Boris Yeltsin missing in Ballard
Boris the cat, silly. “He has a rather odd cry and snorts when you scratch his face, and his hygiene is less than desirable,” reads the lost and found posting …
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Interbay to become ‘urban village’
Over the weekend, we posted a blurb about the Whole Foods coming to Interbay. “Interbay is frankly hideous. Why that area can’t get its act together for beautification is beyond …
Fleet blessed at Fishermen’s Terminal
More than 200 people gathered at Fishermen’s Terminal for the annual Blessing of the Fleet, conducted by Ballard’s First Lutheran Church for the 80th straight year. The event marks the …
Construction beginning on new Whole Foods
We noticed some heavy equipment at work on 15th Ave. just south of the Interbay driving range, and that means one thing: Whole Foods is coming soon. The 60,000+ square …
Beautiful photo of Golden Gardens
Called “the Gold of Golden Gardens,” shot by pfly on Flickr… Check out a full-screen version of the photo here. Screensaver material.
Ballard company finalist for best small business
Gracewinds Perinatal Services, which offers a community-focused set of parenting services ranging from pre-childbirth through six months, is one of seven finalists for U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Small Business of the Year.
“We just found out this morning, so it’s pretty exciting,” CEO Chris Wallace told My Ballard. Two weeks ago they were awarded the chamber’s Blue Ribbon Small Business Award from which the seven finalists were selected. The winner of the Small Business of the Year award will be announced April 17 at a banquet in Washington, D.C.
The recognition is the latest in a string of awards for the small business. “Last year we won the Small Business Administration award for Women in Small Business,” Wallace said. “We’ve won five awards in the last two years,” including the Seattle Mayor’s Small Business Award and the Homestreet Bank Great Business, Great Neighbor Award in 2006.
Ballard High coach quits over disagreement
Seattle Times girls coach of the year Karen Blair quit her post at Ballard High after a historic season, finishing fourth in the state’s Class 4A division. She said she’s …
Adams Elementary performances for Skillings
Joseph Skillings’ second and third grade class at Adams Elementary is presenting two performances of Midsummer’s Night Dream, tonight at 7 p.m. and tomorrow at 2 p.m. “The children hope …
How can Ballard balance growth with green?
If you have thoughts on how to keep open space and breathing room a part of the community, the non-profit parks and open space advocacy organization Groundswell NW wants you at …
Besalu chef finalist for national award
Everyone raves about Café Besalu pastries. “It is like catnip; it goes right to my brain and makes me feel giddy and unreasonably unhappy,” writes Peggy Sturdivant in her blog, …
Scenes from a demolition
Peter Charbonnier posted this photo in the Ballard Flickr pool (more here)… He says it was a big white house at the corner of 9th and 50th. “But fear not …
Rent a Ballard house for $900 a month?
Sounds like a pretty good deal, huh? Too good of a deal. A posting on Craigslist from “Rev. Robin Beaty” of West Africa says you can rent this Ballard home …