Snow far from over yet
4:30 p.m. update: Snow continues to fall with no signs of it letting up. The Doppler shows more snow in our future. We just measured and have an inch of …
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Farmers Market, many Ballard stores open
Believe it or not, the Ballard Farmers Market is open for business. About one third of the vendors were able to make it to Old Ballard. And most businesses are …
Ballard awakens to deep snow, more ice
11:30 a.m. update: It’s on-again, off-again for the snow this morning. This is the first official day of winter and so far we have 4 to 7 inches of snow …
Fire alarm sends residents out into the cold
Fire crews responded to 54th and Leary just before midnight for a fire alarm inside the new Canal Street condos. “Someone burned popcorn in a second floor unit,” wrote My …
Heavy snow falls on Ballard
9:45 p.m. update: Falling heavily now, and we’ve measured just short of two inches of new snow here in East Ballard. This is shaping up to be one to remember, …
Shopping craziness as storm approaches
4 p.m. update: As a big storm approaches, people are flooding stores in a last-minute attempt to stock up on supplies and buy holiday gifts. This was the scene at …
‘Dangerous storm’ moving in
It’s been quite a week for meteorologists: first, they miss a snow forecast by a day, but are later vindicated (sort of) when the storm paralyzes the city with ice …
Sleds replace cars on Phinney Ridge roads
It takes just a little common sense to know to avoid some of the steeper, ice-covered roads coming down Phinney Ridge. But SDOT put a closed sign on 65th just …
Ballard Locks closes lawns, gardens
The snow-covered lawns at the Carl S. English, Jr. Botanical Garden next to the Ballard Locks are roped off with yellow caution tape. Turns out, people were sledding and trampling …
Cafe Besalu burglarized overnight
While just about everyone was inside their homes trying to stay warm last night, a burglar broke into Cafe Besalu on 24th Ave. The owner tells us that someone pried …
Traffic moving in Ballard, side streets very icy
9 a.m. update: One of the trouble spots in addition to those mentioned below is 85th Ave. near Aurora. Adds Megan in comments: 85th is good except eastbound just before …
Morning drivers to face icy conditions
11 p.m. update: If you’ve walked outside, you’ve noticed the blistering cold weather and suddenly icy conditions: walkways and roadways that were once packed snow are now hard, slick surfaces. …