As planned, SDOT has begun installing pay parking meters in Fremont. The electronic meters cover 70 parking spots in Fremont’s business core — the first paid parking to come to the neighborhood — and new parking restrictions are taking effect in surrounding streets. Fremont Universe has the details.
A large crowd packed Calvary Lutheran Church on Thursday night to hear about a controversial plan to move an emergency shelter of 20 homeless men into the vacant facility as early as this Saturday. Our Redeemer’s Pastor Steve Grumm, whose church merged with Calvary Lutheran last year, led the discussion with neighbors and 7 members …
Updated: A woman walking her dog at Golden Gardens Park Thursday morning discovered a body face down the sand at Meadow Point, Seattle Police say. Detectives first treated the death as suspicious, but the medical examiner’s office has since ruled it a suicide. She was a 34-year-old woman.
Just a reminder that neighbors near Calvary Lutheran Church on 23rd Ave. and 70th St. are invited to attend a public meeting tonight about a homeless shelter that’s moving into the facility. The meeting begins at the church at 7 p.m., and the SHARE shelter is expected to open as early as this Saturday.
9 a.m. update: About an inch of snow fell between 4 and 6 a.m., delaying Seattle Public Schools by two hours and throwing a wrench into the morning commute. Most of Ballard’s roadways remain clear, but My Ballard readers reported numerous delays with Metro buses in the neighborhood. “The 46 never showed up and the …
Hollywood Video on 15th just south of Market is closing. The liquidation sale started today. Everything in the store is currently 20% off the sticker price as they try to sell everything before the March 26th closing date. (Thanks Benton for the tip!)
Ballard’s newest sushi restaurant is one step closer to opening. Brown paper still covers the windows, but the sign is now up at O’Shan Sushi on 24th Ave NW. This will be the third sushi restaurant to open in Ballard since September. Shiku opened first along Ballard Ave, followed by Moshi Moshi which opened earlier …
In last week’s batch of police reports, we discovered two cases of stolen lawn statues in Ballard. And this week, My Ballard reader sjblackford says someone stole a concrete gargoyle waterspout named “Spewie” (pictured) from the end of their driveway on 8th Ave. “It was attached very securely and ‘permanently,’” she said in an email. …
In May of last year, a fire at Malena’s Tacos on 56th St. sent customers running, gutted the kitchen and left behind smoke and water damage. After a long restoration, the restaurant reopened this week. Malena’s opened on Monday and is offering 50% off on every order through Wednesday. (Thanks everyone for letting us know!)
My Ballard reader MGHart emailed us wondering why the Ballard High School flag is currently flying at half staff. We called the school and found out the Governor has ordered all state agencies to lower their flags today to honor a state worker who died last Thursday. Erik Anderson was an instructor at Spokane Community …
We noticed on a drive around Ballard the other night that dozens of streetlights are burned out, and today our fellow neighborhood news site West Seattle Blog reports that Seattle City Light has a huge backlog of 3,500 burned out lights across the city. “There are many more trouble streetlights reported this time of year, …
The traffic light at 8th and Market has given many drivers headaches recently. Deborah Young was among several drivers to complain about the left turn arrow. “On a good day maybe two vehicles can make the turn, three if you push it into the yellow light. I’ve seen vehicles backed up eight deep trying to …