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 […]
Denny’s lawsuit will be dismissed
Now that the Denny’s has been demolished, Benaroya Companies will dismiss its lawsuit against the city’s Landmarks Board, reports Crosscut’s Knute Berger. No surprise there. Meanwhile, a Seattle PI reporter […]
Ballard XPress is making major changes
Ballard XPress is reinventing itself. As of July 1, the business is moving from its current location on 20th Ave. near Market to the other side of 15th Ave. They’re […]
The best bar, coffee and delivery
If you haven’t dropped into the My Ballard forum lately, there have been a few threads that may be of interest: the best Ballard bar, the best Ballard coffee with […]
Couth Buzzard’s last days on the Ridge
The used bookstore with the strange name, Couth Buzzard, is a victim of progress on Phinney Ridge. As we wrote back in March, Ken’s Market is expanding, which means the […]
Don’t wii on my Xbox, please
The new Seattle 911 blog discovered an bizarre police report out of Crown Hill. It all began when a man in his late teens became fed up with his roommate […]
Ballard band buys Conor Byrne
Three members of the band Mooncalf have purchased the Ballard tavern Conor Byrne, reports the Seattle Weekly’s Reverb blog. Band member Diarmuid Cullen has been a minority owner and the […]
Mayor paves way for more sidewalk seating
For restaurants like Ocho that are applying for a sidewalk seating permit, it costs $2,300 and requires several months of processing time. But now Mayor Greg Nickels wants to reduce […]
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