News from nearby neighborhoods
Fremont: Organic sandwich shop coming to Fremont Phinney Ridge: Schultz Pottery closing up shop, holding final sale Magnolia: Big public meeting to talk about school overcrowding Magnolia: Moyer family leaving …
More frequent bus routes to Ballard
Metro bus routes 28 and 44 to Ballard (and 26 to Fremont) will step up their frequency as part of an expansion to handle the 7 percent increase in bus …
Archie McPhee to move out of Ballard
Exclusive: Ballard’s beloved toy and gadget shop Archie McPhee will be moving out of the neighborhood in the next several months. “The (land) owner decided not to renew our lease,” …
Ballard zip code is a hot housing market
There’s no denying that the Seattle real estate market has slowed down along with the rest of the country. When the August monthly multiple listings report came out last week, …
Asher Anson boutique open on Market St.
Asher Anson is now open on Market St. near 20th Ave. in the old Ben & Jerry’s location. Co-owner Matt Lawrence told us the boutique’s focus is on quality, wearable …
Ballard company struggles with Boeing strike
Ballard’s Vaupell Industrial Plastics Inc. supplies Boeing with a variety of plastic parts. But with Boeing machinists in a strike, Vaupell says it may have to cut back its employees’ …
Burbank gets nod despite Carlyle primary win
In a monthly meeting of 36th District Democrats on Thursday night, John Burbank received 74 percent of their vote for the “sole endorsement” of his campaign for the state legislature. …
Volunteers needed at Ballard Corners Park
Organizers working on Ballard Corners Park on 17th Ave. and 62nd St. are looking for volunteers. Tomorrow (Sunday) at 9 a.m., adult volunteers are need to pick fruit from trees …
Taggers also hit new townhomes
It appears the same taggers who left their vulgar anti-New Ballard message in Old Ballard yesterday also hit the new townhomes on 22nd and 60th. (Thanks David for the tip …
‘Day of Caring’ at Adams Elementary
A group of volunteers is spending their Friday remodeling a play yard for kids at Kids Co., a nonprofit child care facility at Adams Elementary. Today is the United Way’s …
Graffiti in Old Ballard blasts ‘New Ballard’
Vandals tagged the Ballard Ave. side of the Landmark Senior Center building overnight. My Ballard reader Christina says that one message read, “F— New Ballard.” By the time we arrived, …
Former Ballard HS vice principal wins lawsuit
A jury has awarded former Ballard High School vice principal, Glenda Williams, nearly $700,000 in a lawsuit against the Seattle School District. According to the Seattle Times, she claims that …