Grand entrance at the Pig & Pipes fundraiser
The 3rd Annual Pig & Pipes fundraiser kicked off in style at The Old Pequliar this afternoon as the guys with the bagpipes and drums made a grand entrance. The …
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Ballardite catches sunspots through camera lens
We’ve had some pretty amazing sunsets recently and the sun has been beautiful shades of orange. “My wife noticed how orange the sky was the other day (Thursday, 6 August), …
Fans line up to meet Sounders FC star Kasey Keller
Fans lined up at the QFC on 24th Ave NW on Thursday afternoon to meet Seattle Sounders FC goalkeeper Kasey Keller. The 40-year-old soccer star, who was recently named to …
Big shopping day in sunny Ballard
Beautiful weather along with the Ballard Sidewalk Sale combined to bring an estimated 10,000 people to the Ballard Farmers Market today, which would be the second-largest attendance in the market’s …
Coach Carroll draws a crowd at Ballard QFC
New Seahawks Coach Pete Carroll stopped by the new Ballard QFC this afternoon to sign copies of his new book on leadership, “Win Forever.” A big crowd waited in a …
Evening Magazine from the Ballard Locks
King5’s Evening Magazine will be showing off one of Seattle’s biggest tourist attractions on their show tonight. The crew of host Meeghan Black (in the pink) and photographer Darrell Benedict …
Naked bicyclists take warm up ride through Ballard
As is customary, hundreds of naked bicyclists from the Fremont Solstice Parade took a warm up ride through Ballard just after 11 this morning. They rode down Market St., surprising …
Soundgarden spotted in Ballard photo shoot
The iconic Seattle band Soundgarden was spotted posing for photos in front of a grungy-looking building on 22nd Ave. in Old Ballard Friday evening. Our tipster, who sent us these …
An unusual visitor makes for quite the buzz
It seems that even the queen likes to take a trip to the park every now and then. On Wednesday afternoon as kids were busy playing on the field behind …
‘I’d rather be bowling’ sign appears at vacant lot
Adam sent us this photo of a sign that has been placed on the southern fence of the former Sunset Bowl location. The bright colors of the sign are a …
Beautiful day for sailing
Today is the Sloop Tavern Yacht Club Spring Race just off Shilshole Bay Marina. What a gorgeous day for sailing – or watching the boats from land. This is a …
Mining rig heads through the Locks to Alaska
Check out this photo that Steven sent us of a barge heading through the Locks. He says in an email that he’s still in awe of the massive size and …