The owner of Fremont’s George & Dragon Pub has his eyes on Ballard. We spoke with owner John Bayliss this morning who says that he is moving toward opening a pub in the old Mandrakes location at the corner of 24th & Market. It “won’t be a high end bar,” he says, “just a casual […]
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Bastille Cafe and Bar gets board approval
Bastille Cafe and Bar, a new French restaurant at 5307 Ballard Ave., is on track for their June 29th opening. This morning, restaurant owners Deming Maclise and James Weimann along with architect Mike Skidmore won approval from the Ballard Avenue Landmark District Board for outdoor lighting, signage, rain barrels and a refuse enclosure. The sign […]
Surf shop moves to Seaview Ave.
Just in time for summer (really, summer is coming!), Cheka-Looka Surf Shop closed their Fremont storefront and moved to 6300 Seaview Ave. They’ve got surf equipment, clothing, skimboards and stand-up paddle board rentals. Jeff, the owner, tells us the paddle boards have been extremely popular. For $20 you can rent one for two hours. Wear […]
Three Girls Bakery expanding to Ballard
The popular Three Girls Bakery at the Pike Place Market is heading to Ballard for their second retail location. We spoke with Ryan Gaylord of CW Development, the contractor on the project, who tells us that he’s busy transforming the old Ballard Pet Store on 15th Ave. and 61st St. into the new bakery. He […]
Building replacing Sunset Bowl gets green light
After a two hour meeting, the Design Review Board unanimously approved the design (.pdf) for Avalon Ballard, the 233-unit apartment building replacing Sunset Bowl at Market St. and 14th Ave. NW. Board members praised AvalonBay Communities and Ankrom Moisan Associated Architects for incorporating many changes from the last Design Review meeting. But the board set […]
‘Take 5 Urban Market’ to open soon
The Take 5 Urban Market at 8th Ave & NW 70th St is close to opening. We stopped by and spoke with the owners, and they said they’re putting together the finishing touches before opening in the next couple weeks or so. You should see a sign going up in the next few days. They’ll […]
More cottages to be built in Ballard
High density living doesn’t mean you have to share walls with your neighbors. The Department of Planning and Development just approved a project at 1548 NW 61st St. (street view map) for six two-story cottage-style homes, similar to the 60th Street Cottages shown above. The proposal shows the site as two parcels of land which […]
Denny’s site developer: ‘There is zero financing’
Exclusive: Months after the controversial demolition of the landmark Denny’s building, the developer of a new condo-retail project at the 15th Ave. and Market St. site says they have no money to begin construction. “There is zero financing right now. Institutional, private, you name it, there’s none,” said Rhapsody Partners’ Katie Vance at the Ballard […]
Spray-painted messages protest LA Fitness
We’ve written before about how LA Fitness’ introduction to the neighborhood hasn’t been entirely popular, partly because it’s located right next to the symbol of Old Ballard, Edith Macefield’s old home. And now there’s this: The messages spray-painted on the gates on either side of the house read, “LA Fitness killed Edith” and “Save Ballard.” […]
Signs go up at ‘Leva on Market’
The fence has come down surrounding the large apartment building under construction on Market St. just to the west of Walgreens. And the “now leasing” signs are up. It’s called “Leva on Market.” So far, no word on which retailers will be moving into the street-level spaces.
Slave to the Needle buys building
The owners of Slave to the Needle Tattoo have purchased the building that houses their business, the Tin Hat and Renick Printing. Melissa from Slave to the Needle says that they officially took control a few months ago and are getting ready to make some changes. With the owners of Renick Printing closing up shop, […]
Sunset Bowl not a historic landmark
Unlike the now departed Denny’s building, there hasn’t been an outpouring of support to designate the doomed Sunset Bowl as a historic landmark. But as is customary — which we learned from the Denny’s debacle — the new owners of Sunset Bowl filed a nomination with the city’s Landmarks Preservation Board as a preemptive move […]
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