Anita’s, The Traveler coming to Ballard
If you’ve been wondering about those two empty spaces next to The Dish on Leary just east of 8th, two new signs have appeared with the answers. On the corner, …
Fremont
News and events for Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood.
Sasquatch prefunk, Ballard band CD release
As you may know, this weekend is the Sasquatch Music Festival at the Gorge featuring headliners R.E.M., Modest Mouse, Death Cab for Cutie and The Cure. To get things rolling, …
Fender bender on Aurora Bridge
An accident on the Aurora Bridge backed up northbound traffic all the way to Belltown this evening. We snapped this photo on the way home to Ballard…
Big turnout for Bike to Work Day
Ballard bicyclists represented this morning during Bike To Work Day. Before 7:45 a.m., volunteers had counted more than 360 cyclists going by a commute station behind Hales Ales in Frelard. …
Fremont Classic pizzeria replaced by Rialto
Rialto Pasta Bar & Grill has moved into the space occupied for years by The Fremont Classic Pizzeria and Trattoria on Fremont Avenue. A couple months ago a sign went up saying the restaurant …
The Aurora Bridge speed trap
Seattle motorcycle cops are back at it today at the north end of the Aurora Bridge, catching northbound speeders. We see them there a few times a month — the …
Rash of car prowls in Fremont
We scan the Seattle Police reports every few days, and over the last week we’ve seen a good dozen or so car prowls in the Fremont area alone. No particular …
Microsoft bus now coming to Ballard, Fremont
The Microsoft Connector bus, which shuttles Microsoft employees to Redmond, is now serving Ballard and Fremont. The buses come equipped with WiFi, of course. Service began on Monday.
Zillow home values hold in North Seattle
The real estate site Zillow released a map today that shows the changes in home values (as calculated by Zillow) over the last year. If I’m reading the map correctly, …
Streetcar proposed for Ballard, Fremont
The Seattle Department of Transportation is proposing four new streetcar lines, including one that stretches to Ballard through Fremont. It would extend from the existing South Lake Union line, run …
Traffic cameras coming to Fremont Bridge
When you look at the available Seattle-area traffic cameras, it’s pretty easy to see our area of town is sans icons on the map. That’s about to change when traffic cameras on …
Fremont wants to move city dump
The Fremont Neighborhood Council plans to appeal the city’s decision to rebuild and expand the city dump on 34th St., reports Slog. “They want to reconstruct the facility without considering …