The real estate site Zillow released a map today that shows the changes in home values (as calculated by Zillow) over the last year. If I’m reading the map correctly, most of Ballard, Phinney and Fremont are down 1-3%, yet Sunset Hill is down 1% or less. As far as the Seattle metro area goes, …
Terrific photo of the power outage from Al. Many more on his Flickr page here.
Nearly 80 windows were broken at six or seven classrooms at Whitman Middle School over the weekend, reports the PI. It looks like someone went around with a baseball bat. “It’s shocking, disappointing and frustrating, all rolled into one,” principal Mike Starosky said.
We’re a couple weeks late with the news, but the cool furniture shop Collective has reopened just a few doors down from its old location along Ballard Ave.
Updated: It was “lights out” for part of Ballard and Fremont last night. Approximately 150 11,000 Seattle City Light customers lost their power just before midnight after a raccoon “bridged the wrong gap” on transmission lines at the substation on 45th. Less than an hour later, power was restored causing alarm clocks to start blinking …
The Seattle Department of Transportation is proposing four new streetcar lines, including one that stretches to Ballard through Fremont. It would extend from the existing South Lake Union line, run down Westlake, across the Fremont Bridge, down Leary and ending at 22nd and Market in the center of Ballard. The city council will hear the …
Everyone just needs to buy one of these Smart ForTwo cars, which was attracting lots of attention during Sunday’s farmers market… Update: My Ballard reader John says in comments that it’s his car! “We have added an extra 10 minutes to our travel to ensure that we can satisfy all questions from random passer-bys,” he …
Painters create a mural for Pabst Blue Ribbon on the side of King’s Hardware. The guy said he’s an independent contractor hired by PBR to paint these in selected places around Seattle. So far, there are 9 of them.
The Hi-Life (American) ChowFoods.com/HiLife 5425 Russell Ave NW (map) (206) 784-7272 CitySearch.com: “Dinner choices from this quarterly menu are all substantial and not overly fussy…” NWsource.com: “Another swell joint from the brain trust of Chow Foods…” [ratings]
Sam’s Sushi (Sushi) 5506 22nd Ave NW (map) (206) 783-2262 CitySearch.com: “Service is fantastic, and sushi has always been really good…” Yelp.com: “This place is pretty darn good…” [ratings]
Palermo (Pizza & pasta) PalermoRestaurant.com 2005 NW Market St (map) (206) 297-2727 Yelp.com: “It’s really a mixed bag for my review on this place…” [ratings]
In an emotional memorial service at Fishermen’s Terminal this afternoon, 12 names were added to the growing Fishermen’s Memorial — 5 of them from the recent Alaska Ranger tragedy on the Bering Sea. The names added to the plaque are Ragnar Os, John Douglas Town Jr., Franklink G. Richard, Corey Lewis Williams, John Mark Whitacre, …