A trio of buses with full police escort drove through the center of Ballard on Christmas Eve, leaving many wondering who the important dignitaries must be. Thanks to the My […]
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Giant cow goes through the Locks
You don’t see this every day. It pains us to post this because it’s a publicity stunt, but it was a particularly effective one, to say the least. Bessie the […]
Ballard’s Joel featured on Eric’s Heroes
You may have seen Joel Abel around town, helping out at Bop Street Records (above), hanging out at Hattie’s Hat or tasting cupcakes at Cupcake Royale. “Joel is a part […]
Story about a Norwegian flag in Greenwood is heard around the world
A few days ago, the Seattle Times got a hot tip. A Greenwood resident said she saw “a Confederate flag flying in front of a house” at N 92nd St. […]
Photos of a snowy Ballard
Ballard woke up to a beautiful snowy Sunday. Here are some photos from My Ballard readers as well as neighbors on Instagram… “A beautiful winter wonderland,” wrote Holly, who sent […]
Movie shoot in Sunset Hill?
Updated: We’re starting to piece together some details that might point to a “50 Shades of Grey” movie shoot. Over in Northgate, a “50 Shades” film crew is shooting on […]
Bald eagle over Ballard (photo)
We heard quite a ruckus in our backyard, and we walked out the door just in time to see a murder of crows (correct term) in full, noisy pursuit of […]
Chicken found crossing 8th Ave NW
Updated: While walking the dog around Whittier Heights we saw “LOST CHICKEN!” signs stapled to light posts and called the owner. Fingers crossed that this is their missing chicken! The […]
Louie’s land for sale, restaurant not closing
Another large chunk of land is for sale in Ballard. @nearzySEA via Twitter brought this Craigslist real estate posting for a “Ballard Restaurant Building” to our attention. With a picture […]
Double rainbow after a drizzly day
Rex sent us this photo of a double rainbow seen from above Golden Gardens Saturday at 5:20 p.m. “Nice finish to a drizzly day!” he writes.
A Ballard love story, circa 1892
Love before Twitter, texting or email was a lot different. Instead of the instant gratification of an immediate response, love birds in the 1890s would have to wait days or […]
Orcas put on a show off Golden Gardens
Those who ventured down to Golden Gardens on the first spring-like Saturday of the new year were treated to quite the show. A pod of Orcas was spotted from the […]
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