groups
The smoke cloud from Oregon and California has arrived in Seattle, making the air quality index rise to unhealthy levels. The AQI for Seattle today is 177, a level deemed unhealthy for all groups. Outdoor exercise isn’t recommended, and doors and windows should be shut. The forecast is worse for Saturday: the AQI could go […]
Silence Heart Nest closes permanently
One of the oldest vegetarian restaurants in Seattle has just shuttered their doors—this time, for good. Silence Heart Nest was opened by devotees of Bangladeshi guru Sri Chinmoy in 1986 in the U-District. The owners moved it to Fremont in 2005, and closed for a short time in August last year when they put it […]
Cycling advocates want bike lanes on Fremont Bridge
The Ballard – Fremont Greenways coalition is pushing for the city to create protected bike lanes on the Fremont Bridge. The group has penned a letter to SDOT urging for an “emergency bike lane” to be installed on the bridge, which had over a million bike trips in 2019 alone. “The unsafe conditions along the […]
Pop-up blood drive on Sunset Hill next week
Next week, the Sunset Hill Community Association will host a Bloodworks NW pop-up blood drive for three days at their clubhouse in Ballard (3003 NW 66th St). To donate blood, you must sign up first for an appointment block on one of the pop-up days; Sept. 16-18. The hours are 11am to 6pm on Sept. […]
Golden Gardens Drive to remain closed to thru traffic until Oct. 5
Golden Gardens Drive will stay closed for another month to allow for outdoor recreation. The closed section of road is part of SDOT’s Keep Moving Streets program, in which four city parks have adjacent streets closed to thru traffic. Along with Golden Gardens, Green Lake, Alki Point, and Lake Washington Blvd all have nearby streets closed. Golden Gardens […]
El Camion leaving Hale’s Ales location
One of Ballard’s favorite taco shops, El Camion, is once again on the move: Hale’s Ales can no longer host them in their kitchen, so they’re now only operating out of their truck locations. El Camion announced the news in a note to customers, saying they’re leaving Hale’s, effective immediately. They moved into Hale’s last […]
Musashi Newsroom replaces Equal Exchange on 15th and Market
Musashi Newsroom has taken over the Equal Exchange Espresso location on the northeast corner of 15th and Market. The cafe is one part coffee, one part sushi, open now in the commercial development that’s also home to Chase Bank, Target, WeWork, and Polyclinic. Equal Exchange Espresso owner Alison Booth Gribas told My Ballard that they […]
Ballard, Fremont, and University Bridges to close briefly for cooling showers today
Several draw bridges will be closed intermittently today (Sunday) for cooling showers, including the Ballard Bridge. Crews will be at the Ballard Bridge at noon today to spray down the bridge with water from a cooling truck. The showers are necessary because high temperatures can cause the steel to expand, potentially creating problems for opening […]
Kismet Co. in Ballard now offering outdoor haircuts and color
A Ballard hair salon has taken its services outside: Kismet Co. is now offering outdoor haircuts and coloring. Kismet opened in Ballard just two months before the city went into lockdown. Owner Lisa Clarno told My Ballard she decided to move her operations outdoors when one of her clients was struggling with her mental health […]
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