School district considers sales proposals
The Seattle School Board is meeting tonight (Wednesday) to discuss the proposed sales of two historic elementary schools and one playground. Crown Hill school would be sold to Small Faces …
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Day 2 for artwork installation on Ballard Bridge
Crews are busy for the second day reinstalling artwork on the Ballard Bridge. We wrote yesterday about the restoration effort after the 10-foot aluminum sculptures were damaged in the wind …
Controversial author coming to Mars Hill Church
This Friday night and Saturday, Ballard’s Mars Hill Church is hosting Dr. Tedd Tripp, the controversial author of Shepherding a Child’s Heart. “Tripp is somewhat notorious for his promotion of …
Jacobsen’s Marine staying… for now
In the comments following our story about Archie McPhee leaving Ballard, a few of you correctly pointed out that Jacobsen’s Marine shares the same plot of land. The land’s owner …
Paint fire quickly extinguished on 46th St.
We’re a little late on this story, but fire crews responded to heavy smoke in the 1100 block of 46th St. just before 8 a.m. My Ballard reader Charles Redell …
Crews reinstalling sculptures on Ballard Bridge
Back in February 2006, eight sculptures were removed from the Ballard Bridge after a fierce windstorm damaged the anchors that secured the public art in place. After a long repair …
News from nearby neighborhoods
Fremont: Organic sandwich shop coming to Fremont Phinney Ridge: Schultz Pottery closing up shop, holding final sale Magnolia: Big public meeting to talk about school overcrowding Magnolia: Moyer family leaving …
More frequent bus routes to Ballard
Metro bus routes 28 and 44 to Ballard (and 26 to Fremont) will step up their frequency as part of an expansion to handle the 7 percent increase in bus …
Archie McPhee to move out of Ballard
Exclusive: Ballard’s beloved toy and gadget shop Archie McPhee will be moving out of the neighborhood in the next several months. “The (land) owner decided not to renew our lease,” …
Ballard zip code is a hot housing market
There’s no denying that the Seattle real estate market has slowed down along with the rest of the country. When the August monthly multiple listings report came out last week, …
Asher Anson boutique open on Market St.
Asher Anson is now open on Market St. near 20th Ave. in the old Ben & Jerry’s location. Co-owner Matt Lawrence told us the boutique’s focus is on quality, wearable …
Ballard company struggles with Boeing strike
Ballard’s Vaupell Industrial Plastics Inc. supplies Boeing with a variety of plastic parts. But with Boeing machinists in a strike, Vaupell says it may have to cut back its employees’ …