The city has extended the deadline to fill out the neighborhood survey. As we wrote yesterday, Ballard/Crown Hill had filled out nearly 200 surveys. Today, our neighborhood has filled out 476. If you haven’t had a chance to complete the survey (found here,) the Planning Commission has extended the deadline until next Friday, August. 21st.
Tonight is the official opening of Delancey, the new pizza place on 70th, and it literally took blood, sweat and tears to get the place open. For the last few months, we’ve been following the progress of Brandon Pettit’s new restaurant on their often-updated Twitter page. From painting to building to making the concrete tables, …
Girls on the Run of Puget Sound is looking for women to help teach the next generation about self respect and healthy living. The local non-profit uses a running curriculum to teach 8-11 year-olds topics like body image, media awareness, nutrition, emotional health, and positive communication. They are looking for both head coaches and assistant …
Tre Norske wow’d the crowd last night while the Friends of Bergen Place harvested the lavender in the downtown park. A couple dozen people enjoyed the music and some took to the dance floor. Updated: At the end of the event, volunteers say an 70-year-old man was hit by a “punk kid” who was harassing …
Firefighters responded to a house on 85th and 6th Ave. a little after 1 a.m. Here’s a camera phone photo of firefighters on the roof of the house, which was reported as abandoned. Soon after firefighters arrived, the fire was under control. Dana Vander Houwen with Seattle Fire says that this was accidental fire caused …
Registration is now open for fall activities at our local community centers. Seattle Parks and Recreation offers everything from pre-school activities to martial arts (I almost wrote marital arts, which they don’t offer,) to athletics and gardening. The entire guide can be found here (.pdf). To sign up online you need to create a SPARC …
Ballardite Sharon walks her Golden Retriever “Katie” around the neighborhood and uses the “mutt mitts” that the city provides to clean up after her dog. Recently, the bags were removed from Loyal Heights CC and Salmon Bay Park. After emailing the city she learned that the dispensers were removed at some parks as an experimental …
The 17-year-old accused of killing Manish Melwani at the Pit Stop on July 26th pleaded ‘not guilty’ to first-degree murder charges. According to the Seattle Times, Elijah Hall was arraigned in King County Superior Court this morning. He is charged as an adult and could face 20 to 26 years in prison if convicted. Hall …
It’s starting out to be a soggy day, but forecasters are saying that we should expect showers and sunbreaks this afternoon. In celebration of “Tuesdays in Ballard,” Friends of Bergen Place will be holding a work party to week and harvest the lavender from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Bergen Place Park. Tre Norske, …
How is Ballard doing? That’s what the Seattle Planning Commission wants to know. The question was the topic of a recent meeting that discussed the decade-old neighborhood plan and is also the topic of this online survey. If this graph is any indication, Ballardites are more than willing to share their opinion. Ballard/Crown Hill is …
There are still some vacant storefronts along Market Street, but there are a few new businesses filling empty spaces. The downtown Ballard branch of BECU opened today, and the branch inside the Safeway has closed. The new BECU is right next door to Buffalo Exchange. Just to the west on Market, La Isla recently opened …
Three Girls Bakery is finally open at 6209 15th Ave NW. The sandwich and pastry shop opened this morning and the pastry case is full of fresh, mouth-watering treats. While the case is full of sweets in the morning, they’ll also be serving their popular sandwiches to the lunch crowd. They’ll be open Monday – …