4 dead, 1 missing in fishing tragedy
Updated: A couple weeks ago, we attended the annual blessing of the fleet at Fishermen’s Terminal, which is a good reminder of the risks of open sea fishing. Now there’s …
Where to watch March Madness?
Ballard Gossip Girl has a good wrap-up of where you can go in the neighborhood to watch the NCAA March Madness tournament. We’ll add one more to the list: the …
Lunchbox Laboratory new Ballard hotspot
Earlier this month, the restaurant Lunchbox Laboratory opened in the old Ballard Brothers Burgers space at 7302 15th Ave. So this weekend, we decided to give it a try. To …
Loud Friday night on Ballard Ave.
Honk Fest West took over Ballard Ave. last night, and this is what one My Ballard reader had to say about it all: “I’ve lived on Ballard Ave for 5 …
New apartments coming to Ballard
You probably already know about Ballard on the Park, which is under construction right now at the old QFC site. And you’ve seen the Alexan Ballard taking shape, that big …
Crazy honkin’ bands in Ballard
It’s called Honk Fest West, a “radical marching band festival” that promises to overflow the streets of Ballard tonight and this weekend with “the lively sound of horn players and …
Pillow fighters relent, give up feathers
Wow, this pillow fighting story (video) has sparked quite the brouhaha. In a new development, organizer Brook Fulton and a few friends have agreed to volunteer for some community service. …
Keeping you on top of the Denny’s story
An update on the continuing debate over the old Ballard Denny’s building. Tomorrow (Friday) at 9:30 a.m., a Seattle City Council committee will hear a report from the city’s preservation …
‘The Dray’ coming to 65th
The stretch of 65th between 8th and 3rd Avenues has been going through a restaurant renaissance recently, with the addition of Tigertail and Il Giardino in the past few months. In the …
Starbucks buys Ballard coffee company
A few days ago, we posted a blurb about the Clover, an expensive single-cup coffee maker manufactured in Ballard that’s getting raves all over the country. Well, now there’s word …
Parks Department reports pillow fight to police
A surprising press release just arrived from the Seattle Parks Department regarding Sunday’s flash mob pillow fight: On Saturday afternoon, about 50 people converged on downtown Ballard’s Bergen Place for …
Take one cell phone in the morning…
This is one use of the of the HIPAA medical privacy rules that I can get behind. At the Ballard Bartell’s pharmacy counter, there’s a sign that reads: My pharmacist said it’s helped …