T-shirt company hits the big time
Fremont’s Destee Nation has been around since 2004 — perhaps you’re even wearing one of their “real shirts from real places,” like this one of the Tractor Tavern — but …
Business
Popular boutique on Ballard Ave. closing
We received an email tip from My Ballard reader Gooner who had heard that Olivine on Ballard Ave. is closing. Sure enough, a phone call to the popular shop confirmed …
Nau no more, Mooberry coming to Fremont
Back in March we wrote about Nau, a socially-conscious boutique going into the old Sonic Boom location in Fremont. Well, Nau has ceased operations due to a lack of funding …
Ballard XPress is making major changes
Ballard XPress is reinventing itself. As of July 1, the business is moving from its current location on 20th Ave. near Market to the other side of 15th Ave. They’re …
Ballard Pet Store for sale
The Ballard Pet Store on 15th and 61st is on the market, and its owner, Norm Blacksher, is retiring. There’s a short posting on Craigslist as well a message on …
New tenant in Bob’s Ballard TV shop
A new design firm called “Stoke” has moved into the old Bob’s Ballard TV shop at 24th and 58th. “The vintage sign is staying, and we’re looking forward to refurbishing …
Ballard company wins tech startup award
The annual award by the state’s Technology Alliance for the best startup goes to… a Ballard coffee company. That’s right, the maker of the Clover, The Coffee Equipment Co., has …
More Ballard businesses come and go
Here are a few more recent business changes in Ballard. As always, if you see something new in the neighborhood, please drop us a note. – A clerk …
Hidden gems inside Ballard’s RE Store
The non-profit Ballard company RE Store salvages home materials, saves them from landfills and then sells them at an affordable price. Things like flooring, doors, sinks, lamps and vintage claw-foot …
Manufacturing company leaving Ballard
Last month, the aerospace company University Swaging said it was moving out of Ballard. Now there’s word that Ballard Brass & Aluminum is leaving the neighborhood, too. “Ballard has gotten …
Ken’s Market expanding on Phinney Ridge
A while back we wrote about the Couth Buzzard used book store closing. It turns out that Ken’s Market, which is at the opposite end of the building on Greenwood …
Would McPhee’s really have to close?
Since the news broke earlier this week that Ballard institution Archie McPhee’s may close its doors if a new toxic toy bill is signed, there have been a lot of questions about the bill and its impact. Would McPhee’s really have to close? What’s wrong with reducing toxicity in toys? And is the Sigmund Freud bobblehead really a toy? We asked Archie McPhee’s David Wahl some follow up questions, which follow below…