New building proposed for Market and 17th
This rather stark-looking building along Market St. next to the “Leva on Market” apartments may be replaced with a new development. The building is now vacant, and this sketch is …
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Trolley running the old Ballard Terminal Railroad
An antique trolley car has been seen running the old Ballard Terminal Railroad — the three-mile track that passes the Ballard Locks — even carrying passengers here and there. My …
Popular Ballard teacher says he’s out of a job
You may remember Joseph Skillings, the popular Adams Elementary School teacher who was assaulted after coming to the defense of a woman who was being harrassed at a Capitol Hill …
Coat and Toy Drive Sunday
The Ballard Food Bank along with the Don Jones Foundation are holding a Coat and Toy Drive today (Sunday) between noon and 3 p.m. in the Ballard Brothers Seafood parking …
Nearby: Cat camera, Lenin lighting, log cabin
Lots of interesting stories from nearby neighborhoods today: Greenwood: Cat rigged with a camera roams neighborhood, snaps photos Queen Anne: SPU women’s soccer team wins NATIONAL title! Fremont: Lenin lights …
Help local kids at Java Bean
The Java Bean Coffee House (5819 24th Ave NW) has a holiday giving tree up that benefits kids at the Ballard Boys & Girls Club. From now until December 20th, …
Big turnout at Winter Beer Fest
Taxi cabs lined the street in front of Hale’s Ales Friday night for the 2008 Winter Beer Festival, put on by the Washington Beer Commission. A couple hundred people tasted …
Warning to neighbors about suspicious man
We’ve received multiple copies of an email that’s circulating around the Whittier neighborhood of Ballard warning about a suspicious man who may be a registered sex offender. The Whittier Elementary …
Get your pictures with Santa’s reindeer
It’s a holiday tradition that the little ones (and little ones at heart) love. The annual Reindeer Festival at Swanson’s Nursery is going on right now. Dasher, Dancer & Blitzen …
Bella Umbrella to open on 70th
A very unique, niche shop is getting ready to open on NW 70th Street. Bella Umbrella specializes in, well, umbrellas. Since 2002 the owner, Jodell Egbert, has been renting out …
Paid parking coming to Fremont
After plenty of debate, the Seattle Department of Transportation has issued its final parking plan for Fremont. To park in the neighborhood’s retail core, you’ll soon pay $1.50 an hour, …
Bank of America investigating ATM fraud
The Bank of America fraud department is trying to figure out what happened at the ATM that’s connected to the drive-through on NW 56th St. According to an employee at …