You can expect quite the show in Old Ballard tonight as Honk Fest West returns with “radical marching bands” from 5 states and Canada. “The streets, cafes, & pubs of Ballard and Georgetown will be overflowing with the lively sound of horn players and drummers from more than a dozen street bands,” explains the website, …
Five small-scale projects to improve the neighborhood have been given the green light. At last month’s Ballard District Council meeting we learned that 40 of 160 applications for the Neighborhood Projects Funds (NPF) came from Ballard. The following projects were unanimously approved at last night’s Ballard District Council meeting. They are listed here in priority …
Ballard High School principal Phil Brockman has won theThomas B. Foster Award for Excellence, which will bring $50,000 to the school. The award is given each year to a secondary school principal who shows outstanding leadership. Brockman, who has been principal since 2004, was surprised this morning with the award. He is recognized for his …
Ballard resident Jim Broumley is taking on a monster of a project — to create an archive of the Ballard Locks and Carl English Gardens from scratch. Jim thinks there are nearly 3,000 uncataloged photos and slides. By the end of summer, Jim wants to inventory all photo collections, documents, and artifacts. His plan is …
It’s been nearly one year since Sunset Bowl closed (April 13, 2008), but the 25,000 square foot building still stands on the corner of 14th and Market. Last October we got to see the development that could replace the old bowling alley. Later this month the developer will be back in front of the Design …
Concerned neighbors delivered a petition to a top parks official Wednesday night in an effort to combat “an incredible increase of drug trafficking” at Bergen Place and Marvin’s Garden. “We have very heavy daily use of drinking, drugs and sexual behavior,” said one of the neighbors, who asked not to be identified. “It’s not a …
Ballard’s newest restaurant, Plaka Estiatorio held its grand opening to a packed house on Wednesday night. As you may surmise from the name, this is a Greek restaurant (“Plaka” is an Athens neighborhood and “Estiatorio” means restaurant). It’s located next to Uma on 20th Ave. near 54th St. Plaka Estiatorio’s menu features third-generation family specialties …
King County Prosecutors filed a second-degree kidnapping charge today, the Seattle Times reports, against a man who lives at a senior apartment complex in Ballard. According to the SeattlePI.com, Robert Steiner Jr., 65, is accused of leading a 5-year-old boy away from his family while at Pike Place Market on Monday before his mother went …
If the recent sunny streak has you itching to use your green thumb, check out the Carl English botanical garden at the Locks. There are only three paid staff that maintain the gardens, the rest of the work is done by volunteers. Jim emailed us, “My wife and daughter both volunteer two days a week …
The city has conditionally approved an application to subdivide a huge parcel of land along Salmon Bay, clearing the way for plans to build office buildings along the Ballard waterfront. The property is located at 5301 Shilshole Ave., just south of the old Yankee Diner, and spans nearly 11 acres. The plan is to subdivide …
The Taproot Theatre (204 N. 85th St) is offering Ballardites a 2-for-1 deal to come see Tuesdays with Morrie this Friday evening. The special offer coincides with Art Up Greenwood-Phinney Art Walk and the Seattle Summer Streets event. The show starts at 8 p.m. Just ask for your “Art Walk 2-for-1” ticket when calling the …
Adams Elementary kids spent their recess today chanting, “Saw! Saw!” as they watched their monkey bars get sawed off and their old playground dismantled. It’s no wonder the kids are excited. Once the old equipment is gone, there’s room for the new equipment to be installed. Volunteers will be installing the new playground toys the …