We reported last week that Ballard High “sheltered in place” after someone spotted a man with a silver handgun nearby. He was never found. Three days later, according to a police report posted by the Seattle 911 Blog, officers responded to the school a second time after students were overheard talking about a gun. Police …
The sign in the window at Mandrakes antiques at Market and 24th says it all: After 19 years in the antiques business, owner Craig Keister is calling it quits. “When I put the sign in the window I was in tears,” he told KING 5, explaining the holidays were the worst in recent memory. “It …
My Ballard reader Paul sent us this note about an incident on Wednesday: In the middle of the afternoon, a man (white, shaved head, 5’ 8-10, early 30s) knocked on our door despite the “no soliciting” sign. He claimed to be from Comcast and asked if we wanted to sign up for cable TV. There …
A little recent news from our nearby neighborhoods: Magnolia: Home for sale features blue carpet, walls and ceilings throughout Queen Anne: Three businesses burglarized by a crook with a power saw Phinney and Greenwood: Lots of houses suddenly go on sale
Exclusive: Months after the controversial demolition of the landmark Denny’s building, the developer of a new condo-retail project at the 15th Ave. and Market St. site says they have no money to begin construction. “There is zero financing right now. Institutional, private, you name it, there’s none,” said Rhapsody Partners’ Katie Vance at the Ballard …
Today is the last day to vote for Amazon Fresh. Since January 6th, Amazon Fresh has let people vote for which zip code they should come to next. As of their last update, the Ravenna neighborhood was in the lead with 35% of the vote, followed by Ballard’s 98117 zip with 28% of the vote. …
As the New York Times reported a few weeks ago, construction superintendent Barry Martin said he planned to sell Edith Macefield’s old home. But according to a new story by KOMO 4, Martin says he’s not quite ready yet. “As soon as something happens to it, that means closure and I don’t know that I’m …
The lane lines on the Aurora Bridge that disappeared during the snowstorm, creating plenty of confusion, are being re-painted today (Wednesday). Seattle Department of Transportation crews are closing one lane in the northbound direction this morning and will move to the southbound lanes later on. Crews plan to be off the roadway by 3 p.m. …
The Seattle Weekly’s Hannah Levin has bestowed a great honor upon the Ballard music institution Sunset Tavern. “While anticipation for the Crocodile’s re-opening (currently projected for late February) builds, it’s becoming more evident to me all the time that they’ll have a great deal of work to do if they want to regain the space’s …
Every few months — just like this last week — we discover a new phone book or two on our front porch. “Ballard just received new Verizon phone books, which for me went right into the recycle bin,” wrote My Ballard reader Steve, who said he canceled delivery of Verizon as well as Ballard’s other …
The governor has made it official: construction will begin on the $4.24 billion deep-bored tunnel in 2011, opening to drivers in 2015. And now the official reaction is coming in. “As representatives of the 36th Legislative District, we applaud this decisive action for how it will enhance the city and entire region,” said Sen. Jeanne …
KJ emailed us to let us know that the big blue mailboxes on the corners of 67th St. and 10th Ave. and 63rd and 11th will be removed next week. According to Ernie Swanson, spokesman for the post office, a “volume density study” is conducted on mailboxes over a two week period. If there are …