Seattle police are investigating a fatal hit-and-run collision that occurred Wednesday night in the 7300 block of 15th Avenue Northwest. According to police, officers responded around 10:15 p.m. after reports of a vehicle striking a pedestrian. When officers arrived, they found a man in the roadway. The driver—believed to have been in a silver sedan …
The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) will soon begin making safety improvements along 8th Ave NW in Ballard, with “daylighting” installations planned at several intersections in the coming weeks. Daylighting uses signs, paint, and other materials to ensure drivers don’t park too close to intersections or crosswalks, areas where parking is already prohibited. By improving …
Good news for the bookworms of Ballard: The Ink Drinker is getting ready to open its doors this Friday at 2050 NW Market St. Owner Shelle announced her plans to open The Ink Drinker over a year ago in the former Ballard Beer Company space. Now, after what Shelle described as “an agonizingly slow process” …
Seattle University has launched the annual Seattle Public Safety Survey, open from October 15 through November 30. The survey invites feedback from people who live and/or work in Seattle about public safety and security concerns. Survey results will be compiled into a report for the Seattle Police Department (SPD) to help identify neighborhood-level priorities and …
Swoon City, Ballard’s new romance bookstore and crafting hub, opens this weekend in the former Monster space at 1716 NW Market St. Swoon City‘s story is a love story in itself: owner Marissa Coughlin had long dreamed of opening a bookstore of her own. When the previous owners of the beloved craft shop announced they …
Cloudy Cafe (6420 24th Ave NW), an Indonesian-inspired bakery, is now open. Owner Dionne Himmelfarb tells My Ballard their soft opening is with a limited menu as they’re still training their bakers. They will eventually have a full menu of espresso options and hot items from the kitchen, she said. Cloudy Cafe’s full menu will feature …
The Seattle Sauna Festival, the Pacific Northwest’s first large-scale event dedicated to sauna, wellness, and community, will be held at the National Nordic Museum in Ballard on Nov. 1 and 2. The two-day event will turn the museum’s outdoor area into “sauna city,” featuring a collection of wood-fired saunas from across the region. Each sauna …
The Little Beast, the new restaurant concept from the owner of the Beast & Cleaver butchery, has been crowned “Restaurant of the Year” by Seattle Met. In its announcement, Seattle Met praised chef Kevin Smith’s ability to take a risk in a challenging year for restaurants, calling Little Beast “a fascinating restaurant unlike any other …
Editor’s note: The following story contains graphic details concerning animal cruelty that may be disturbing to some readers. King County prosecutors have charged a 20-year-old Seattle man with first-degree animal cruelty after a dog died while under his care at a Ballard kennel. According to charging documents provided by King County, Dejean Cornelius Bowens was …
Seattle police are investigating after a 53-year-old man was attacked with a machete in Ballard on Sunday night. At about 8 p.m. on Oct. 12, patrol officers responded to Swedish Medical Center in Ballard for a patient with severe injuries from an assault. The victim had several lacerations on the left side of his head, …
Seattle police are investigating a shooting in North Seattle early Tuesday morning that injured a 41-year-old man. Around 1:30 a.m., officers responded to reports of gunfire near North 86th Street and Fremont Avenue North. When they arrived, they found the victim suffering from two gunshot wounds to the back. Officers provided medical aid until Seattle …
Halloween is nearly here, which means it’s time for your Ballard Halloween neighborhood trick-or-treating map. Click here to edit the map. When it opens, click “Edit” and enter your address in the search bar on the map (note: you must be signed into a Google account to edit the map). Add any additional details you …