Three candidates are competing to fill the House seat for the 36th District that Representative Helen Sommers is vacating after 35 years. The candidates, John Burbank (D), Reuven Carlyle (D) and Leslie Bloss (R) are all actively campaigning. According to the Seattle Times, this race could become the most expensive in state history. So far …
If you’re like us, you may have received an invitation to join your own block’s “Night Out” party this Tuesday night — an annual event to raise awareness for neighborhood crime prevention efforts. It’s also a great way to meet and mingle with your neighbors. The event runs from 6-9 p.m., and organizers are allowed …
My Ballard reader Halee reports that someone in a Cadillac lost control at high speed and crashed into a parked car (pictured) on 58th St., pushing it into a planter box. It happened early this morning around 3 a.m. “The driver abandoned the car after the collision,” she writes. “The officer said the driver just …
It wasn’t the U-787 that won, but the Ellstrom family’s other boat, Miss Ellstrom Elam Plus. But there’s plenty of controversy. Miss Beacon Plumbing crossed the finish line first but was penalized a minute for being “off plane.” Earlier: U-787 hydroplane born in Ballard
My Ballard reader Brian sent us some photos from the very busy Ballard Locks, which became even busier when the middle gate on the large lock got stuck. “When they tried to shut it, it stuck about 3/4 of the way closed,” he writes. “They were able to open it but boats were stuck for …
Some new businesses are beginning to appear in the retail space in the bottom floor of the Canal Station condos along Leary at 20th Avenue. On the corner is “Source,” a salon and spa under construction. And they’re hiring. Just down from the spa and the newly opened Emerald City Smoothie is Belle Pastry, also …
Hundreds of colorfully dressed riders on often misshapen and mutant bicycles kicked off the 13th annual Dead Baby Downhill Race at El Chupacabra on Phinney Ridge Friday evening. Friday’s race, which finished in Ballard, is part of a weekend of events celebrating mutant bicycle culture. There was tall bike jousting, bands, bike dance perfromances and …
Last night around 7 p.m., quite a few police cars responded to Market St. near 17th Ave. Explains a My Ballard reader: “There was big drama at the little store… next to the Old Pequilar tonight. Some drunk idiot was refused a beer sale because he was obviously drunk, he then blew up, bullied the …
Local artist Holly Gummelt will open a new shop with a focus on sustainability called Monster Art and Clothing. The store will “offer quality handmade products by young upcoming artists at affordable prices.” It will be located at 20th Ave. and Ballard Ave. — the space formerly occupied by the boutique Merge before it moved …
Boeing engineers teamed up with the Ellstrom family two years ago to create a high-tech hydroplane right here in Ballard. The U-787 was created in Ellstrom’s Ballard shop, Ellstrom Manufacturing, with the help of some of the best aerodynamic brains in the world. And because the Ellstroms could create custom parts right on the spot, …
My Ballard reader Josh sent us an email about the upcoming Pixar movie “Up” which seems to loosely mirror the Edith Macefield story. Well, at least in the beginning. Up is about a 78-year-old man who feels trapped in his home as it’s surrounded by the big city. That is, until an 8-year-old Wilderness Explorer …
Update: Following up on several tips, I grabbed the camera like a Ballard paparazzi and discovered Robin Williams and a film crew shooting along 34th Ave. near 65th Street. In fact, I nearly ran into Williams when I first arrived. He had just finished up one scene when this dog decided to jump up on …