Last May a black bear swam over from Magnolia and ran through Ballard. Now Magnolia residents report seeing a cougar in their neighborhood, and they’re sending their reports to our […]
Neighborhood & Community Arts funding available
Apply now for funding through Neighborhood & Community Arts program. The Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs offers the funding to community groups with recurring neighborhood arts or cultural events. […]
End of summer beach party
Say goodbye to summer at the End of Summer Beach Party tonight at the Ballard Pool (1471 NW 67th St). The fun goes from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Play […]
Buildings demolished at 15th and Market
Update 10:30 a.m. The blue house on the same lot as the old Denny’s is now a pile of rubble, and demolition crews are now taking apart the building next […]
Tuesdays in Ballard ends with a treasure hunt
With just two more weeks of the “Tuesdays in Ballard” campaign, the In Ballard Merchants Association is ending the summer on a high note. Starting today, many of the more […]
Sign your kids up for flag football
Registration is now open for the flag football program at the Boys & Girls Club. The season starts on September 14th and goes through October. The program is open to […]
Salmon Bay Sand & Gravel faces $12,000 fine
Salmon Bay Sand & Gravel has been fined $12,000 by the Department of Ecology for clean water violations in the Ship Canal. The Department of Ecology says violations by Salmon […]
My Ballard nominated for journalism award
We just learned that My Ballard has been nominated for a national Online Journalism Award for community collaboration. Again, further proof that the neighborhood is powering My Ballard, not us. […]
Man may have fallen out of truck, not hit and run
Old Norveegen emailed us this photo on Friday evening after an accident around 9 p.m. at the intersection of 14th & Leary. He believed that a pedestrian was hit by […]
Sushi restaurant evicted, says notice on door
Himitsu Sushi & Grill opened four months ago at the corner of NW 65th St. and 15th Ave NW. Today the place is empty. There is a notice on the […]
Gas station robbed at gunpoint
Early this morning, a gas station on the 9000 block of Holman Road was robbed. Police say that a white male in his 20s entered the station before 1 a.m. […]
New markings to help cyclists cross tracks
Along the “missing link,” the railroad tracks near the Ballard Bridge have been an issue. Two weeks ago xxjpxx commented on an earlier post, ” just came from the ER […]
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