Ballard church transformed into art gallery
For the last two months, artist Marianne Maksirisombat and her family and friends have been working to turn her new home, the vacant Ballard Assembly of God church on 61st …
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Naked man arrested outside Whittier Elementary
Seattle Police arrested a naked man sitting in his pickup truck outside Whittier Elementary on Monday, said The Stranger, quoting a police report. The man had “various pornographic material” next …
Own a piece of Archie McPhee history
As Archie McPhee gears up for its big move from Ballard to a smaller space in Wallingford this summer, it’s planning to sell some of the store’s retail fixtures. Like …
Student selected for national academic gala
Ballard High School junior Rachel Dejneka is one of six Seattle students headed to NYC to be honored at the National Academy Foundation’s Annual Gala. Student were selected for their leadership skills, academic success and involvement in Academy programs. Students will attend a concert by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra at Carnegie Hall. Congrats, Rachel! Seattle Public Schools’ press release follows below with more details…
Big sign goes up at Ballard Blocks
If you drove across the Ballard Bridge today, you may have noticed crews installing big letters on the side of the new Ballard Blocks building. A crane lifted the giant …
Fremont Bridge open after accident
Updated 4 p.m. The Fremont Bridge is open again after a serious head-on accident that was reported just before 11 a.m. today. A white van and SUV collided head-on on …
Security video of break-in at Picolinos
There’s now security camera video of Tuesday morning’s break-in at Picolino’s on YouTube. The clip shows two men in front of the Sunset Hill restaurant, one in what police describe …
Take 5 Urban Market now open
Take 5 Urban Market on the corner of 70th & 8th is now open. We received a handful of emails from excited neighbors like Danielle: The owners are a very …
‘Deep cuts’ coming to Metro Transit
King County Executive Ron Sims has released new sales tax figures which “pose one of the most serious financial emergencies” in the history of Metro Transit. How serious? As much as a 20 percent cut in bus service by next year.
“These new figures mean we are faced with doing what nobody wants, which is deep cuts in local and commuter bus service next year that would take service levels back to the early 1990s,” said Sims. Two-thirds of Metro’s funding originates from sales tax. We’ve posted Metro’s press release below.
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You can always visit the Ballard events section here on My Ballard, but some of our readers have asked if they can receive a list of events via email. So …
More Ballard burglary arrests
Sorry for all the crime news, but it’s been a busy couple days. In addition to the arrests at Picolinos, Seattle Police say they’ve arrested a man and woman suspected …
Suspects caught in Picolinos burglary
Just a few hours after we posted a story below about a series of business burglaries in Ballard and Greenwood, two suspects were caught in the act at Picolinos restaurant …