The first Ballard District Council meeting of the year is tomorrow, Jan. 9 at the Sunset Hill Community Center. The speakers will be a collection of representatives from local member organizations, who will talk about accomplishments from 2018 and plans for the year ahead. Here’s the agenda for tomorrow’s meeting: 7 – 7:15 p.m. — […]
Viaduct shutdown: what it means for Ballard drivers
As the city prepares for the coming Alaskan Way Viaduct closure (aka Viadoom), there will be some changes felt in Ballard. To ease traffic flowing south over the Ballard Bridge to Interbay, the bridges will forbid deck openings for an extra hour for both the morning and evening commutes. That means there will be no […]
Twice Sold Tales to move into former Himalayan Treasure location
Twice Sold Tales has had quite the nomadic existence in Ballard. The second-hand bookstore first moved to the neighborhood in 2012, when they opened next door to Bauhaus Coffee. They then moved to 2419 NW Market St in 2016, which was an upgrade — it was twice the size of their Bauhaus spot, with its own […]
Ship Canal Water Quality project update
The massive project to build a 2.7-mile wastewater storage tunnel along the Ship Canal is ticking along, with several projects underway in Ballard, Fremont, and surrounding neighborhoods. Seattle Public Utilities is heading up the Ship Canal Water Quality Project, which began last summer. Since September, SPU has completed a number of preliminary projects in Ballard, including […]
Homicide suspect arrested in Fremont Sunday evening
Police have arrested a man in Fremont following a possible domestic violence homicide. According to the SPD Blotter, at 6:40pm on Sunday night, a man called 911 saying he had killed his brother at a nearby location. Police went to both the address the man was calling from, and the address he gave to 911 […]
Old Timer’s League to get their gym back later this year
Ballard’s longest-running weekly basketball league got some good news this week: they’ll be getting their practice space back later this year. Just before the holidays, we reported that the Old Timer’s had been given an eviction notice by the new owners of Trinity United Methodist, Green Lake Presbyterian Church. David Richmon, pastor of the new […]
Tractor Tavern celebrates 25 years of live music on Ballard Ave
One of Ballard’s busiest music venues is kicking their 25th anniversary this weekend. Tractor Tavern, which opened in 1994 in the middle of Ballard Ave, is hosting two shows this weekend as part of their anniversary: tonight’s will be the The Paperboys with Tonye Aganaba, and tomorrow night (Saturday) The Paperboys will play again, but accompanied […]
Woodland Park Zoo to launch carnivore sighting report tool
With urban carnivore sightings becoming increasingly more common around Seattle, the Woodland Park Zoo is launching a new online report tool to learn more about their behavior. Together with Seattle University and as part of their Seattle Urban Carnivore Project, the zoo is starting a Carnivore Spotter website, where residents can record sightings around the […]
Fremont’s Video Isle closes after 33 years
One of the last video stores in Seattle will soon close its doors. Craig Wilson opened Video Isle (4459 Fremont Ave N) in the late 80s, and owned it up until 2014, when Tonya Perfect took over. Business had being slowing over the past year, but she wanted to stick it out as long as […]
Rathburn Automotive to move from Shilshole Ave under pending sale of building
Some changes are coming to Shilshole Ave, as Rathburn Automotive (5458 Shilshole Ave NW) is on the lookout for a new location in Ballard given the pending sale of their building. Owner Jason Rathburn moved into the space five years ago, after the building he rented in Magnolia sold. He said there’s still a chance […]
Wild & Scenic Film Fest coming to Tractor Tavern
A one-day film festival is coming to Tractor Tavern, and the organizers are looking for a few good volunteers. On January 22, local small-farm business incubator Viva Farms will be presenting a selection of films from the Wild & Scenic Film Festival, which is held annually just outside of Nevada City, CA. The films all center […]
More bike racks coming to Ballard and Fremont in 2019
Seattle is adding hundreds of bike racks around the city, some of which will be placed in Ballard and Fremont. As SDOT’s Joel Miller told MyNorthwest, the city will increase the bike rack capacity by 20 precent, which means roughly 800 new racks around Seattle, paid for by fees charged to bike-share companies. According to city […]
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