Bop Street Records makes a big move
Skeptics said he couldn’t pull it off, but Dave Voorhees and his team at Bop Street Records proved them wrong. In the last few days Voorhees and his crew of …
Business
MiMi Gelato on Market Street closes
After just six months MiMi Gelato, the small little shop tucked in the diagonal alley between Azteca and Anchor Tattoo, is closed. “MiMi has retired,” the sign on the door …
Molly Moon’s ice cream truck comes to Ballard
Last month we mentioned that the Molly Moon’s ice cream truck would be hitting the road and they were looking for interested neighborhoods to host them. Looks like Ballard made …
Monster Art & Clothing expands to Wallingford
Monster Art & Clothing, the eclectic shop at 5000 20th Ave NW (on the corner of Ballard Ave) has a younger sibling in Wallingford. Our sister blog in Wallingford, reports …
Ballard merchants win banner money
Some good news for the In Ballard Merchants Association. IBMA tells us they’ve won a grant from the Seattle Economic Development Office. That funding will go toward the group’s light pole banner campaign …
Overnight break-in at Westernco’s Donut
Westernco’s Donut (7500 15th Ave NW) was broken into at some point in the early hours of Thursday morning. We spoke with the owner who says that someone shattered the …
The Bit Saloon reopens as The 2 Bit Saloon
The old Bit Saloon has undergone a makeover and is now open as The 2 Bit Saloon (4818 17th Ave NW.) Earlier this year, Jessica Young and Jamie Bernard took …
Bop Street Records moving to Market Street
There’s a moving sale going on at Bop Street Records (5219 Ballard Ave NW) as owner Dave Vorhees prepares for a short move to the former Tableau space at 2220 …
Nellie’s now open, no longer Nervous
You can now get espresso, tea and toast at Nellie’s, which just opened at the Lockspot Cafe (3005 NW 54th St.) Nervous Nellie’s closed the larger coffee shop last month …
New pub will have sidewalk seating
Ballard’s soon-to-be newest pub, The Market Arms (2401 NW Market St), will extend to the outdoors. John Bayliss, the owner of The Market Arms tells us that he’s already permitted …
Makeover underway at historic Kolstrand Building
The renovation of the Kolstrand Building (4743 Ballard Ave NW) has begun. The Kolstrand Building before work started. We took a tour of the early 1900’s building, where several businesses …
Ballard cafe boasts ‘The Slayer’ espresso machine
The Equal Exchange Espresso at the Ballard Market has a new espresso machine. We’re told that this isn’t just any espresso machine, this is “The Slayer,” one of only two …