Snow helps some, hurts other Ballard businesses
The threat of snow followed by a verifiable snow event today is a mixed blessing for Ballard businesses. We just returned from a walk around Ballard Ave. and Market St., …
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Metro plans to reduce service, cancel routes
1:45 p.m. update: A message from King County Metro Transit: “In order to safely transport as many passengers as possible, King County Metro Transit will be focusing on core service …
Snow photos from nearby neighborhoods
12:45 p.m. update: The snow is still falling, and the wind is kicking up, which is creating mini-blizzards as snow falls from trees and rooftops. We drove through Ballard’s surrounding …
Adams Elementary playground meeting canceled
The meeting scheduled tonight at Adams Elementary school to pick the playground equipment has been canceled. The meeting will be rescheduled for sometime the beginning of January. We’ll post an …
Driving conditions worsening as snow still falls
10:05 a.m. update: Snow is still falling and the accumulations are starting to stack up. Nearly two inches now in East Ballard. (Let us know how much snow you have …
Snow finally falls around Ballard
7:45 a.m. update: It’s snowing steadily again, and the morning commute is a big mess (520 is shut down, 405 is stopped, I-5 is a sheet of ice.) Here in …
Forecasters miss by hours and inches
10:15 p.m. update: Still no snow yet, but the latest forecast from KING 5’s Jeff Renner begins with the exclamation, “Not over yet!” The general consensus is 1 to 3 …
Zaw Pizza now open, to offer freebies
Zaw Pizza has just opened its third Seattle location here in Ballard. It’s located in the new Canal Station building along Leary Way near Market Ave. Zaw’s specialty is eat-at-home …
Help pick Adams Elementary’s playground
With a new mural to show off (below), Adams Elementary is continuing their ambitious school yard renovation with plans for a new playground. Thanks to a matching grant from the …
2 to 6 inches of snow expected
Update: The National Weather Service says a significant snow event is in the forecast for Wednesday, bringing 2 to 6 inches of snow to the Puget Sound lowlands (see .pdf …
Buy organic produce delivered by sailboat
You can’t get much more green than this: organic, local and delivered by sailboat. On January 4th, a sailboat will deliver fresh organic produce from three local farms right to …
Ballard man among those stuck on monorail
Getting stuck on the monorail isn’t much of a story these days, but Ballard’s own Robert Baker has a unique perspective: he drove the monorail on its debut during the …