If you haven’t dropped into the My Ballard forum lately, there have been a few threads that may be of interest: the best Ballard bar, the best Ballard coffee with free WiFi and the best delivery options in the area. As always, if you’re looking for a neighborhood recommendation, feel free to post it in …
The new Seattle 911 blog discovered an bizarre police report out of Crown Hill. It all began when a man in his late teens became fed up with his roommate smoking so much pot, so he grabbed his bong and shattered it on the sidewalk. The next day when the teen went to play Xbox, …
Three members of the band Mooncalf have purchased the Ballard tavern Conor Byrne, reports the Seattle Weekly’s Reverb blog. Band member Diarmuid Cullen has been a minority owner and the bar manager, and two other guys from the band teamed up with Cullen to buy the Conor Byrne outright. (It’s like every band’s dream to …
For restaurants like Ocho that are applying for a sidewalk seating permit, it costs $2,300 and requires several months of processing time. But now Mayor Greg Nickels wants to reduce the cost to $600 with a quick, ten-day turnaround. If the mayor’s proposal is approved by the city council, we’ll be seeing lots more sidewalk …
Now that the old Denny’s building is gone, what are Benaroya’s plans for the new development? We asked for a sketch of the upcoming condo project, but we’re told it has yet to be finalized. So we looked at last year’s land use application which described “an eight story structure with 261 residential units above …
We shot some video of the demolition here. And My Ballard reader Ben shot this video clip of the bulldozer tearing off the last piece of the swooping roof (takes a moment to load), and Kelly sent us these photos below… (thanks Ben and Kelly!) Update: It’s interesting to see all the Twittering about the …
First on My Ballard: At 7 a.m. sharp and without any advance warning, a bulldozer went to work on the Ballard Denny’s, just days after the city issued Benaroya Companies a permit to demolish the landmark. We arrived at 7:30 a.m., and crews had already taken down the sloped roof — the most distinguishing feature …
Remember a few months ago, somebody ripped off the arrow on the vintage sign in front of the Olympic Athletic Club in Old Ballard? Mark Durall, general manager at Olympic, wants to restore what’s left of the sign with the Olympic Athletic Club logo. But some members of the Ballard Avenue Landmark District Board balked …
On Thursday, we posted the story about a hit and run involving a child in a stroller at McDonald’s on Market Street. Now KOMO TV has covered the story with some more details. Fortunately, the 9-month-old girl is OK — just scrapes and bruises. It all started when the mom, Jennifer Pisano, was pushing Sofia …
We’ve added another new feature here on My Ballard: email news alerts. We plan on sending out an average of one or two a week (like when the demolition begins on the Denny’s or Sunset Bowl), so it’s a great way to keep on top of Ballard news without crowding your inbox.
Every couple of minutes this afternoon, a car pulls up in front of Edith Macefield’s home. Some leave flowers. Others pay their respects. And still others just want to see what all the hubbub is about. Earlier: Did Edith leave her property to the construction chief?
Remember, don’t try to drive through Fremont for the next few hours, unless you’re trying to get to the Solstice parade. Here’s the parade route. We’ll post a few photos later this afternoon.