Jesse Harris was a 17-year-old Ballard High student when he made his first feature film, Living Life. Now at 23 he’s running one of the largest youth film festivals in […]
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The Snuggie pub crawl is coming
This Friday get ready for a pub crawl with a twist: everyone must wear a Snuggie (or a Slanket or any other blanket with sleeves.) One night Sheena Kalso went […]
BHS marching band entertains the neighborhood
The Ballard High School band marched up and down East Ballard streets this evening, practicing for the Norwegian Constitution Day parade. The practice march is an annual tradition and a […]
Ballard gets another sushi restaurant
Ballard is getting its fourth new sushi restaurant in less than a year. Himitsu Sushi and Grill is replacing the Quiznos at 15th & 65th. We talked with Song, the […]
Ballard Corners Park weighs ‘corner store’ options
Ballard Corners Park on 17th Ave. and 62nd St. is coming together! Silver sent us this photo of the “living room furniture” which is nearly complete. It might look soft […]
Clip some coupons on My Ballard
The economy has turned many of us into coupon-clippers, so we’ve created a coupon page with discounts and freebies at a few Ballard-area businesses. Just print and clip. We’ll be […]
Update: Talks continue over homeless shelter
Update: Pastor Steve Grumm says the talks continue with SHARE to house the homeless shelter at Calvary Lutheran Church. The SeattlePI.com reported Sunday night, which we originally linked from this […]
Guerrilla art mysteriously appears on 14th Ave.
You may have noticed the new metal artwork in the center median of 14th Ave. It’s at 58th St., where volunteers with the 14th Avenue Visioning Project recently created the […]
Celebrating Record Store Day with ‘Say Hi’
We dropped by Sonic Boom Records today to check out a live performance by Ballard’s own “Say Hi,” one of several events celebrating Record Store Day. “Say Hi” is Eric […]
An update on Ballard’s newest park
A work party spruced up Ballard’s new park on 9th Ave. NW near 70th. They pulled weeds, trimmed hedges and laid down a ton of mulch. And had some fun, […]
Nearby: Fred Meyer, jail, zoo, Peet’s Coffee
A few recent stories of interest from our nearby neighborhoods: – Greenwood Fred Meyer wants to become “super store” with groceries – New jail may come to Interbay, but new […]
Shopping local on Record Store Day
Sonic Boom Records on Market Street is celebrating the 2nd annual Record Store Day on Saturday to encourage people to shop local. Ten percent of gross sales will be donated […]
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