At the beginning of the month, The Seattle Preschool Program (SPP) Implementation was passed unanimously by the Seattle City Council. The Department of Education and Early Learning (DEEL) selected only a handful of preschools to provide high-quality preschool services come September; of their selected locations is North Ballard’s Creative Kids (10525 3rd Ave NW). Mayor Ed […]
Category: Fremont
News and events for Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood.
Donations collection for puppy mill dogs
Seattle Natural Veterinary Center at 65th and 8th Ave. here in Ballard is taking donations to help out the more than 600 dogs that have been rescued from suspected puppy mills in Skagit and Snohomish counties last month. All donations will be given to Saving Pets One at a Time (SPOT), a rescue organization in […]
Icy snow blankets area, school start delayed
A thin layer of crunchy, compact snow and ice is covering the area, especially East Ballard, Sunset Hill and Crown Hill. Seattle Public Schools are running two hours late, there’s no kindergarten, Head Start or door-to-door programs today as well. 6:32 a.m. update: If you’re a Microsoftie, or otherwise heading to work on the Eastside, […]
The debate continues: Frelard or Balmont?
Earlier this year we put the question to you – Is the gray area between Fremont and Ballard considered Frelard or Balmont? Today in the Seattle Times, they ask local businesses where they think they are. Anita’s Crepes (opening soon) says they’re in Ballard while right next door at the Traveler, they claim Fremont. According […]
Burglars hit multiple Fremont businesses
Blue Flavor, a web and mobile design company based in Fremont, is one of several businesses that have been burglarized since the beginning of the year. In fact they’ve been broken into three times — the last two burglaries occurring within three days of each other in late August. “An alarm system alone is clearly […]
Two-story house moves across Fremont
A little after 2 a.m., a house pulled out of its parking spot on Palatine Ave. in Fremont and headed to its new home ten blocks away. Literally. As you might imagine, it was a slow, painstaking process. The truck moved only a couple miles per hour, and it stopped every few feet as crews […]
Our latest blog, FremontUniverse.com
We’ve received many emails over the last few months from our Fremont readers about expanding to their neighborhood. So we’ve launched FremontUniverse.com for the Center of the Universe. We’ll continue to post the occasional Fremont story on My Ballard, but everything else will go on Fremont Universe. And if you see something happening in Fremont, […]
Boutique switch-a-roo in Ballard, Fremont
If you look in the windows of what used to be Olivine along Ballard Ave., you’ll see bare floors and empty walls. The popular boutique in Old Ballard closed late last month. The owner moved to Fremont and just opened a new shop called Show Pony on 36th St. And now a Fremont boutique is […]
A dumpster-free Fremont? Maybe.
To curb drug use, drug dealings and other crime in alleys, Mayor Greg Nickels is proposing a dumpster-free downtown. Starting in the spring, the downtown area may test a program that will replace trash bins with colored plastic bags for recycling and waste. The plan is to then expand to other neighborhoods such as Fremont. […]
Starbucks officially unveils the Clover
Up until now, Starbucks was silently testing the Clover in three Seattle stores. Now, the Ballard-made specialty coffee machine is available in ten local Starbucks stores — but not in Ballard, Fremont, Phinney Ridge or Greenwood. (The closest are in Green Lake and Queen Anne.) If you want Clover coffee in Ballard, Aster on 24th […]
Fremont Oktoberfest tickets on sale
Fremont Oktoberfest is quickly approaching (it’s in September, not October, you know), and advance tickets have gone on sale. This year, there are a few new twists to Fremont’s annual event including the Miss Buxom contest (“all contestants must be dressed up in funky, fun German attire”) and the BMX keg jump. Sounds like a […]
Fremont house saved, to be moved 10 blocks
That former bed-and-breakfast on Palatine in Fremont will be saved from demolition crews and moved to a new lot. Musician Steven Flynn scrambled to secure the financing and permits to move the home 10 blocks away. He’s tearing down his small, flimsy home on the lot to make room for the new arrival. The developers […]
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