T-shirt company hits the big time
Fremont’s Destee Nation has been around since 2004 — perhaps you’re even wearing one of their “real shirts from real places,” like this one of the Tractor Tavern — but …
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Popular boutique on Ballard Ave. closing
We received an email tip from My Ballard reader Gooner who had heard that Olivine on Ballard Ave. is closing. Sure enough, a phone call to the popular shop confirmed …
Nau no more, Mooberry coming to Fremont
Back in March we wrote about Nau, a socially-conscious boutique going into the old Sonic Boom location in Fremont. Well, Nau has ceased operations due to a lack of funding …
Strut opens in Greenwood
There’s a new shoe store on the Greenwood/Phinney line. Strut just celebrated its one-month-anniversary, and it’s not your trendy, high-fashion, puttin’ on the ritz kind of boutique. This one focuses …
‘Triple’ opens in cool Ballard Ave. space
The folks who own Market Street Shoes opened another shoe store in Ballard a few weeks ago. Called Triple, it’s located above King’s Hardware and Rudy’s on Ballard Ave. in …
Collective opens in new location
We’re a couple weeks late with the news, but the cool furniture shop Collective has reopened just a few doors down from its old location along Ballard Ave.
Ballard boutique warehouse sale
Shopping alert! Ballard boutiques Blackbird, Re-Soul, Market Street Shoes, Market Street Athlete, Triple and Olivine are all participating in a warehouse sale at the New York Fashion Academy on Ballard …
Attendance way up at farmers markets
A recent sunny Sunday drew an estimated 5,600 people to the Ballard Farmers Market, compared to 3,000 at the same time last year, reports the PI. Organizers say the increased …
Ken’s Market expanding on Phinney Ridge
A while back we wrote about the Couth Buzzard used book store closing. It turns out that Ken’s Market, which is at the opposite end of the building on Greenwood …
Small fire at Market Street Traders
Firefighters briefly created a stir on Market St. this Sunday afternoon as they responded to a fire at Market Street Traders, that new fair trade shop that opened late last …
Nau store coming to Fremont
According to the sign in the window, Nau will open soon in the old Sonic Boom store in Fremont. If you haven’t heard of Nau (they have one other local …
Boutique shopping night in Fremont
Attention, ladies. This Friday is the monthly “Fremont First Friday” shopping night, and the boutiques are cleaning house. Bellefleur, Essenza, Flit (pictured), Horseshoe, Les Amis, Merge and Mishu are all …