Movie filming on Ballard Ave.
After shooting yesterday in Lincoln Park in West Seattle, the movie crews for “The Whole Truth” starring Elisabeth Rohm have moved to Ballard Ave. As of 9 a.m., they’re setting …
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Monotonix takes to Ballard streets, turns heads
The “famously insane band” known as Monotonix played at the Sunset Tavern on Sunday afternoon. Actually, they decided to play in front of the Sunset. One thing led to another, …
Sign warns about Ballard muggings
My Ballard readers have written us about this sign at 17th Ave. and 56th St. The message from a “concerned citizen” warns about a rash of violent muggings in Ballard …
Food Network visits Archie McPhee
During the excitement last week about Archie McPhee announcing it’s leaving Ballard, the Food Network stopped by to shoot a segment on… bacon. The crew videotaped people sampling various bacon-related …
Microsoft ad shot in Ballard hits the airwaves
A few weeks ago, there was a rumor that Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld shot a Microsoft commercial in the Olympic Manor neighborhood. Now the ad has hit the airwaves, …
Buddha gone from Café Bambino
We received an email this morning that the Buddha statue and sign had disappeared from the top of Café Bambino along 65th Ave. Sure enough, the Buddha is gone, and …
Two-story house moves across Fremont
A little after 2 a.m., a house pulled out of its parking spot on Palatine Ave. in Fremont and headed to its new home ten blocks away. Literally. As you …
‘Ballard for Obama’ T-shirts for sale
There are certainly plenty of Obama supporters in Ballard, and Epilogue Books on Market St. has distributed lots of Obama gear over the last few months. But now the bookstore …
The Ballard neighborhood of… Metum?
If you search for Metum in Google Maps, you’ll get this result: Same goes for Microsoft’s Live Maps. “What in the heck is it?” writes My Ballard reader Peggy, who …
Seinfeld, Gates film ad in Ballard?
Wow, suddenly Ballard has become Seattle’s little Hollywood. A few weeks ago, Robin Williams was in Sunset Hill shooting a movie. Then Rachael Ray shot an episode of her TV …
Few traffic circles going in around Ballard
We noticed this traffic circle going in at 67th and 10th Ave. And another at 63rd and 22nd Ave. For more information about new traffic circles in Seattle, there was …
Can you hear me now?
Jay Cox was riding his bike down by the docks past Fred Meyer, right near the Ballard Bridge, when he discovered these big phones on pallets. “I think this is …