A new skater boutique called Trickwood will throw its grand opening celebration tonight. It’s upstairs from King’s Hardware next door to Triple. Trickwood has been open for a few weeks, […]
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Mural removed from King’s Hardware
Back in May, this mural promoting Pabst Blue Ribbon beer appeared on the brick wall outside King’s Hardware. The Ballard Ave. Landmark District Board, which was asked retroactively for permission, […]
Moped meet-up takes to Ballard streets
We happened upon a group of 50 moped riders in the Office Max parking lot. Each appeared to be riding vintage mopeds — no shiny Vespa scooters here. They turned […]
Taki’s Mad Greek
Taki’s Mad Greek (Greek) takismadgreek.com 8539 15th Ave NW (map) (206) 297-9200 CitySearch.com: “The food was exquisite, service was friendly and the ambiance was awesome…” TheStranger.com: “A very small restaurant […]
Scooter’s Burgers
Scooter’s Burgers (Hamburgers) 5802 24th Ave NW (map) (206) 782-2966 AOL CityGuide: “Expect fast-food prices, even though the burgers are top-notch and cooked to order. You can also get chunky, […]
Gabriel’s Fire
Gabriel’s Fire (BBQ) gabrielsfire.com 2408 NW 80th St. (map) MyBallard.com: “Gabriel’s features sandwiches like BBQ beef, beef brisket, pork, chicken and grilled flank steak…” [ratings]
Loud partygoers disturb the neighborhood
Writes My Ballard reader Forsher in the forum: This morning at 1:30 a.m. a group of 7-8 people walked down the middle of the street (above 65th between 15th and […]
The weekend events calendar
– Friday night on Phinney Ridge, it’s the Outdoor Mystery Movie in the parking lot of the Phinney Neighborhood Association. Show starts at 8:30 p.m. – The Army Reserve will […]
Whole Foods cutting back, Interbay still a go
Some of our friends call Whole Foods by the nickname, “Whole Paycheck,” for its expensive high-quality foods. And in a down economy, that’s not a good thing. The grocery chain […]
Copper Gate adding sidewalk seating
First Ocho, now Copper Gate is adding outdoor seating, reports Keith at the Ballardite Blog. He also lists other Ballard restaurants and bars with outdoor seating. As we posted before, […]
Pedestrian ‘countdown signal’ installed on 15th
The city has put out a press release announcing it has completed the installation of pedestrian countdown signals at 27 more Seattle intersections, for a total of 80. One of […]
Recently on PhinneyWood.com
Some news from our neighbors to the east, Phinney Ridge and Greenwood… Couth Buzzard bookstore to throw a big sale on its final weekend The Pig ‘N Whistle reopened for […]
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