It’s been six months since we launched My Ballard, and the response has been unbelievable. The biggest surprise has been the enormous role that all of you play in helping us cover the neighborhood. At least half of My Ballard’s stories originate from tips or comments, and we’ve been very proud to host ongoing debates …
Locks Fan sent us an email today saying that Honore Bakery on 70th (that we wrote about back in May) is close to opening. We went by there this afternoon and sure enough, they said they’re hoping to open on Saturday. The dark brown furniture is in place, white plates are on the shelves and …
With high gas prices, we’ve seen a lot more scooters on the road lately. Shortly after 8 a.m. today, a woman crashed her scooter on 8th Ave. near 73rd St. Witnesses said her bike simply flipped. The woman was able to tell them her back hurt. Paramedics put her on a spine board and transported …
The new Italian restaurant that moved into Market Street Grill’s location, Via Verde, is now open for business. We stopped in to give it a try. The menu features wood-fired pizza, pasta, sandwiches and salads. We ordered straight-up Italian basics: a cheese pizza, spaghetti and meatballs, and (well, not so Italian) chicken wings. The pizza …
If you’re not familiar with it, Twitter is a service that lets you send short messages to your friends and the rest of the world. We recently created a page on My Ballard that aggregates any Twitter message from the Seattle area that mentions the word “Ballard.” It’s an interesting and slightly voyeuristic slice of …
Here’s an interesting addition to Phinney Ridge. A “food and wine boutique” called Picnic is coming soon to the Fini condo building at 68th and Greenwood. While you can drop by to drink wine and eat organic sandwiches and salads, the idea is for customers to pick up “restaurant-caliber” meals to take home… or on …
If you’re interested, we’ll be on Rain City Radio at 4 p.m. today, an internet radio show hosted by the Seattle real estate site RainCityGuide.com. We’ll be talking about Ballard and neighborhood blogging, and you can call in with your own questions. Soon thereafter, it will be archived here. Update: Show just ended, and it …
WSDOT has formed an advisory committee and released three designs for creating a fence along Aurora Bridge that’s designed to put a stop to suicides. Someone jumps off the bridge about once every three months. Today, a man put his leg over the bridge and threatened to jump before police talked him back from the …
The eight-story development known as “Ballard on the Park” at 24th Ave. and 58th St. is starting rise above the ground. But it has a ways to go. Here’s the current development sketch: The apartment-retail complex is slated to be completed next year.
A couple weeks ago, we posted the possible design of the new development going into 15th and Market, the plot of land that some refer to as the “gateway to Ballard.” Some readers said the generic-looking development doesn’t reflect the uniqueness of Ballard. While I was in Fremont this weekend, I took a photo of …
The Floating Leaves teahouse is moving from 22nd and Market to 17th and Market in August, reports the Seattle Weekly. To celebrate the move, they’ll throw an in-store party this Saturday. (Link via Keith at the Ballardite Blog.)
Carolyn Caster snapped this incredible photo from Sunset Hill Park. Wow! (Used with permission. Copyright 2008, Carolyn Caster.)