Here’s a few of the notable events happening in Ballard, Fremont and Phinney Ridge tonight and through the weekend… The Fremont First Art Walk runs this evening, 6 to 9 p.m. Among the exhibits is an exhibition featuring 22 artists’ interpretation of the old Bridge Motel and the new homes that replaced it. (Photo above …
Several My Ballard readers posted in the forum about a swarm of police activity in several areas near the Subway at 15th Ave. NW and 53rd St. late last night. “They have the street blocked off and cruisers are going around with their lights on like they are looking for someone,” said GregD. We spoke …
In late February, Hollywood Video on 15th Ave. closed up shop. A sign on the door says Mud Bay pet store will be moving in soon. Mud Bay specializes in natural pet products including 500 unique formulas of dog and cat food. If this sounds a little familiar, you may remember another locally-owned pet store …
More than 300 employees who work for the nonprofit company PATH will be moving to South Lake Union next January, the organization announced today. PATH’s global headquarters is located at the base of the Ballard Bridge, near the new Ballard Blocks development, and its staff has doubled over the last decade. PATH said it decided to move to a new environmentally-friendly Vulcan building in South Lake Union because of affordability, room for growth and closer proximity to its health and technology partners.
If you’re not familiar with PATH, its mission is to use medical technology to improve the health of people in need around the world. The press release follows below. (Thanks for the tip Hannah and Daniel!)
Great news for Madame K’s fans. A month ago, the Old Ballard restaurant said it was being sold and would close in the next month or two. But now Madame K’s tells us the sale fell through and they’re staying in Ballard — at least for the next 17 months, the time remaining on the …
If you drove by Sully’s Snowgoose Saloon on Phinney Avenue Wednesday night, you couldn’t miss this bizarre scene in the street: Yes, these are jousting bicyclists slinging pies at each other. And it’s a very popular annual tradition. PhinneyWood was there with action photos.
Swedish Medical Center in Ballard opened an innovative clinic today that aims to take a “medical home” approach to health care. Swedish says it’s the first clinic in the country to adopt the model from the ground up. Explains Local Health Guide Online: “The idea behind the medical-home model is to create a primary-care team …
Did you see Archie McPhee on KING 5? If not, watch it right here. (Photo from Archie McPhee.)
Just before 4:30 this morning, a four-year-old girl was found lost and screaming along the 8000 block of 16th Ave NW. A homeowner brought the shoeless child into their house and called 911. Police soon arrived, and they drove around the neighborhood with their sirens blaring in an attempt to find the little girl’s parents, …
Updated: You may have noticed what appears to be an April Fools prank at the empty lot at 28th and Market St. What’s that lurking in the water? Writes My Ballard reader Ronna: “A dragon is swimming in the pond of scum water left in the hole where the demolished Shell station fuel tanks used …
Last year we wrote about a development under construction on one of Ballard’s most prestigious lots: where the old Azteca restaurant used to be on Seaview, at the entrance to Salmon Bay. Several people had posted in comments explaining that the waterfront building included a marine business to meet zoning requirements, but it also featured …
Imagine the Geeky Swedes’ surprise when a busload of city officials from Sweden went to Northgate, not Ballard, to tour a new European-style development there called Thornton Place (rendering below). It was organized by Washington Swedish Consul Lars Jonsson, who also happens to be one the developers behind the project. Jonsson said he’s working on …