Here’s something you don’t see every day at the Ballard Farmers Market. “The woman was stunning,” said Mary, who snapped the photo. “I watched her maneuvering through the crowds throughout the early afternoon, appearing and disappearing, doing her shopping. When she bought armloads of lilacs, the moment was perfect for a snap.” Great shot. You …
Thank you for the over 100 T-shirt ideas submitted to My Ballard last week. We’re sifting through them all to find one (or more) to print up. In the meantime, here’s one that would not get our vote: Says OhNobody in Flickr, who shot the photo: “Thank you, Bartell’s, for creating something absolutely no one …
If you’ve been wondering about those two empty spaces next to The Dish on Leary just east of 8th, two new signs have appeared with the answers. On the corner, a new restaurant called “Anita’s” is under construction. It’s the creation of Anita Ross, the chef behind “Anita’s Crepes,” the very popular food stand at …
With the Seattle International Film Festival in full swing, this Sunday SIFF is awarding Sir Ben Kingsley the 2008 Golden Space Needle for outstanding achievement in acting. After the tribute at the Egyptian Theater, Kingsley will be honored with an “intimate, 50-person dinner” at the Volterra Drawing Room here in Ballard. Unfortunately, the $200-plate event …
The ongoing repaving project on 15th Ave. in Interbay is approaching the south side of the Ballard Bridge, creating traffic headaches as crews redirect traffic. We drove down 15th from Belltown to Ballard yesterday evening and sat in traffic for an extra ten minutes. But 15th desperately needs a fresh coat of pavement, so we’re …
With another crab season over, KOMO-TV spent some time with “Deadliest Catch” captain Sig Hansen and family here in Ballard. “Didn’t think it would snowball to this extent but why not, man?” he said. Here’s the story.
A new design firm called “Stoke” has moved into the old Bob’s Ballard TV shop at 24th and 58th. “The vintage sign is staying, and we’re looking forward to refurbishing it in all its blazing Ballard glory,” says Stoke’s Dave Miller, who sent us this photo. Stoke specializes in brand strategy and design.
As we first reported last night, the old Manning’s Cafeteria and Denny’s building on 15th and Market will soon be demolished after the Seattle Landmarks and Preservation Board ruled it’s not financially feasible for the owners to preserve it. Here is some of the media coverage out this morning: Seattle Times: Board gives owner OK …
First on My Ballard: The Seattle Landmarks and Preservation Board voted unanimously tonight that there’s no economically-feasible solution to preserve the old Denny’s in Ballard. The attorney representing the developer, John McCullough, said they are “reactivating” the approval process for their planned development, which will result in the demolition of the Denny’s. “It’s a very …
Update at 6:20 p.m. Benaroya Company’s presentation is now underway. 5:45 p.m. We’re waiting for the Denny’s item to come up on the agenda here at the Seattle Landmarks and Preservation Board meeting. We have at least 30 minutes to go, if not more. Stay tuned… As we wrote below, the issue is whether the …
It’s been nearly a month since the Sunset Bowl auction. They’re “still dismantling the lanes,” says Bruce, who took a few photos inside Sunset Bowl yesterday evening. “Most of the people who bought them at the auction have taken their stuff, but there are a few stragglers.” Bruce says Sunset Bowl’s maintenance guy told him …
Have you ever noticed how many Obama signs are in Ballard? They’re everywhere. For starters, Ballard is heavily Democratic — 69% to be exact — and Obama beat Clinton handily in the local caucuses in February. And then there’s the Cupcake Caucus, of course. Anyway, Obama has won Oregon, and he’s poised to win the …