Yikes! A Ballard family says they discovered a black widow spider in a bag of red grapes they bought at our neighborhood Fred Meyer. “I was washing the grapes with my hand and saw something crawling around,” Iris Hagemann told SeattlePI.com. The family captured the spider and took it to Woodland Park Zoo, where it’s …
Just a few days ago, SDOT said the weather had delayed reopening Golden Gardens Drive until mid-February. But work crews are making faster-than-expected progress, and SDOT now says the roadway will reopen in just a few weeks, in mid-January. “Crews working to finish the reconstruction of the washed out area are making significant progress and …
This November, Ballard voters elected Reuven Carlyle (D) to the 36th District legislative seat. Carlyle ran on a platform of openness and transparency with the goal of becoming a “citizen legislator who listens well.” With that in mind, Carlyle has agreed to open a new and (we think) unprecedented line of communication: he’ll write about local issues right here on My Ballard and our sister blogs, encouraging your feedback and ideas. And yes, he’ll read the comments that follow. (Occasionally, we’ll invite other local leaders to write for My Ballard, as well.)
We encourage you to take advantage of this unique opportunity to engage your local legislator at a critically-important time. Without further ado, here’s Carlyle’s introductory post below, with a challenge for My Ballard readers…
Update 8:35 a.m.The snow shifted to rain late last night, melting the vast majority of the 2-4 inches of snow on the ground. Here’s a look at 15th near 80th. While the side streets still have some snow, most of the main arterial routes around Ballard are clear and wet with some slush in the …
With all the teens out on Christmas break, there’s been a surge in graffiti around the Ballard area. But one tagging is particularly disturbing: The graffiti on the sidewalk in front of Sunset Hill Park today says, in part, “All n****rs die now!” (We blurred out the N word.) “We recently relocated here from Chicago …
If someone comes to your door selling teddy bears to raise money for a little girl in need, you’re asked to get a description and call 911. Our sister site to the east, PhinneyWood, has the details on the scam. Update: Quite a few people in PhinneyWood’s comments and the forum say they’ve been hit …
Although there’s no official opening date yet, construction crews are making some progress on Ballard’s Trader Joe’s. Inside the Ballard Blocks development, Trader Joe’s is located just down from Mike’s Chili on the corner of 46th St. and 14th Ave. We took a peak inside, and the some of the displays are in place. Meanwhile, …
Updated: The forecast was one of those “zero to two inch” varieties, which is an easy way to cover all your bases as a Seattle weather forecaster. We saw zero snow, as did just about everywhere else, but the possibility of some spotty snow showers remains through tonight. A shot of the Olympics from Shilshole …
The Goodwill on 8th Ave. and 65th has been especially busy today, accepting electronics along with its usual donations. It’s all part of E-Cycle Washington, a new program that kicked off on January 1st that provides free recycling of computer CPUs, televisions, monitors and laptops. Goodwill is one of the collection points, and electronics manufacturers …
PhinneyWood has the story of Miles Murphy, the UW student dressed in a German military uniform who was shot and killed by police yesterday. A history buff, Murphy worked at the Red Mill on Phinney Ridge, and many of his co-workers question the police department’s response.
My Ballard reader Padraic sent us an email this morning explaining that workers are disassembling the interior of Austin Cantina on 24th Ave. Sure enough, we stopped by, and it looks like the Tex Mex restaurant has closed for good. A worker told us that other businesses are looking at the space. The tables are …
We read in comments recently (our apologies, we don’t remember who posted it) that the snow plows and sanders had inadvertently eliminated a lane from the Aurora Bridge. Today, we drove over the bridge and snapped a photo: Going in either direction, the reflectors and lines separating the second and third lanes have vanished. We …