‘The Dray’ coming to 65th
The stretch of 65th between 8th and 3rd Avenues has been going through a restaurant renaissance recently, with the addition of Tigertail and Il Giardino in the past few months. In the …
Phinney Ridge-Greenwood
News and events for Seattle’s Phinney Ridge and Greenwood neighborhoods.
Night closures at Fremont Bridge
As they’ve been doing for quite some time now, work crews will close the Fremont Bridge from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m., Monday-Thursday of next week to continue to “upgrade …
Phinney group prepares to buy school building
The Phinney Neighborhood Association, which has leased the old John B. Allen School since 1981, is getting ready to make an offer to buy the buildings from the Seattle School …
Help name this baby gorilla
I know we’re going a little zoo crazy here on My Ballard, but who can resist posting a photo of a cute baby gorilla? The Woodland Park Zoo is kicking …
Woodland Park Zoo carousel temporarily closing
If you’re planning on taking the kiddies for a spin on the Woodland Park Zoo‘s carousel, know that it’s going to be closed March 3-14 for maintenance, according to a …
Big wine taste Saturday on The Ridge
The Phinney Neighborhood Association is putting on its big annual wine taste Saturday evening at 730 p.m. If you like vino, this event is a great one with 10 tastes …
Overheard at Woodland Park Zoo
We decided to drive up the hill to visit Woodland Park Zoo. The rare Sumatran tiger was feeling restless, darting back and forth, giving the crowd a good show. That’s …
Closing the book on the Couth Buzzard
After 20 years on Phinney Ridge, Couth Buzzard Books is closing, according to the owners, who say they lost their lease for the used book store. A hunt for affordable …
Eclipse, maybe meteor debris Wednesday
Not only is there a lunar eclipse happening Wednesday night, the Department of Defense could shoot down that errant satellite near Hawaii around the same time, opening up the possibility …
Push to keep Crown Hill School building public
The Crown Hill Project is aiming to buy the Crown Hill School to keep the building and surrounding grounds available to the public.  Here’s an early sketch that includes a skate park, …
Tree limb comes down on Phinney Ridge car
Strong winds sent a big tree limb crashing down on a pickup truck at 6241 Palatine Ave. N. on Phinney Ridge this afternoon. Fortunately, no one was hurt, although we’re …
No snow this time
Despite forecasts that we could see as much as 3-4 inches of new snow, Western Washington was spared another bout this morning. We peeked outside a couple times throughout the …