Burke Gilman trail extension now open
The Burke Gilman Trail extension to Golden Gardens is now open. Over the weekend, we noticed lots of folks taking advantage of it.
Ballard
6-story apartment building over Sunset Bowl
My Ballard reader Harry alerts us to this land use filing from Avalon Bay Communities for Sunset Bowl: “Demolish 25,000 sq. ft. bowling alley and construct a 6-story mixed use …
Tent city leaves Ballard
Right on schedule, the homeless camp known as Tent City 3 packed up and left Ballard’s Our Redeemer’s Church after a two month stay. “Yes, we would welcome them back,” …
Robbery, arrests at Golden Gardens Park
Police arrested two young women in Golden Gardens Park at 10 p.m. Saturday for robbing two female high school students in separate incidents. In one case, police say a suspect …
Two Ballard guys start FatBet.net
Ballard’s John Dirks and Adam Orkand wanted to lose weight, so they turned it into a friendly competition with a $200 bet. The “fat bet” was so successful, they created …
New computer system at Swedish Ballard
Staff members at Swedish Ballard are dealing with a new and improved computer system today. Signs outside registration desks ask patients to be a little more… well, patient, over the …
Your neighborhood’s best restaurants
The Seattle Weekly has published a special issue, “The 100 Best Restaurants,” and Ballard has four on the list: Volterra, La Carta de Oaxaca, Ocho and La Isla. Only four? …
A painting of Old Ballard
We ran into the talented Matt Bazemore at work along Ballard Ave. Matt paints all kinds of scenes across Western Washington (and quite a few of Ballard), and he’s currently …
Il Giardino
Il Giardino (Italian) 716 NW 65th St (map) (206) 420-8457 CitySearch.com: “…serves up dishes inspired by the SW region of Italy…” [ratings]
Crash Landing Pizza
Crash Landing Pizza (Pizza) CrashLandingPizza.com 702 N.W. 65th St. (map) (206) 706-1480 NWSource.com: “A crisp, yet chewy thing New York style-crust and a balanced hand on the toppings…” TheStranger.com: “A …
Street art adorns utility box
Have you seen this at 65th and 24th? It’s painted on a utility box. See a larger photo from OhNobody on Flickr. Adds Ayles in comments: “There are a couple …
Ballard Mandarin
Ballard Mandarin (Chinese) 5500 8th Ave. NW (map) (206) 782-5531 MyBallard.com: “The food is tasty (but) not as good as many of the places in the International District…” [ratings]