A few recent stories from our nearby neighborhoods… – Peet’s Coffee is now open at Whole Food’s complex in Interbay – Archie McPhee’s first day at the new store in […]
‘Tuesdays in Ballard’ coming this summer
The postcards are going up around Ballard for a new campaign called “Tuesdays in Ballard” (.pdf file). It’s a summer-long campaign designed to entice people from both outside of Ballard […]
Police looking for suspect who hit security guard
A shoplifter hit a security guard with his car at 14th and Market last night and sped away, police say. It all started around 8 p.m. when the store security […]
Crews demolish Ballard eyesore
Update: Demolition crews are taking apart the old, boarded-up home at 1753 NW 56th St., and many neighbors are happy to see it go.
The “meth house,” as some call it, has been a longtime hangout for vagrants. The abandoned building was recently acquired by the Compass Center. It has plans to rebuild on the site, but not until the economy turns around.
Back in March, we wrote about the dilemma the non-profit was facing after it purchased the boarded-up building. “To us it’s a threat to life, so we have petitioned the city to take it down,” Rick Friedhoff, director of the Compass Center told the Ballard Distric Council in March. “But it’s very difficult to take down a building like this, because the city wants you to have a Master Use Permit for what’s going to go up next.” But now it appears the Compass Center was successful in its petition to demolish the building. “The city was really helpful,” Friedhoff told us this morning. The city walked through and determined that “it would cost more to bring the building up to code, more than half of the fair market value, and said that we could tear it down.”
The building has long been the source of complaints by nearby businesses, and the Sip & Ship is celebrating the event by offering $2 tall “Demolition Lattes” all day today. Here’s some video of the demolition (Thanks, Rob!), and click the link at the bottom for more photos.
City aware of tough intersection at 15th & Market
Last month, Roy Hobbs sent us this picture and said that he sees situations like this pretty often. He says the corner from 15th heading east onto Market is a […]
Anthony Bourdain spotted in Ballard
First, there was Rachael Ray at Volterra. Now My Ballard reader Heather sent us this email about another celebrity chef sighting: “Anthony Bourdain was in a cream-colored Mini convertible with […]
Locks to be closed Monday morning
The Ballard Locks will be closed to boaters for much of Monday morning and possibly on Tuesday. The Army Corps of Engineers is sending divers down to check on the […]
Ballard bear captured in Everett
Wildlife officials captured a small black bear in Everett on Friday, and now they say it’s likely the same bear that scurried through Ballard last week. The 180-pound bear was […]
Buffalo Exchange to open in June
Buffalo Exchange has announced that they’ll be open in less than a month. The eclectic buy-sell-trade clothing shop is taking over a 2,500 square foot space on Market Street where […]
AK-47 seized at Golden Gardens
Seattle Police say a drunk driver ran into two parked cars at Golden Gardens just before midnight last night. When witnesses called 911, they said they saw the driver run […]
New tool for Ballard football
When spring football practice starts on Monday, Ballard High School football coach John Bowers has a new tool for the team: an aerial camera. With just one win last year, […]
Get ready for the Whittier Rummage Sale
The Whittier Rummage Sale is scheduled for next Saturday, June 6th, to raise money for the elementary school. And they need your help. (We didn’t take the photo, but we […]
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