A new Starbucks cafe and drive-thru has opened at 999 Leary Way NW, in the former 7-Eleven and Jack-in-the-Box location. Starbucks announced plans to build a new store at that location about a year ago. The 7-Eleven and Jack in the Box closed quite a while ago, and back in 2023, a fire broke out in …
The Super Bowl is this Sunday, and there are plenty of options for watching the game in Ballard. The Seattle Seahawks will face the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LX, which starts at 3:30 p.m. PST in Santa Clara, CA. While this isn’t an exhaustive list of options, we know the following bars will …
The annual clearance shopping event featuring Ballard shops is returning this month to the Leif Erikson Hall (2245 NW 57th St). The Ballard Alliance is putting on the Ballard Hullabaloo on Feb. 27 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Feb. 28 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with over a dozen local boutiques selling …
The Ballard Lock’s large lock chamber has been emptied while crews carry out repairs on the plumbing system. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers crews dewatered the large lock on Monday so they can conduct follow-on repairs of to pump plant pipe infrastructure. The large lock will remain closed until 4 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 6. …
A new cat-only boarding hotel called Whiskers Lodge (4250 Aurora Ave N) will soon open in Fremont. Owner Kip Brookbank is opening Whiskers Lodge after a decade working at Amazon, Microsoft, and Xbox. He and his husband, John Hall, are running the lodge together. “We wanted to invest locally and build something hands-on and community-focused,” …
Over 70 Seattle restaurants, cafes, and bars—including over a dozen in Ballard—are donating a portion of their proceeds to support Minneapolis restaurants that plan to close and join a nationwide shutdown on Friday. Ballard’s Spice Waala restaurant shared the fundraiser on social media: “Some of us will have whistles at our businesses for you to …
Great news for Sunset Hill: The cocktail bar Baker’s has a new owner and will remain open. Earlier this month, Baker’s announced it would be closing at the end of January. Since the news broke, the owners say they’ve been touched by the support. “The outpouring of support over the last month has been overwhelming, …
Construction is continuing along NW Leary Way in Ballard as part of the Route 40 Transit-Plus Multimodal Corridor Project, with crews advancing utility work, sidewalk construction, and bus stop improvements near 15th Ave NW. According to the latest project update, work is underway on both sides of NW Leary Way west and east of 15th …
The Ballard SeafoodFest is returning in 2026 with a new name: It’s now called the Ballard Music & Seafoodfest. Now in its 52nd year, the festival has grown from its days as a neighborhood salmon barbecue and fundraiser into a three-day music festival. The seafood element is still front and center, but the name change …
The gift store Dippy Fun (5512 17th Ave NW) has closed its doors after two years in Ballard. Dippy Fun opened in Ballard in September 2023 and had another location in the U District, both of which are now closed. In an announcement on social media, the owners said they’re relocating outside of Washington state. …
The 8th annual Sámi Film Festival is set to return in early February with screenings both in person and online. The festival, organized by the National Nordic Museum and held at the Majestic Bay Theatres, celebrates the storytelling traditions of the Sámi, an Indigenous people from northern parts of Finland, Norway, Sweden and the Kola …
For the past several weeks, My Ballard has reported on multiple business closures in Ballard and the surrounding neighborhoods. Ballard said goodbye to local bars Waterwheel Lounge and Schooner Street at the end of 2025, Baker’s is closing at the end of January, and Copine announced its plan to close in May. The retail clothing …