Meghan Walker 
**A record number of salmon made their way up Carkeek Park’s Piper’s Creek this fall. Volunteers with the Carkeek Watershed Community Action Project (CWCAP) counted over 1,500 live chum salmon …
Watson’s Counter, the Korean restaurant and cafe at 6420 24th Ave NW, will be closing up shop next week after six years in the neighborhood. Owner James Lim announced the …
The local garden shop Swansons Nursery (9701 15th Ave NW) has just finished up its 100th year in the neighborhood. The garden shop actually has an even longer history, tracing …
This weekend, Marvin’s Garden park (5400 Ballard Ave NW) will host a free holiday festival. The Ballard Alliance is organizing the annual Ballard HolidayFest, happening Saturday, Dec. 7 from 2 …
A car prowler shot at a 18-year-old man while he was in his vehicle in North Beach on Saturday. According to the police report, the victim, Slater Paoletti, told police …
The saga of the Ballard Blossom redevelopment (1740 NW Market St) continues, with the latest plans for an apartment building now taking shape. The development site includes several buildings along …
Update: Councilmember Dan Strauss’s recently passed budget proposal included allocating funds for replacing the bronze marker and the missing plaque from Marvin’s Garden, which was also recently stolen. We’ll update …
The project to improve the Route 40 bus corridor is ongoing in Ballard, with work currently happening on NW Market St and Leary Ave NW. The Seattle Department of Transportation …
There’s a new barbecue restaurant coming to the neighborhood: Outsider BBQ will soon take over the space where Ballard Pizza Co. used to operate at 4010 Leary Way NW. Outsider …
This weekend there will be three holiday markets in Ballard: Julefest at the National Nordic Museum, the Crown Hill Holiday Pop-Up Market, and the Ballard Senior Center Holiday Bazaar. Julefest …
A new restaurant called Eldr will soon open in the former Samara spot on Sunset Hill (6414 32nd Ave NW). Eldr means “fire” in Old Norse, according to the General …
A new apartment project has broken ground on the former Mac’s Upholstery location at 5011 15th Ave NW. An LLC associated with Calhoun Property Management bought the corner lot in …