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 …
Whole Foods project delayed, downsized
The Whole Foods Market project in Interbay has been delayed, and the store may not be ready to open until October of next year, reports our sister blog Magnolia Voice. …
Microsoft ad shot in Ballard hits the airwaves
A few weeks ago, there was a rumor that Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld shot a Microsoft commercial in the Olympic Manor neighborhood. Now the ad has hit the airwaves, …
Residents fight to keep jail out of Interbay
Over 250 people attended a meeting tonight to voice their opinions about the possibility of a city jail coming to Interbay, right across from the Whole Foods. City Councilmen Tim …
Matador sued over restaurant concept
Four and a half years ago, a former bartender from the Queen Anne restaurant Peso’s opened Matador along Market St. in Ballard. As Matador expanded, the owner of Peso’s, Brian …
The Sun Café is now open
The paper over the windows at the Sun Café is down and the “open” sign is bright in the window. We first wrote about the small café on 6th Ave …
Carter Saab now a Subaru dealership
As of last Thursday, Ballard’s Carter Saab is no longer selling new Saab vehicles. When we called to get the details, we were told that General Motors pulled the plug …
15th and Market demolition not until next year
Demolition crews leveled the old Denny’s landmark in June to make room for a condo-retail complex called “Market Street Landing,” which is still working its way through the design review …
Congratulations Ballard High students
We have three of the Seattle-area’s smartest students right here at Ballard High School. This morning the National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced the 2009 semi-finalists. Joel K. Dunkelberg, Claire E. …
Will new townhouses really look better?
Cookie-cutter townhouses are a common site, and the architecture has been the topic of several discussions on My Ballard. After residents in many neighborhoods complained about the buildings, the mayor …
Anita’s restaurant hopes to open next week
The chef behind the popular “Anita’s Crepes” stand at the Ballard Farmers Market, Anita Ross says she hopes to open her new restaurant on Sept. 18th, if all goes on …
News from neighborhoods next door
A few recent stories in Phinney-Greenwood, Magnolia and Fremont: – Magnolia: Controversial Interbay jail meeting Thursday – PhinneyWood: Police arrest 2 teens after rash of street robberies – PhinneyWood: Walking …