Gas Works Park renovations underway
The City has started on a number of renovations at Gas Works Park, including building a new comfort station and improving ADA features to several areas of the park. Earlier …
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Encampment fire damages Albert Lee Appliance
An encampment fire on Tuesday afternoon spread to Albert Lee Appliance, causing some damage to the store. Seattle Fire responded to the fire at 4 p.m. on Tuesday at the …
Inaugural Ballard Cocktail Trail kicks off in December
A new event is coming to Ballard this winter: The Ballard Cocktail Trail is happening on Dec. 9 all over downtown Ballard. The Ballard Alliance is launching the Ballard Cocktail …
45th Annual Julefest coming up this weekend at the National Nordic Museum
This weekend, the National Nordic Museum will be hosting its 45th Annual Julefest celebration. Julefest: A Nordic Christmas Celebration will be held Nov. 19 and 20 at the National Nordic …
Volunteers help paint a new mural for Ballard VFW
A group of volunteers helped paint a brand new mural for the side of the Ballard VFW. The mural painting was part of a Veterans Day event at the VFW. …
Alebrijes Kitchen opens in Crown Hill on NW 85th St
A new Mexican restaurant, Alebrijes Kitchen, has opened in Crown Hill at 850 NW 85th Street in the former Four Spoons Cafe location. Marcos de la Cadena of the former …
Turkish restaurant Hamdi opens reservations for November and fully books out in two hours
The much-anticipated Turkish restaurant Hamdi opened up reservations for the month of November this week and booked up fully for the month. Owners Berk Güldal and Katrina Schult announced their …
Luna’s Landing Dog Care to open on NW Market St
A local dog training and boarding business is moving into Ballard: Luna’s Landing Dog Care is taking over the former Ballard Liquor and El Taco Loco location on the corner …
10th Annual Freakout Festival to take over Ballard this weekend
The 10th Annual Freakout Festival is back for 2022, set to take over music venues all weekend long. The Freakout Festival (21+) will be Nov. 10-13th at six different Ballard …
Ballard Bridge/15th Ave paving project and seismic retrofitting to start in 2023
The project to repave the Ballard Bridge and 15th Ave W/NW is rolling ahead with plans to start construction next summer. SDOT says they’ve reached the 60% design milestone on …
BHS Wind Ensemble to perform with Navy Band Northwest next week
The Ballard High School Wind Ensemble will share the stage with the Navy Band Northwest on Nov. 10. The performance—to be held at the Earl Kelley Performing Arts Center—will begin …
Ballard FC to host inaugural community World Cup Tournament this month
Local soccer team Ballard FC is getting ready to host the inaugural World Cup Tournament in Interbay this month. Ballard FC, which just wrapped up its first season as a …