Along 19th Ave NW at Salmon Bay Park, many cars zip by without slowing down. “For some reason the road pattern in front of the park encourages speeding. It creates […]
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Buddha gone from Café Bambino
We received an email this morning that the Buddha statue and sign had disappeared from the top of Café Bambino along 65th Ave. Sure enough, the Buddha is gone, and […]
Kitten found behind Sunset Tavern
That’s right, someone found a kitten without tags behind Sunset Tavern last night, and they’ve posted an item on Craiglist looking for the owner. Update: Gordy in the forum said […]
Confusion still reigns on 15th Ave.
This is the third time we’ve seen this question in one of the Seattle newspapers. When is it legal to drive in the new bus lanes on 15th Ave? And […]
Bid for a ‘Deadliest Catch’ trip to Alaska
For an upcoming fundraiser, the Nordic Heritage Museum will auction off two tickets to Dutch Harbor, Alaska where you can hang out with Captain Sig and his crew on the […]
Two-story house moves across Fremont
A little after 2 a.m., a house pulled out of its parking spot on Palatine Ave. in Fremont and headed to its new home ten blocks away. Literally. As you […]
Firefighters respond to apartment building
Some folks in Ballard had a nasty wake-up call as firefighters responded to the apartment building at 6316 24th Ave. NW just after 6:30 a.m. Sunday. The small fire was […]
UW’s Willingham live from Ballard
If you’re still venting from Saturday’s controversial game at Husky Stadium, you can head down to Anthony’s on Shilshole this Monday at 4:30 p.m. to participate in a live radio […]
Beavers overwhelmed in season opener
John Bowers’ first game as head coach of the Ballard Beavers ended in a stinging defeat this Friday night. Renton’s Liberty High beat the Beavers decisively in the season opener at Memorial Stadium, 43-7.
Now, I’m not a sports writer, but I’m a football fan, and the game was painful to watch. Turnover after turnover plagued the Beavers on offense.
Here, a Liberty player returns an interception for a touchdown. “It looked like we weren’t coached well, and we weren’t,” Bowers told reporters after the game. “I’ll take total responsibility for this one.”
But it’s not all about winning, right? (And it was a non-league game.) The cheerleaders kept the crowd in the game, and everyone seemed to have a good time. Here’s a video clip of a few highlights, and click below for more photos…
The weekend events calendar
– Tonight (Friday) at 6:30 p.m. is the “Crayfish Celebration and Auction” at the Swedish Cultural Center, 1920 Dexter Ave N. Then on Sunday, the monthly Swedish Pancake breakfasts resume […]
‘Ballard for Obama’ T-shirts for sale
There are certainly plenty of Obama supporters in Ballard, and Epilogue Books on Market St. has distributed lots of Obama gear over the last few months. But now the bookstore […]
Artisan pizza joint to open on Leary
Ballard’s pizza scene keeps growing. Zaw Pizza, which bills itself as “artisan pizza in the raw,” will open soon at the north end of Canal Station on Leary, according to […]
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