B.F. Day Playground renovation starts today
The playground at B.F. Day Elementary School (4020 Fremont Ave N.) is getting a major upgrade. Construction to renovate the playground is scheduled to start today, with an anticipated opening …
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Crackle Mi Vietnamese Grill opens in former Gather location in central Ballard
There’s a new Vietnamese restaurant in Ballard: It’s called Crackle Mi and has opened in the former Gather location just across from the Ballard Library (5605 22nd Ave NW). Gather …
Cookie’s Country Chicken now open on NW Market St
Ballard is now home to a fried chicken restaurant: Cookie’s Country Chicken opened earlier this week at 1744 NW Market St. Owner Brian Chandler started Cookie’s two years ago when …
Interbay Tiny House Village adds 30 new units and a hygiene station
The Interbay Tiny House Village has expanded to include 30 new units and a hygiene station at 1601 15th Ave W. The additional units brings the total number of tiny …
Julefest Christmas market returns to Ballard this weekend
The 44th annual Julefest is coming back to Ballard this weekend, with two days of an outdoor Christmas market at the National Nordic Museum. This year’s Julefest will be on …
Diesel spill near Ballard Locks estimated at close to 100 gallons
A diesel spill on Saturday across from the Ballard Locks released nearly 100 gallons of diesel into Salmon Bay. The spill happened during a fuel transfer that overfilled a tank …
Weekend fire destroys Georgia’s Greek Restaurant
A fire on Saturday afternoon has destroyed Georgia’s Greek Restaurant at 323Â NW 85th St. No one was injured in the fire, which broke out at around 3 p.m. on Saturday, …
PEIXOTTO Clothing Co. to celebrate grand opening in Ballard this Saturday
The latest business to open in the old Ballard Blossom building (1766 NW Market St) is PEIXOTTO Clothing Co., set to host a grand opening party on Saturday, Nov. 13 …
Temporary water pipes installed to avoid water shutoffs at Ship Canal Water Quality project sites
Seattle Public Utilities is beginning to install above-ground temporary water pipes to avoid water shutoffs at the East Ballard and Fremont Ship Canal Water Quality project construction sites. SPU says …
Seattle Fire responds to natural gas leak on NW Market St
Seattle Fire has evacuated the 2800 block of NW Market st for reports of a natural gas leak. According to SFD, Puget Sound Energy is on the scene to secure …
Brown Bear offering free car washes today for Veterans Day
Brown Bear Car Wash is once again offering its free car washes at their tunnel locations for all current or former members of the military. The Ballard Brown Bear at …
Ballard Locks restores power, opens large lock for one day before extended closure
The Ballard Locks has restored power after a three-day outage. The outage happened on Monday and affected both the large and small locking chambers. They were offering manual lockages during …