Shopping for Ballard Corners Park
With work on Phase I complete at Ballard Corners Park on 17th Ave. — the playground, walkways and grass — volunteers have received bids for the next phase: the “corner …
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Archie McPhee’s book, ‘Who Would Buy This?’
If you could read the thought bubbles of people shopping at Archie McPhee, they’d probably say something like, “Seriously?” and “Who would buy this?” The famous chotchke shop in Ballard …
Nearby: Seattle Fish, Wacktastic, Caffeine Corner
A few stories from our nearby neighborhoods… Fremont: Seattle Fish Company opening soon on 36th St. Phinney-Greenwood: ‘Wacktastic’ holiday lights contest starts Dec. 1st Magnolia: Parking vs. planters turns ugly …
Christmas tree lots open for business
It’s that time of the year, and Christmas tree lots have sprung up around Ballard. Troop 100 of the Boy Scouts are up and running in the St. Alphonsus church …
Shots heard near Market and 28th
MyBallard reader SB wrote us Saturday morning: Any information on the gunshots at 1:25 a.m. this morning? In the vicinity of Market Ave & 28th Ave. N.W. a series of …
Business is tough, so please buy in Ballard
We’ve heard from a few businesses in the Ballard area over the last few weeks, and they’ve said sales are particularly difficult. Don Willis Furniture, which has stores in Ballard, …
Sunset Bowl not a historic landmark
Unlike the now departed Denny’s building, there hasn’t been an outpouring of support to designate the doomed Sunset Bowl as a historic landmark. But as is customary — which we …
See the how deep the Locks go
It’s time for the annual maintenance at the Ballard Locks, and the big lock is empty through Dec. 6. When they emptied it this time around, they found cell phones, …
Fundraiser for barista injured in accident
The morning barista at Aster Coffee Lounge, Tish, was hospitalized after she was seriously injured in a bicycle crash, but she doesn’t have health insurance. So the coffeehouse is putting …
Mail packages stolen on 8th Ave.
MyBallard reader Elle writes: This evening a neighbor brought a rifled through box to my house and everything was taken. It was mailed through USPS. He said a UPS box …
LA Fitness making a few waves
The new LA Fitness, which will open soon right next to Edith Macefield’s old house, has blanketed Ballard in flyers encouraging folks to sign up. “There’s a bare mid-riff, hard-hatted, …
Truck snags power line, sparks outage
A hydraulic truck hooked a power line shortly before noon today, triggering a power outage for some businesses along 9th Ave. NW near the Fred Meyer, says MyBallard reader AlanBob. …