My first thought on seeing a meeting notice about the park was, “where the heck is North Beach Park?” Especially after reading the description posted on a sign near the […]
Traffic cameras coming to Fremont Bridge
When you look at the available Seattle-area traffic cameras, it’s pretty easy to see our area of town is sans icons on the map. That’s about to change when traffic cameras on […]
Renaming ceremony near Ballard Locks
This afternoon at 2:30 p.m., the Cruise West ship that ran aground in Virginia last November will be renamed at a ceremony at Jacobson Terminal near the Locks. According to […]
Fremont wants to move city dump
The Fremont Neighborhood Council plans to appeal the city’s decision to rebuild and expand the city dump on 34th St., reports Slog. “They want to reconstruct the facility without considering […]
‘The Deadliest Catch’ now a video game
If you ever find yourself with a hankerin’ to go catch yourself some virtual crab, later this month you’ll be able to pick up a copy of “The Deadliest Catch” […]
Long walk to the nearest grocery store
The Seattle-King County Food Council has published a report on the neighborhoods with the least easy access to food. With the temporary disappearance of the Ballard QFC (the new Ballard […]
Ballard company plays role in CSI:NY
If you watched CSI:NY on CBS last night, you saw investigators piecing together dozens of photos from a party using a real Microsoft technology called Photosynth. The software automatically stitches […]
Bento Sushi flagged by restaurant inspector
A story in The Stranger, which profiles “Seattle’s toughest restaurant inspector,” reports that Bento Sushi on 15th and 85th was temporarily shut down in March “for improper food storage, plumbing […]
The town home explosion
Take a quick drive around Ballard and you’ll see plenty of town homes for sale or under construction. These are going up on Market just east of 8th… Same goes […]
Traffic accident on 15th and Market
My Ballard reader Silver was on the scene of a nasty traffic accident on 15th and Market this morning. “Dispatch said that the accident appeared to have been caused by […]
Echoes of Sunset Bowl at Pizza Fusion
A new pizza place under construction at 12th and Madison on Capitol Hill will incorporate furniture from Sunset Bowl. Pizza Fusion will reuse dining chairs, tables and barstools purchased at […]
‘Scandinavian Hour’ co-host Ron Olsen dies
Ron Olsen, 69, passed away following a traffic accident while visiting his brother in Norway. Since 1959, Olsen had been co-hosting “The Scandinavian Hour,” radio show. He was as Ballard […]
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