Bicyclist sues city over Ballard Bridge accident
Last summer Terry McMacken was riding across the Ballard Bridge next to that low concrete wall when he was thrown into traffic and struck by a car. He lost his …
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A few stories from our neighbors to the east, Phinney Ridge and Greenwood… Tully’s Coffee on Greenwood and 85th has closed Endangered (and cute) turtles get head start at zoo …
Behind the scenes at Ballard’s best coffee
We’re talking about Ballard’s own Coffee Equipment Company, maker of the Clover coffeemaker, which was purchased by Starbucks earlier this year. Wired just did an in-depth profile of the company, …
Mystery of Green Lake spikes solved
When word broke of sharpened metal spikes being found in Green Lake, a Seattle Parks Department spokeswoman speculated someone maliciously put them there to “hurt people.” A Seattle Times editorial …
Parking meter smashed by car
A very bad parking job along 22nd Ave. just up from Sam’s Sushi.
Drugs on the streets of Ballard
Writes bscowler today in the My Ballard forum: “As a six year Ballard resident it’s disheartening to see blatant drug deals going down in broad daylight in front of my …
Coming soon to a store near you: 20 cent bags
The Seattle City Council has just approved a 20 cent fee on disposable paper and plastic bags which will take effect Jan. 1 at local stores, including Ballard Market and …
Ballard doctor heads to Olympics
Ballard resident Monique Burton always wanted to be a gymnast competing in the Olympic Games. Instead, she’ll be one of two doctors for the U.S. gymnastics team in China. “I’m …
Fishing pole, old car among bike rack winners
In the last hours of Ballard SeafoodFest, Sustainable Ballard announced the winners of the Ballard Bike Rack Design Contest.
Over 100 entries were submitted, many from middle school and high school students. The judges include architects, designers and the Chamber of Commerce. All are Ballard residents.
Sustainable Ballard’s Craig Benjamin (left) announced the six winners. They’ll get to see their designs built and placed around Ballard as early as September. Three of the locations are already determined, but the other three have yet to be approved. Click through below for the winning designs…
Scenes from the ‘Couture Coverall Contest’
“Ballard’s traditional costume is really a pair of old coveralls,” explains the SeafoodFest program, “not a Scandinavian folk costume, as many might imagine.” So in the spirit of honoring industrial …
Campaigning at Ballard SeafoodFest
The two Democrats vying for the hotly-contested state representative seat in our district both worked the crowds at SeafoodFest. Reuven Carlyle and John Burbank (below) stood twenty feet apart from …
New record in lutefisk eating contest
While many Ballardites love their seafood, lutefisk is an acquired taste. One of the most popular events at this weekend’s SeafoodFest is the lutefisk eating contest. Ten contestants with iron …