Over the last few weeks, volunteers with the Fremont Arts Council have been thinning out an art storage area under the Ballard Bridge. If you look through the fence, you can see relics of former Solstice Parades, Trolloween, the Moisture Festival and Circus Contraption. We found Maque daVis with the Fremont Arts Council under the …
We’re constantly adding new restaurants to the Ballard restaurant guide. Thai Siam, Restaurante Michoacan and Bastille are all new to the list. If you’ve tried them, please rate them and leave a review. Don’t see a restaurant? Email us at tips@myballard.com and we’ll add it.
Get ready for a sweet treat at tonight’s ArtWalk (.pdf). The Parfait ice cream truck will be parked along 22nd Ave NW in front of Venue to help celebrate the boutique’s 4th anniversary. As we wrote last month, Parfait serves organic artisan ice cream made from scratch. Sounds like a delicious way to spend a …
Bastille Cafe and Bar (French) BastilleSeattle.com 5307 Ballard Ave NW (map) 206-453-5014 KOMO News: “Galusha has created a menu that’s a virtual snapshot of Parisian cafe favorites.” PatMyButter.com: “Impressively enough, all of the greens and herbs used in the restauant come from the 4,500 square food rooftop garden.” [ratings]
Thai Siam (Thai) ThaiSiamRestaurant.com 8305 15th Ave NW (map) 206-783-3668 The Stranger: “A favorite Thai restaurant, with unique dishes you may not find anywhere else. Delicious!” Urban Spoon user review: “I’ve been coming to thai Siam for years and Ive never had a bad experience! ” [ratings]
Restaurante Michoacan (Mexican) 8311 15th Ave NW (map) (206) 789-6933 Yelp user review: “Maybe a tad bland at times, but this has become a new favorite. I find it intriguing and would like to order more options. I like it as a family neighborhood place. Good salsa and margaritas, reasonably priced.” [ratings]
The city has approved the land use application for Rhapsody Partners to move ahead with Market Street Landing, the large condo-retail project planned for the corner of 15th Ave. and Market St. Back in March, the project won approval from the Design Review Board after making several modifications. Now the Department of Planning and Development …
Some interesting stories from our nearby neighborhoods… – Queen Anne dog, Rosie, recovering from vicious raccoon attack – Magnolia coffee shop takes on Starbucks with bumper sticker – New lunch spot opening along Burke-Gilman in Fremont – Golden pheasant appears in tree on Phinney Ridge (photos)
On any given day you can find many kids (and kids at heart) skating in the Ballard skate bowl. Just last month there was a skateboarding showdown at the bowl. It’s obviously a popular sport and so are the movies about it, which got the wheels turning for a new film festival debuting in Seattle …
New real estate data released this week shows signs of improvement, and one real estate broker is calling the Ballard housing market “hot” compared to a year ago. “I’ve been involved in a handful of multiple-offer transactions in Ballard in the past month, with one home receiving 9 offers on the first weekend it went …
A group of concerned citizens gathered at the Ballard Library last night for a follow-up meeting about crime in the three central Ballard Parks. Two months ago, Parks Superintendent Tim Gallagher created the exclusion zone for Ballard Commons, Bergen Place Park and Marvin’s Garden. And last night he announced, “I really think it’s working.” Seattle …
The much-anticipated wood fired pizza spot at 1415 NW 70th is almost open. Delancey is having their soft opening this week and will be officially open for business next Wednesday. Anticiplate went there for dinner and tweeted, “@Delanceyseattle was fabulous. Dough was perfect. We had Margarita and Anchovy and Zuchinni. Wine list was flawless too.” …