The Seattle Sauna Festival, the Pacific Northwest’s first large-scale event dedicated to sauna, wellness, and community, will be held at the National Nordic Museum in Ballard on Nov. 1 and 2. The two-day event will turn the museum’s outdoor area into “sauna city,” featuring a collection of wood-fired saunas from across the region. Each sauna …
The Little Beast, the new restaurant concept from the owner of the Beast & Cleaver butchery, has been crowned “Restaurant of the Year” by Seattle Met. In its announcement, Seattle Met praised chef Kevin Smith’s ability to take a risk in a challenging year for restaurants, calling Little Beast “a fascinating restaurant unlike any other …
Editor’s note: The following story contains graphic details concerning animal cruelty that may be disturbing to some readers. King County prosecutors have charged a 20-year-old Seattle man with first-degree animal cruelty after a dog died while under his care at a Ballard kennel. According to charging documents provided by King County, Dejean Cornelius Bowens was …
Seattle police are investigating after a 53-year-old man was attacked with a machete in Ballard on Sunday night. At about 8 p.m. on Oct. 12, patrol officers responded to Swedish Medical Center in Ballard for a patient with severe injuries from an assault. The victim had several lacerations on the left side of his head, …
Seattle police are investigating a shooting in North Seattle early Tuesday morning that injured a 41-year-old man. Around 1:30 a.m., officers responded to reports of gunfire near North 86th Street and Fremont Avenue North. When they arrived, they found the victim suffering from two gunshot wounds to the back. Officers provided medical aid until Seattle …
Halloween is nearly here, which means it’s time for your Ballard Halloween neighborhood trick-or-treating map. Click here to edit the map. When it opens, click “Edit” and enter your address in the search bar on the map (note: you must be signed into a Google account to edit the map). Add any additional details you …
There’s a new bar opening this week in Ballard: Good Grief Bar opens on Thursday, Oct. 16 at 5316 Ballard Ave NW. Good Grief is taking over the space where The Greater Good used to operate before it closed in March after two years in Ballard. View this post on Instagram A post shared by …
A new boutique retail shop, Atria, is opening tomorrow, October 11, at 2607 NW Market Street. The store will specialize in art, ceramics, and vintage home goods. Atria is co-owned by local artist Jane Kidder, whose work has been featured in past Ballard ArtWalk events. “Our curated product line of handmade and small-batch homewares encourages …
Seattle police temporarily evacuated the Ballard Goodwill store on Thursday after employees reported a suspicious package in a donation bin. SPD told My Ballard that officers responded to the location at 6400 8th Ave NW and closed nearby roads as a precaution. The Seattle Police Department’s Arson/Bomb Squad was called to examine the package, which …
Mainstay Provisions will be opening a new location, with plans to operate the on-site café at the upcoming Pickle at the Palms development in Interbay. The new café will be located on the second level of the building and will overlook the indoor pickleball courts. It will be the third Mainstay Provisions location, joining existing …
The local brewery Distant West Brewing will soon shut its taproom in Ballard at 1406 NW 53rd St. Owner Greg Macaulay shared the news on Instagram, saying they’ll be serving their last beer at the taproom on October 12. “While it’s bittersweet, this is a pivot – not an ending,” he wrote. Starting on October …
The tapas restaurant Kahlo & Loyal at 5608 17th Ave NW has closed after just five months open in Ballard. Owner Sheldon Raju told My Ballard that he’s moving the restaurant to Napa. “An investor has showed interest in us and thinks we’ll do great on that side so I decided to take the chance and …