For nearly 30 years, the Nordic Heritage Museum has called the old Daniel Webster Elementary School on NW 67th Street home. But after the Seattle School District refused to sell the property to the museum, they purchased land on the south side of Market Street between 26th and 28th. “Now that we’ve purchased a piece …
PhinneyWood reports a case of raccoons attacking a neighbor’s cat. As most Ballard residents know, raccoons are a common sight around here. In fact, one walked right into our kitchen a couple weeks ago and gave us a good scare. (There was quite a discussion recently in the My Ballard forum about raccoon sightings around …
Last week we wrote about the Wicker Basket closing and the post received a lot of comments. We got an email from Michael who says he will be working at the newly remodeled store which will be called the “Take Five Market & Cafe’”. Here is what Michael says: “We plan to change the concept …
On Thursday night we reported on a water rescue and missing swimmer at Golden Gardens Park. The search was suspended and the swimmer has yet to be found. In our original post, we noticed that people who said they were family members were connecting through the comments. We exchanged emails with Martin Sweet, who lives …
While we await the demolition of Sunset Bowl, we’ve noticed the back side of the building along 56th St. is covered in graffiti and littered with trash. We’ve seen on several occasions that this is becoming a popular hangout for Ballard’s transient population, but we’ve also noticed Seattle Police officers hanging out in the Sunset …
Wow, suddenly Ballard has become Seattle’s little Hollywood. A few weeks ago, Robin Williams was in Sunset Hill shooting a movie. Then Rachael Ray shot an episode of her TV show in Old Ballard. And now there’s word that Bill Gates and Microsoft’s newest spokesperson, Jerry Seinfield may have filmed a commercial in the Olympic …
There’s a follow-up on Edith Macefield’s will and the future plans for her home, which is surrounded by the Trader Joe’s construction project on 46th St. As suspected, Edith left construction superintendent Barry Martin in charge of her estate. The Seattle PI reports: As to the house, Martin said its future remains unknown. “There wasn’t …
Emily Weaver Brown was at Golden Gardens Park last night with her six-month old when she heard what sounded like someone yelling for help. “I spotted what looked two ducks out on the water near a buoy about 500 yards off shore,” she explains on her blog about last night’s swimming tragedy. Moments later, she …
Through a non-descript door in a building on Market Street is a chocoholic’s dream. Claudio Corallo Chocolates opened last week in Ballard (1715 Market St., near Egan’s Jam House) and it’s getting a lot of attention. The Seattle Times profiled the owner who says that their high-quality chocolates come from the “high quality of Corallo’s …
Update at 9 a.m. The search has resumed for a swimmer for a swimmer who disappeared 200 yards off shore at Golden Gardens Park at 8:45 p.m. Thursday night. Another swimmer was rescued by Harbor Patrol and taken to the hospital with hypothermia. See our earlier coverage and photos from the scene below. 12:30 a.m. …
This is a photo of Ryan Henry Ward painting a mural on a fence along 8th Ave. and 67th St., courtesy of My Ballard reader Robbie. Tuesday: Artist continues mural painting spree
A My Ballard reader emailed us today: “Sometime in the 24 hours between 8 a.m. Monday morning and 8 a.m. Tuesday morning… the two passenger-side tires on my SUV were slashed while it was parked near 8th Ave NW. The two tires are completely ruined and have to be replaced. He believes this is a random …