Surprising view at Sunset Hill Park
A glimpse of the Olympics this morning convinced me to cycle out of my way to check out the view at Sunset Hill Park. (OK, don’t give me grief about …
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Home demolished on Market
Demolition in progress just east of 8th Ave. on Market. If I remember right, the land use sign (which is turned around right now) explains that they’ll be building new …
KFC needs a ‘C’
The KFC on Market. The optimist in me says they ran out of the letter “C”.
Web poll about Ballard Denny’s
After airing the special on the Ballard Denny’s on Friday, KCTS posted an unofficial web poll asking folks if the Denny’s should be saved. As of this writing, 54% say …
Le Gourmand reopens after remodel
We’re a little behind on this bit of news, but Ballard’s highly-acclaimed French restaurant Le Gourmand has reopened after remodeling its dining room. Never been? Writes Tammy in Yelp, “Come …
And the Cupcake Caucus winner is…
Obama wins Cupcake Royale’s Cupcake Caucus, 85% to 15%.
Community meeting for Denny’s supporters
There will be a community meeting tonight (Monday) at 7 at the Abraxus Bookstore (old Ballard Library building, 5711 24th Ave.) for folks interested in saving the Denny’s from the …
Mike’s Chili holds the corner
Judy asked in comments a couple days ago about Mike’s Chili Parlor, which sits on the Northwest corner of that big development on 46th St. — the same development that’s …
Hit & run on Ballard Bridge
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 …
Not the most popular sight in Ballard
Condos now selling at NoMa, says this sign, which was spinning and bouncing around on the corner of Market and Leary on Sunday.
Thousands in Ballard attend caucus
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, …
‘Can you say traffic jams?’
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 …