The new Smith Cove Cruise ship terminal has been open just a little more than a month, and this morning maritime industry leaders from Ballard and surrounding neighborhoods took a tour of Terminal 91. The terminal has served the fishing industry for two decades, and now it’s also home to cruise ships heading to Alaska. …
This is Neapolitan pizza week and one Ballard restaurant is being honored. A delegation from the Associazionne Verace Pizza Napoletana is in town to certify seven pizza places, including Ristorante Picolinos. “This is very exciting for our establishment as being certified Napoletana is rare and very few restaurants in Seattle have the honor of this …
We’ve talked to several area business owners who say they’ve seen a rise in graffiti around downtown Ballard. Sometime overnight the historic bell tower at Marvin’s Garden on the corner of Ballard Ave and 22nd Ave NW was hit by taggers. In May, Art Olsen was handed a little red wagon with a graffiti kit. …
For the past few days beach-goers have enjoyed some pretty cool tide pools. Patricia sent us this picture of her kids checking out the exposed sea creatures. Beach Naturalists from the Seattle Aquarium were out with the crowd answering questions and doing some show-and-tell. We spoke with Belinda at the Carkeek Park Environmental Learning Center …
A deafening flock of crows swirled above an East Ballard neighborhood this morning after one of their own sparked a small power outage. Before we could make our first cup of joe this morning, a loud bang outside the My Ballard headquarters was followed by dozens of alarmed crows flying and cawing overhead. A crow …
Tuesdays in Ballard, a big campaign to get people to shop in Ballard, officially kicks off today. 71 businesses have signed up for the summer-long campaign. Each Tuesday businesses will be doing fun things at their shops. If you mention “Tuesdays in Ballard” at Ballard Brothers Seafood today you’ll get $2 off all items. They’ll …
The owner of Fremont’s George and Dragon pub is indeed expanding to Ballard. John Bayliss tells us that the new place at the corner of Market and 24th will be called “The Market Arms.” Bayliss says The Market Arms will be open this fall.
Last week we wrote about 8-year-old Nathan helping his mom raise money for the 3-day Breast Cancer walk. His lemonade stand was such a success on Thursday that he decided to set up again on Saturday. Sharon Feliciano, Nathan’s mom, wrote in the forum: Nathan raised $175! He beat his goal by almost double! That …
Portage Bay Cafe’s newest location is getting ready to open. Last fall we wrote that the popular organic cafe would be moving into the old Grace’s Kitchen location at 2821 NW Market. We heard from the owners who tell us they plan to open on July 7th. That’s two weeks from tomorrow.
As we wrote last month, Best Regards on Market is closing. Mary Hurley, the owner of the shop is still hoping to “recycle” the things she’s got. “All my neat store merchandise is 50% off, except T-shirts, sweatshirts & totes. Also I’ve still got lots of store racks and fixtures that someone might need or …
Some news from our nearby neighborhoods: – More photos of this weekend’s Fremont Fair and Solstice Parade – Zoo mural covered in graffiti again, one year after high-tech cleaning – Train hits and kills man on the tracks at Carkeek Park Saturday night – Big sidewalk project in The Village in Magnolia nearly complete
As feared, the owners of Olsen’s Scandinavian Foods announced today “with deep regret” that they’re calling it quits after 49 years in business. “The decision to close has been a difficult one,” said Reidun and Anita Endresen in a letter to customers. “As you may have heard, we have been attempting to sell within the …