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 Ballard Facebook group, it turns out to be kids and their families from Seattle Children’s Hospital headed to the annual Ronald McDonald House Christmas Cruise […]
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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 giant inflatable Holstein cow cruised through the Locks and the Ship Canal, generating lots of “earned media” for the Dairy Farmers of Washington. After all, […]
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 of Ballard, Ballard is Joel. He’s just synonymous with Ballard,” says Emily Scully, who works at Cupcake Royale. KOMO TV’s Eric Johnson followed Joel around […]
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. and Palatine Ave. N. Times reporter Erik Lacitis checked it out, and… “That’s a Norwegian flag,” said the Norwegian-American man who lives there. “It’s been […]
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 us this photo of her two-year old enjoying the snow. Snow-covered trees with the farmer’s market in the distance. A look across the Ballard Locks […]
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 the ramp to southbound I-5, according to WSDOT. There were reports earlier this week about a similar shoot in downtown Seattle. And the movie poster […]
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 a bald eagle. At least in our neighborhood, the crows have been ruthless lately.
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 chicken and owner have been reunited! Earlier:Kiva tells us that her mom saw a chicken trying to cross the road – seriously – on 8th […]
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 of Louie’s Cuisine of China, the listing highlights two parcels of land, plus a 9,477 square foot building. One parcel is where the restaurant is, […]
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 weeks to hear back from someone. Here is a love story that ends right here in Ballard published in The Sun on October 13, 1892: […]
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 beach. kcwebgirl Tweeted, “Just saw whales at golden gardens. Made my whole life!!!” We’re guessing the boaters had a memorable view! (Thank you Clamster for […]
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