Urban Earth Nursery, a Fremont plant store staple since 1997, will close its doors at the end of October. The nursery is closing because the Fremont Dock Company has sold the nursery property at 1051 N. 35th St. to a residential developer planning to build housing on the adjacent lots. Co-owner and lead gardener Tan …
A free, self-paced walking event, the Phinney, Fremont, and Ballard Fall Frolic, will take place on October 19. The nearly 10-mile route will explore Phinney Ridge, Fremont, and Ballard, with stops at the Fremont Market, the Ballard Farmers Market, and Golden Gardens. The fall frolic follows in the footsteps of other recent long-distance walks organized …
Ballard Sip and Ship (1752 NW Market St) will close its doors on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2025, after 23 years in the neighborhood. Owners Diana and Steven Naramore said they’re closing because the building will soon be redeveloped. While the Naramores hoped to find another location in Ballard, they were unable to secure a …
Kathy Casey Food Studios at 5130 Ballard Ave NW closed recently. The Food Studios opened 27 years ago as a consulting and creative agency specializing in food, beverage, and hospitality concept development. Seattle chef and mixologist Kathy Casey is widely recognized as a pioneer of the “bar-chef” movement, blending culinary techniques with cocktail craft. Beyond …
The Ballard women’s sports bar Rough & Tumble is getting ready to open its second location in Columbia City. Owner Jen Barnes opened Rough & Tumble in Ballard in December 2022, at 5309 22nd Ave NW in the former Sawyer Space. The new location will occupy the longtime home of Columbia City Ale House, on …
Seattle Strength & Performance (SSP) is expanding to Ballard this fall with the opening of its fourth gym at 6410 32nd Ave NW in Sunset Hill. The new studio is scheduled to open in mid-October 2025. View this post on Instagram A post shared by SSP Ballard (@seattlesp_ballard) The company already operates gyms in Queen …
Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) will update racquet court hours at Gilman Playground starting September 15, 2025, and launch an open-play pickleball pilot at Green Lake East on October 1. At Gilman Playground—as well as Laurelhurst Playfield and Mt. Baker Park—courts will be open from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. on weekdays and 9 a.m. …
Happy Crab Boiling Seafood is opening its new Ballard location today at 6135 Seaview Ave NW, the former site of Anthony’s. Happy Crab will hold a soft opening on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025, from 4 to 10 p.m. Hours for the soft opening will be Monday through Thursday from 4 to 10 p.m., Friday and …
Larsen’s Bakery (8000 24th AVE NW), a Ballard-area staple for Scandinavian pastries since 1974, has new ownership. Brenda Gage and her husband, a pilot for Alaska Airlines, purchased both the bakery and its building from the original owner, Poul Larsen, for $4.6 million in late August. Larsen’s and two other businesses are operating in the …
New school zone safety cameras will be activated this month near schools around Seattle, including one on 3rd Ave NW near Greenwood Elementary and another on Fremont Ave N near BF Day Elementary. The speed cameras are part of the Seattle Department of Transportation’s (SDOT) expansion of its Safe Routes to School program. SDOT says …
A new cafe is opening up soon at 6420 24th Ave NW: It’s called Cloudy Cafe, an Indonesian-inspired bakery. “Think of freshly brewed coffee, baked goods, treats, breakfast, lunch, with an Indonesian twist,” owner and pastry chef Dionne Himmelfarb said in a recent post about the opening. Himmelfarb told My Ballard she plans to serve …
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell is calling on Sound Transit to control costs and keep the Ballard and West Seattle light rail extensions on schedule, despite the agency projecting a cost increase of up to $30 billion across its voter-approved expansion program. At an August 28 Sound Transit Board meeting, officials reported that cost estimates for …