By Jenny King Small businesses serving food during this time share a common hardship: retaining customers and business during COVID-19. For Miri’s at Golden Gardens, the hardship also lies in location. Access to the main parking lot near Miri’s has prevented what would typically draw large crowds on a clear day from dining at Miri’s and […]
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Seattle City Council to vote today on restricting encampment removals during pandemic
The Seattle City Council will be reviewing legislation today to allow tent encampments to remain in most places of the city in order to limit the spread of coronavirus. The proposed legislation came about after the city’s Navigation Team conducted an encampment removal at Ballard Commons Park on May 4. Back in March, the City […]
Submissions open for virtual Fremont Solstice Parade program
While the colorful and weird Fremont Solstice Parade won’t be happening this year, the organizers have decided to celebrate the longest day of the year virtually. The virtual celebration is titled, “Past, Present, & Future,”and will be a compilation program of prerecorded content, available for streaming at 1pm on the solstice, June 20. The program […]
Police investigate Tuesday morning homicide on Aurora
Seattle Police are investigating a fatal shooting in a motel parking lot on corner of N. 82nd and Aurora Ave N. According to the police report, officers responded to a call of shots fired just after 3 a.m. on Tuesday morning. A woman was declared deceased at the scene, and a man is being treated […]
Police arrest suspect in Monday evening Ballard anti-Asian harassment incident
Update Tuesday 1pm: Police have a suspect in custody for an anti-Asian harassment incident reported on Monday evening. Lauri Miller saw the incident from her apartment in central Ballard, reporting in the My Ballard Group that she heard shouting outside her window. “I went and opened the window and I saw a guy walking away […]
Ballard bouquet sales raise $6k and 4,000 pounds of food for Ballard Food Bank
The fundraiser to support Hmong flower farmers and the Ballard Food Bank has raised over $6,000 for the Ballard Food Bank, and has provided over 4,000 pounds of food. Roger Dowdy shared the updated totals in the My Ballard Group, saying they’ve also purchased over $60,000 worth of flowers from the Hmong farmers. The flower […]
Police investigate anti-Asian bias incidents at Golden Gardens and a Ballard restaurant
Monday night update: The suspect may have been spotted on Market St., and police have responded. Updates here. Update: An hour after we posted this story, Seattle Police confirmed the photo posted in the My Ballard Facebook group is a “person of interest” in at least one of the bias incidents. We’re now posting the […]
30-foot vessel sinks in the Ship Canal
A 30-foot vessel is currently partially submerged just east of the Ballard Locks. The vessel began taking on water shortly after midday on Friday, and Seattle Police Harbor Patrol are on site helping secure the boat. All occupants are off the vessel, Seattle Fire reports. No word yet on what caused the boat to take […]
Improvements coming to Magnolia pedestrian and bike bridge near Ballard Locks
The aging timber pedestrian and bike bridge connecting upper Magnolia over the railroad tracks to Commodore Park and the Ballard Locks is nearing its expiration, and the City is evaluating their options. The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) is in the early design phase for the 33rd Ave W Bridge project, evaluating whether a rehabilitation […]
Baker Park addition now open to the public
After many years in the making, Baker Park’s quarter-acre addition is now open. Seattle Parks and Recreation purchased the .23-acre site just south of Baker Park (8341 14th Ave NW) back in 2013 in order to provide more open space for the neighborhood. The addition has a new play structure, swings, an open lawn, picnic […]
Reuben’s Brews surveys customers to help guide reopening offerings
As restaurants and breweries begin to plan their slow reopening, one Ballard brewery is turning to its customers for guidance. Reuben’s Brews has put together a customer survey that they’ll use to help plan their reopening. Breweries are included in the next phase of reopening, currently expected to happen on June 1. “With you, our […]
City launches survey to gauge preferences for light rail station infrastructure
As part of the project to bring light rail to Ballard and West Seattle, the City has created a survey to help guide decisions around what the new light rail stations will look like. Sound Transit will be building 13 new light rail stations as part of the expansion to West Seattle and Ballard, and […]
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