A surprising press release just arrived from the Seattle Parks Department regarding Sunday’s flash mob pillow fight: On Saturday afternoon, about 50 people converged on downtown Ballard’s Bergen Place for a spirited pillow fight. After about five minutes, feathers covered the entire park. Participants left soon after that without picking up after themselves. Parks maintenance …
This is one use of the of the HIPAA medical privacy rules that I can get behind. At the Ballard Bartell’s pharmacy counter, there’s a sign that reads: My pharmacist said it’s helped cut down on the number of people yakking away on their phones while the counter help is trying to serve them. “Sometimes it gets out …
Update: Firefighters responded to a fire in a two-story home (not an apartment as first reported) on 20th Ave. between 65th and 67th. An elderly couple inside was able to escape without injury. Firefighters say it looks like the cause is the chimney over the living room stove. The fire was isolated to a wall. …
Along 24th Ave. in Ballard this morning, Mayor Greg Nickels declared an “open season” on Seattle potholes, calling Ballard one of the city’s top offenders (as well as 15th Ave. through Interbay). The goal is for Seattle’s “Pothole Rangers” to fill a record number of potholes over the next week — 1,300, to be exact. …
Yesterday, we launched a campaign of sorts to convince Amazon Fresh to add Ballard to its grocery delivery zone. Today, we received this response: “We hear that you are an extremely popular blog and will definitely contact you when we start to serve Ballard. Currently, we do not have a specific date for adding the …
Kathy saw the sign on the door and sent us a tip about “Stepping Stone,” a new bar/restaurant that’s coming to 24th Ave in “mid-April,” just a few doors down from Cafe Besalu. The sign says, “Featuring local beer, wine, sake and organic dishes.” Sounds very Ballard. Can’t wait. If you have the inside scoop …
We were one of 75 people or so who stopped by the first annual Ballard-Fremont Tech Fair on Tuesday, organized by Netso and Nautilusnet.com. The centerpiece was the “Microsoft Across America Truck,” which featured some of the latest and greatest Redmond gadgetry and software. While the event had just a few exhibits and drew a …
The City of Seattle plans to purchase a plot of land on 9th Ave between 70th and 73rd for a new park, reports the Ballard News-Tribune. The park will be a little less than an acre in size. “This was an area that was lightly colored in terms of park density. But we are making …
The small lock at the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks is in the midst of annual maintenance. It’s completely drained and there’s some scaffolding waayyy down at the bottom. It shows you how much more there is below the surface, so to speak. In the meantime, boat traffic is going through the large locks. Yesterday evening, a …
We remember the pre-bubble days when Homegrocer came to our door, making grocery shopping an absolute breeze. So when Amazon announced a while back that it was getting into the grocery business, we were thrilled — until we found out they’re not delivering to Ballard. Truth be told, Amazon Fresh is still in “beta” for …
We’ve all experienced this scenario: you’re sitting on 15th waiting for the Ballard Bridge to go down. Finally, traffic starts moving. Wahoo! You’re on your way, but there’s all those folks trying to merge on from Leary. The merge usually creates a “zipper” of sorts where one car on 15th goes, then a car from …
Back in 1994, 16-year-old Melissa Fernandes was shot and killed in a drive-by shooting outside Ballard High School. An appeals court had overturned the conviction of Cesar Sarausad, who admitted to driving the car, because of faulty jury instructions. Now the case is headed to the U.S. Supreme Court to considering reinstating Sarausad’s conviction.