You can blame the weak dollar along with the rest of the economy for the shrinking tips at the popular tourist hangout, Ray’s Boathouse. While a few locals may not […]
Trying to stay cool at Golden Gardens
The mercury has hit 90 degrees for two days in a row. As you might expect, throngs of people decided to escape their sweltering homes and pack Golden Gardens to […]
Desperate to play at The Tractor
This guy says he’s been trying to play at The Tractor Tavern for the last two and a half years, but they won’t book him. So now he’s taking a […]
Thousands pack Greenwood for car show
The city’s biggest car show took over Greenwood today. Thousands of people enjoyed the sizzling heat to check out 500 sparkling cars that lined Greenwood Ave. for nearly a mile. […]
Picnic at Seattle Police’s north precinct
For the third straight year, SPD officers at the north precinct held a neighborhood picnic. The precinct includes Ballard, Phinney, Greenwood and Fremont, so we decided to stop by and […]
Will this replace the Denny’s?
Benaroya Companies has not distributed their current design for the 15th and Market development because it has yet to be approved, but late last year Rhapsody Partners — the developers […]
The weekend events calendar
– The Greenwood Car Show is Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Greenwood Avenue from 72nd Street to 90th Street. – Seattle Police hosts “Picnic at the Precinct” from […]
Lane closure on Ballard Bridge
Just a heads-up that SDOT crews plan to close the northbound right-hand lane on the Ballard Bridge tonight (Friday) at 9 p.m. It will reopen tomorrow morning at 8 a.m. […]
Fremont’s outdoor movies begin this weekend
The Fremont Outdoor Movies series begins Saturday night with “Superbad” and continues to September 13th. There’s pre-show entertainment from Wing-It Productions and plenty of popcorn and other snacks from local […]
Pick your favorite Ballard T-shirt
Last month, we asked for ideas to create a MyBallard.com T-shirt, and we received over 100 submissions. Now, after a horribly unscientific process (a bottle of Chardonnay was involved), we’ve […]
Car crashes into Phinney yard
Quite the scene this morning on Phinney Ridge when this black Toyota Corolla jumped the curb, knocked over a street sign and ended up in someone’s yard. It happened at […]
Big car show in Greenwood this Saturday
Called the “granddaddy” of Seattle collector car shows, the annual Greenwood Car Show is this Saturday. Last year, 20,000 people jammed Greenwood Ave. from 70th to 87th St. for the […]
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