With the temperature at a sweltering 88 degrees, half of Ballard turned out for the annual Norwegian Constitution Day Parade, also known as Syttende Mai. The spots in the shade were the most popular, of course, with people arriving well before the parade to stake out a spot. We took our position in front of …
To preview today’s Norwegian Constitution Day Parade, the Seattle Times has published a profile of Ballard’s Leif Erikson Lodge of the Sons of Norway, which is hosting some of the activities. “You can still witness the mythic Ballard” at the lodge, writes Erik Lacitis. “It’s the Ballard of fishermen and tradesmen with Norwegian accents, who …
NoMa Ballard is offering May buyers a trip for two to Norway, tying in their promotion to Ballard’s Scandinavian heritage. If you’re in the area for the Norwegian Constitution Day Parade today, they’re open for tours. That way you can see what makes a two-bedroom condo worth $445,000-$545,000. According to NoMa’s site, they have 9 units …
A weekend traffic alert: SDOT crews will be making repairs to roadway joints on the north end of Ballard Bridge this Saturday. They’ll be closing the northbound right lane of 15th Ave. over Leary Way from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Ballard bicyclists represented this morning during Bike To Work Day. Before 7:45 a.m., volunteers had counted more than 360 cyclists going by a commute station behind Hales Ales in Frelard. No doubt the simply glorious weather – and high gas prices – probably had something to do with the big turnout. The yearly event has …
Both the Ballard High varsity football coach and the varsity girls basketball coach quit a few months ago, and now there’s word of their replacements. John Bowers, formerly the recruiting coordinator and secondary coach for the Western Washington Vikings, is taking over the Beavers’ football team. And Derek Fulwiler, who was the assistant head coach …
Organizers have pushed the start time of the annual Syttende Mai parade in Ballard this Saturday from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. No word why they made the last-minute change (an hour isn’t going to help with the heat — the latest forecast is for a high somewhere between 84 and 87 degrees.) As a …
Photographer Jim Wilkinson displayed his show, “Normal Sometimes Naked People,” at Kiss Cafe for the Ballard ArtWalk this last Saturday. On Sunday, the Kiss Cafe owner “removed two images from the show” that featured male nudes, reports The Stranger, but none of the photographs revealed any private parts. Rather than have his show edited, Wilkinson …
Two My Ballard readers have emailed us about incident on 15th Ave. near 64th on Tuesday evening. “A man facing north towards Corry’s Fine Dry Cleaners fired 3 random shots while standing near the garages of Walt Auto Care,” writes Paul, who lives nearby. “One shot hit a white Subaru in the parking lot of …
A woman on 56th St. near 7th Ave. called Seattle Police after someone stole a U.S. Postal Service package right off her front porch. The package, sent by her mom, was discovered a short time later in someone’s front yard down the street, but without the contents. Has anyone else had this problem? Makes us …
Seattle motorcycle cops are back at it today at the north end of the Aurora Bridge, catching northbound speeders. We see them there a few times a month — the only consistent speed trap we’re familiar with in the general Ballard-Phinney-Fremont area (anyone else know of any?) While I would normally whine about speed traps, …
Forecasters are predicting high temperatures in the mid-80s for this Saturday, just in time for Ballard’s annual Norwegian Constitution Day, or Syttende Mai parade. “It does get a little warm when you are wearing those woolen dresses. We are going to put on some sunglasses and some sunscreen,” said Laila Sharpe, one of the event …