On Friday night, several hundred former and newly-former Seattle Post-Intelligencer employees gathered at the Ballard Elks Lodge to mark an end of an era. Party organizers had put a ban on “working press,” which would explain why we didn’t hear about it. But David Horsey, who now works for SeattlePI.com — the newspaper reborn online …
The Seattle Department of Transportation has created a new website to give drivers traffic conditions on main city streets. For the first time, that includes 15th Ave NW. The site features color-coded roadways so you can decide which route to take. You can also check the city’s traffic cameras and see where trouble spots, like …
We just returned from the Leif Erikson Lodge where a good crowd enjoyed Norwegian treats, crafts and music. It’s all part of Norwegian Cultural Heritage Day at the lodge with the theme, “Tastes of Norway.”
The event featured traditional Norwegian cooking and craft demonstrations.
Including an old-fashioned pickled herring taste off! The original Ballard sushi. A few more photos of food and entertainment follow below…
A couple quick updates to two stories from the last few days… – After our story on the “Edith Macefield’s Army” tattoos, three TV stations aired the story. Curtis at Anchor Tattoo tells us that two more people have asked about getting the tattoo — including a woman in Shoreline who lived in Ballard for …
For one hour tonight (Saturday), the World Wildlife Fund is asking people to turn off their lights for Earth Hour, a world-wide event to raise awareness about global warming. Cities around the globe will flip the switch from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. (Thanks Candice for the reminders in the forum.)
The Viking Robotics Team is taking part in a robotics competition this weekend at Key Arena with their robot named Thor. The Ballard High students will be up against 53 other teams from around the country and the world. The BHS team is made up of Freshmen and Sophomores who are interested in engineering and …
We were driving around East Ballard looking at the new spring blossoms when we noticed a big fuzzy nest high up in a tree. We looked closer and realized it was a raccoon! As we were taking pictures, one of the neighbors came out and explained the raccoon took over the crow’s nest about a …
Austin Cantina closed its doors in January, and since then Ballard’s fourth sushi spot has been moving into the restaurant space on 24th Ave near 58th St. This week, O’shan Sushi has opened for business. “We truly are a family-owned, family-operated restaurant,” explains O’shan’s new website (which is still under construction.) “We’re not the biggest …
Anxious parents waiting to hear about the Seattle Public Schools’ student assignment plan gathered Thursday night at the Ballard High library. The plan will determine which school students will attend based on their home address. Rumors have been circulating about where the lines will be drawn between Ballard and Ingraham High, so Public Schools’ Tracy …
Sgt. John Urquhart of the King County Sheriff’s Office emailed us today about the chase through Ballard yesterday. He says that after an 8-minute chase, a 44-year-old Seattle man was taken into custody. The convicted felon was driving a stolen Honda and has a suspended driver’s license in the 2nd degree. He was booked into …
If you’re curious why the flag at Ballard High School is flying at half staff today, it’s in memory of a Washington soldier who was killed in Germany. Pfc. Court D. Haugen, 23, was hit by a train on March 11th. He was an infantryman assigned to the 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment in Visleck. He …
Last week, ABC Nightline crews took over Mars Hill Church in Ballard to videotape an unusual debate: Does Satan exist? Among the debaters, Mars Hill Pastor Mark Driscoll and philosopher Deepak Chopra. “There were approximately 800 people in attendance,” Cliff Ellis from Mars Hill told My Ballard earlier this week. “It will be interesting to …