Updated: After ten years in the neighborhood, Archie McPhee closed its doors for the last time in Ballard on Thursday evening. They’ve worked for weeks moving a bazillion little quirky toys to their new Wallingford location. Thursday they gave away a bunch of doodads that were left over from the move. They’ll reopen at their …
This is no surprise to us, but Men’s Journal names Ballard one of America’s best neighborhoods in the West. They write, “Despite a decade of buzz, Ballard still feels unspoiled. The same dive bars host the same music; the tasty ex-brothel pizza joint still has tables open. And it’s still got plenty of adventure: 16,000 …
Now that the 2009 legislative session is over the 36th District lawmakers are holding a town hall meeting to talk about issues affecting the 36th District. Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles, Rep. Mary Lou Dickerson and Rep. Reuven Carlyle will host the meeting to provide an overview of the session and what future steps our state should …
Those burned out street lights may get fixed this summer. Mayor Greg Nickels has authorized $2.1 million for maintenance crews to catch up with all the outages, according to the Seattle PostGlobe. The online news site says that skyrocketing energy prices have forced a cutback on overtime, which has resulted in a month-and-a-half waiting period …
After seven years in Ballard, Abraxus Books is telling customers that they’re planning to move to lower Queen Anne. An employee tells us that the store will be moving to 524 1st Ave N at the beginning of next month, although the owner tells us that no date has been set. Abraxus has been in …
Pennies really do add up, and the kids at Adams Elementary are living proof. The Penny Harvest ended on December 1 of last year, and now the money has been donated. Students at Adams collected 700 pounds of coins or about $1,000. For the past few months, the “Powerful Penny People” (the Penny Harvest leaders …
A few recent stories from our surrounding neighborhoods… – West Woodland students and parents rally against school layoffs – Maintenance work scheduled over the next few days on Fremont Bridge – Photos from American Legion’s Memorial Day services at Fort Lawton – The first farmer’s market of the season kicks off in Magnolia
Update: If you drove by Edith Macefield’s old home just after 9 this morning, you saw a big bundle of balloons soaring above it. Turns out, it was a publicity stunt for the Disney movie “Up,” which is about an elderly man who flees the encroaching city by soaring away — inside his house — …
Jeff and Arlene are downsizing. Big time. The couple is building a “mini-mobile cottage” and looking for somewhere to live once they move to Seattle in a few months when Jeff starts as a PhD student at UW. “This home is our experiment in voluntary simplicity, leaving less of a carbon footprint, using green building …
School start times could be moved up by 10 to 15 minutes starting next school year. Based on feedback from teachers, principals and families, school district staff is proposing the changes. “Making these start/end time changes will ensure that all elementary students are picked up and dropped off during daylight hours,” a release from Seattle …
Seattle Public Schools announced last week that it needed to lay off more than 150 teachers and staff to help adjust for an estimated $34 million budget shortfall. Today, we’ve learned from the school district that 21 total teachers and staff at Ballard-area schools have been let go. Here’s the breakdown: Ballard High School was …
A burger place called The Counter is coming to Ballard Blocks this fall. The Counter is best known in California, seen here in Santa Monica. You sit down, grab a clipboard and “build your own gourmet burger” with 312,120 different combinations to choose from. The Counter establishments also have a full bar. This is the …