Yes, you read the headline correctly. The Seattle Seahawks Seagals will join “Deadliest Catch” captains and crew at Fishermen’s Terminal this Sunday in a fundraiser for the Fishermen’s Memorial. In […]
Short power outage near 6th Ave. station
A couple My Ballard readers said they heard a loud bang in the direction of the power substation between 6th and 8th Ave. Friday afternoon, and then the power went […]
Low tide walks this weekend
It’s another very low tide this weekend, so if you’ve ever wondered what seastars eat, why barnacles stand on their heads and how moon snails lay their eggs, ask the […]
The weekend events calendar
– Tonight (Friday) from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. is the “Third Friday art show” at the Phinney Neighborhood Association blue building. – Saturday is the 8th annual Ballard Art-in-the […]
New bike lanes on 8th Ave.
8th Ave N.W. is a busy street for cars, buses and bicyclists. There are designated bike lanes north of Market St., but when you get south of Market the bike […]
Firefighters ‘Fill the Boot’
Traffic could be a little snarled at the intersection at 15th Ave and Market St today (Friday) as firefighters raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. This is the annual […]
Robin Williams movie filming in area
A Robin Williams movie called “World’s Greatest Dad” will be in production in the Wallingford area over the next three weeks, reports the Seattle PI. But a tipster tells us […]
New cafe opening on 6th Ave.
There’s a new cafe opening across 6th Ave. NW from Sambar and Le Gourmand. The Sun Cafe has a sign on the door that says “opening soon.” The place is […]
Olsen’s Scandinavian Foods may close
A Ballard institution, Olsen’s Scandinavian Foods may close, according to one of the owners who spoke with us today. Reidun and Anita Endresen, who have owned the shop for the […]
Chalk drawings cover Bergen Place
Walking by Bergen Place, we noticed chalk writing and drawings that covered the ground from one end to the other. It even spilled out into the sidewalks. We stopped and […]
Zoo breaks ground on new penguin exhibit
The Woodland Park Zoo is hosting both the mayor and county executive today to break ground on a $6.5 million penguin exhibit. The 17,000-square-foot project, located near the west entrance, […]
Water outage in east Ballard
Updated: A water main broke along 50th St. around 7 p.m., leaving hundreds of homes in east Ballard without water or with very low water pressure. Seattle Public Utilities says […]
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