Just saw this on Craigslist, posted on Thursday night: “I was merging onto the Ballard Bridge and had to stop on the on-ramp due to an on-coming bus. Someone hit me from behind and did not follow me to inspect the damage once I was able to get off the bridge. My car is a …
Condos now selling at NoMa, says this sign, which was spinning and bouncing around on the corner of Market and Leary on Sunday.
What appeared to be nearly a thousand people packed into Salmon Bay Elementary, where many Ballard Democrats caucused on Saturday. They packed the halls. And even the stairways. In fact, there were groups of 50-100 people spread all over the school. I only heard unofficial counts as I moved from group to group, but in …
A letter from Ballard resident Steve Drake appeared in today’s Seattle Times (read it here, but scroll down). “The other day, I get in the mail an artist’s rendition of what the new apartment/condo/retail building will look like where the old QFC was on 24th Northwest,” he writes. “What other conclusion can one then draw …
Wow, lots of excitement around Seattle as Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and John McCain make their appearances. So, how do you participate in this Saturday’s caucus? Here’s a good overview of the process, and Democrats can visit here and Republicans here to look up your neighborhood caucus location. If you’re unable to make it to …
Police officers responded to a report of a drive-by shooting behind the 6700 block of 15th Ave, near Ballard High School, just before noon. One person sustained minor injuries, and police are out searching the area. Update: As a precaution, Ballard High “sealed all exterior doors, leaving one primary point of entrance and exit that …
Tonight (Friday) at 7:30, KCTS is airing a documentary on the Ballard Denny’s. “On the next KCTS 9 Connects, see how this former omelet outlet has become an unlikely icon for the city. How it’s at the heart of a debate between saving history and building for the future,” reads KCTS.org. If you miss it, …
Seattle’s Landmark Preservation Board, which will vote later this month on whether the Ballard Denny’s is protected, concluded that the Seattle Greyhound bus station is not a city landmark. Workers remodeled the 1927 station in the 1960s, and the board concluded that the remodel compromised the building’s architectural integrity. This is exactly what the owners …
Good news for bicyclists and joggers. The construction project to extend the Burke-Gilman trail to Golden Gardens Park is very close to completion. We were down on Shilshole taking a look around, and construction workers were laying down some of the last asphalt along the route. The city expects the trail will open (weather willing) …
Kids at Adams Elementary set out to fold 1,000 paper cranes tonight in honor of teacher Joseph Skillings, who continues his road to recovery at Harborview Medical Center. (Here’s the significance of the 1,000 paper cranes.) I stopped by the PTA meeting where the kids were folding and coloring, but I was nicely told that …
It struck me how different Leary Way looks with all the construction going on just south of Market Street. Once a street lined with mostly single story structures, the buildings now rival Ballard’s main drag in height. What nickname would you give for it? Ballard Canyon? The Leary Ravine?
A memorial service and funeral mass have been scheduled for longtime Ballard High teacher Toni Bukowski who died of cancer on Friday. The memorial service is this Friday from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Greenwood Square, 8420 Greenwood Ave. N. Funeral mass will be held Saturday at 10:00 a.m. at St. Benedict’s Church, 1805 …