Residents who live near Webster Park are being reassured by city officials that they intend to buy the property from the Seattle School District to keep it out of the hands of developers. The land next to the Nordic Heritage Museum was recently assessed at $1.6 million, substantially above the $1 million Mayor Greg Nickels got in …
Since My Ballard’s inception, we’ve been writing about the changes to our town and the development that’s challenging the old Scandinavian vibe that my great-grandparents fell in love with nearly 100 years ago. In this morning’s PI, Aubrey Cohen writes about the changes and the “hipness” of the neighborhood: the swanky wine bars, trendy restaurants …
It’s been a month now since the new gas station behind the Safeway at NW 83rd Street and 15th Avenue NW opened. Have neighbors’ fears about it materialized? When word first surfaced about it replacing a vacant bank building, some neighbors organized a campaign to block construction, saying the lure of cheap gas would bring increased …
We received an email tip from Thomas who is a business neighbor to Zagi’s Pizza. He tells us that a new note was posted on the door last night saying that Zagi’s is closed for good. Just last week we reported that they were in sunny Florida and back in February the note read that …
Sunset Bowl opened for business on January 9th, 1957, and it quickly became one of Ballard’s most popular hangouts. At one point, it was the busiest bowling alley in the country for two years running. Then in January, a company called Avalon purchased the property with plans to build luxury apartments. Jim Bristow, an avid …
For posterity, here’s one final walkthrough of Sunset Bowl. Hopefully in two or three years, we’ll be comparing it with the new Sunset Bowl…
We received a couple emails asking about Zagi’s Pizza on Crown Hill. “They are CLOSED!!!” writes Lauren. “I am bummed considering they are the best pizza I have EVER had.” The restaurant closed in February with a note that they would return in April. But now there’s a new note on the door: We spoke …
The newest addition to the cluster of restaurants and bars on 65th St. just east of 8th Ave. celebrated its grand opening Friday night. The Dray is a cozy European-style cafe that converts into a cool neighborhood bar at night. For daytime visitors, it has an espresso machine, a handful of pastries, sandwiches and free …
It’s a busy weekend in Ballard. First, Sunset Bowl closes its doors on Sunday night, so pay your last respects while you can. Plus, there’s the Ballard Art Walk on Saturday. The Ballardite blog has a preview here. And here’s the concert lineup at the “big three” neighborhood music venues this weekend. As always, add …
A mallard duck has apparently taken up station outside the grocery store entrance at the Ballard Fred Meyer like some avian Salvation Army bell-ringer, quacking for handouts from store customers. The duck brazenly walks up to people seeking – and scoring – food scraps. A store associate says the duck is always there. “He has a partner …
We checked with the Seattle DOT to get a status update on the Golden Gardens Drive slide that closed the roadway in December. Crews will begin work this summer and are expected to wrap up “by the end of the year.”
A $14 million project to redevelop the Olympic Athletic Club and build a 4-story hotel next door is on hold, reports the Ballard News Tribune. The owners ran into financing issues due to the mortgage crisis, but they plan to sell their multi-million dollar home and start construction within six months.