Ballard seems to have some pretty good eats. Smokin’ Petes was recently named one of the best bbq joints, now a burger shack is getting national attention. Lunchbox Laboratory is on the list of “America’s Top-Rated Burgers” by epicurious.com. The food site asked critics to pick their “local hamburger heaven” and describe the sandwich in …
The Seattle Department of Transportation crews will close the westbound left lane of Holman Road Bridge over 8th Ave NW from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. tomorrow. During the closure, crews will repair an expansion joint.
Safety at Bergen Place, Marvins Garden and Ballard Commons Park has been a topic of discussion this year. Back in June, Seattle Parks Superintendent Tim Gallagher announced that he has approved an exclusion zone for the three parks. Tonight there is a follow-up community meeting sponsored by the Parks Department. The meeting will be held …
A small group of Ballard residents joined Rep. Reuven Carlyle for a conversation over coffee this morning. Hot topics included public safety, parking, public transportation, the tunnel and the “missing link” of the Burke Gilman trail. “Let’s get this out of the courts,” Reuven said about the lawsuit filed by a group of Ballard businesses …
Seattle Magazine has published its updated list of the best Seattle neighborhoods, and it wasn’t kind to Ballard, ranking it #34. Sunset Hill did better, scoring #24 on the list, and Crown Hill/Olympic Manor/Blue Ridge was ranked #32. So which neighborhood scored the highest honor? Queen Anne, followed by View Ridge, Alki/Admiral, Phinney Ridge and …
Posters of missing cats and dogs are commonplace around Ballard, but My Ballard reader Newman sent us this funny photo of a prank (or hacked) poster on 75th St. between 15th and 16th Ave. As many residents know, opossums are also commonplace in Ballard, but you certainly wouldn’t want to adopt one as a pet.
Thursday morning, 36th District Rep. Reuven Carlyle wants to hear what’s important to you. “I’m making an effort to reach out to the 130,000 people of our community to discuss issues, ideas, concerns and problems that need attention,” he tells us. Hot-button topics such as the budget, the deep-bore tunnel, education, Metro funding, jobs, health …
Seattle Department of Transportation crews are working to paint “sharrows” for bicyclists along 32nd Ave. NW. Jen emailed us last night. “At 6:30 p.m. these guys were at the 32nd and 65th intersection. Now two hours later they’ve made it up to 32nd and 71st! They are still moving up the street. Hard to believe …
With so many block parties in Ballard (take a look at the map), we jumped in the car and drove around to snap a few photos. Here on 28th and 80th, firefighters from Ladder 8 joined the party. Here’s a photo from 19th and 97th in “Upper North Beach.” Kids had a blast in the …
A truck heading westbound on Leary got stuck turning right onto 15th. Ben emailed us this picture that he took just before 6 p.m. “The truck was sort of jack knifed on a poll trying to make a right heading west on Leary. It had it’s hazard lights on. You could still get around it …
Ballard just keeps getting sweeter. Just a few weeks ago Blackbird opened their candy shop on the corner by Bergen Place Park. Now there’s another candy shop just around the corner. Duque Salon & Spa unveiled their sweet section this month. Giovanna Duque says that she’s been working on this for the last eight months …
Tonight is the annual Night Out Against Crime. Many people are shutting down the streets, pulling out the barbecues and getting to know their neighbors. Here’s a map we’ve made of different parties going on throughout Ballard. We pulled these locations from the comment thread of a previous post. If your block isn’t on here …