An annual tradition before Valentine’s Day, the folks at Cupcake Royale will soon roll out the “Deathcake Royale,” which they call “Seattle’s most lovingly lethal cupcake.” (Basically, it’s chocolate on top of chocolate.) But before it goes on sale on February 1st, you can race down to the Ballard store on Market today (Friday) between …
Adams Elementary teacher James Skillings continues his recovery after he was attacked trying to help a woman at a bus stop. Now police have released a sketch of the suspect: a man in his 40s with a slim build and wrinkled face, carrying a large black backpack and wearing a black thigh-length coat with a …
The group “Documentation and Conservation of the Modern Movement in Western Washington” is holding a community meeting tonight (Wednesday) at the Ballard Library to discuss efforts to save the Denny’s on 15th and Market. Keep in mind this is not the official city meeting to decide whether to designate the Denny’s as a city landmark. …
City planners have given the green light for construction to begin on a six-story Silver Cloud Hotel along the water at Shilshole Ave. NW and 24th Ave (the site of the old Yankee Grill parking lot.) But part of the deal is Silver Cloud has to be able to show that 60 percent of its …
I just noticed this comment on last week’s post about Edith Macefield, the elderly Ballard woman who refused to sell her home to developers. It was left by a man named Rudy who says he’s lived in Ballard for 6 decades. “They want my house too and the lovely corner 1/4 acre lot it sits …
Seen somewhere in Ballard… “I found a handful of these around town, but I liked the placement of this one best,” writes liquidnight on Flickr, who snapped the photo.
There are quite a few new restaurants in Ballard. The first is the Ballard Loft, a very cool restaurant and sports bar that opened a couple weeks ago in Old Ballard, at 5105 Ballard Ave. We haven’t eaten there yet — I just poked my head in and looked around — but the ambience is …
Joseph Skillings, who was attacked while he attempted to call 911 to help a woman in distress, is gradually improving at Harborview Medical Center. “With help, Mr. Skillings sat on the edge of his bed for a moment,” explains an online journal updated by family and friends. “He continues to look around at his room …
Zayda Buddy’s opened in Ballard on Leary near 20th about three months ago or so, so we decided to stop in for lunch to check it out. First off, the decor is very cool: sort of Ballard hipster alehouse with a Midwestern flair. The menu’s centerpiece is its Minnesota-style pizza, so we ordered up a …
We decided to eat at Lombardi’s on Market and 24th, and I had a Belltown flashback as we circled for parking. A spot opened up, but we were squeezed out at the last moment. So when we spotted a car pulling out of another spot, we resorted to flipping a U-turn (not very Ballard of …
So we all know that Sunset Bowl is slated to close in April, and it will likely face the wrecking ball to make room for luxury apartments. But now an avid bowler by the name of Jim Bristow is trying to get together an investment group to save the bowling alley. His idea: there’s room …
This Friday night, Seattle’s own Jesse Sykes will be playing a “last-minute acoustic show” at the Tractor Tavern. “If you don’t know Jesse Sykes, you should,” blogs Charles in Seattlest. “Along with Neko Case, we can’t think of a local-grown voice that we like better than Jesse’s.”