Just a day after we posted the story about Shiku Sushi moving into DiVino’s on Ballard Ave., we learn that Moshi Moshi Sushi is moving into the ground floor of […]
Bike road rage on Burke Gilman ‘missing link’
My Ballard reader Benton says he saw a road rage incident involving a pickup truck and a bicyclist along 45th St. near Fred Meyer today. That stretch of road (map […]
Still hoping for a new bowling alley
When word came down that Sunset Bowl had been bought, Jim Bristow created SaveSunsetBowl.com and gathered thousands of signatures. Then he worked to convince the new owners, AvalonBay, to incorporate […]
Olivine to close, another boutique to open
Last week we wrote about the fact that the popular boutique Olivine is closing. We spoke with the manager today who confirms the store will close in September — it […]
More questions about 15th Ave. bus lanes
The bus lanes on 15th Ave. south of the Ballard Bridge, are still causing some confusion. Last month we wrote about the “right-turn only” signs along the stretch of road. […]
Zoo mural is coming back to life
Update: We just returned from the 57th St. underpass on Phinney Ridge where workers are using a high-tech spray to remove the grey paint that covers the zoo mural. It […]
Want to buy a Thai restaurant?
According to this Craigslist posting, Thai Cafe on 20th Ave. is for sale. Thai Cafe has been in business since 1988. This would be the third restaurant in the last […]
‘Birth and Beyond’ coming to Fremont
“Birth and Beyond” has a store in Madison Park, and now they’re expanding to Fremont. We noticed these posters in the windows on Evanston, just off 36th. “Our Madison Park […]
Detours to the Ballard Bridge
We’ll all be very happy when the 15th Avenue repaving project is done. But in the meantime, the northbound on-ramps from the Nickerson/Emerson interchange to the Ballard Bridge will be […]
T-shirt company hits the big time
Fremont’s Destee Nation has been around since 2004 — perhaps you’re even wearing one of their “real shirts from real places,” like this one of the Tractor Tavern — but […]
Greenwood at wits end over graffiti
We’ve written several times about the steady rise of graffiti in Greenwood, and now the Seattle PI has written a story about the problem. The hardest hit area is Greenwood […]
Popular boutique on Ballard Ave. closing
We received an email tip from My Ballard reader Gooner who had heard that Olivine on Ballard Ave. is closing. Sure enough, a phone call to the popular shop confirmed […]
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