For the last two weekends, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) has closed the Ballard Bridge at night, working to paint the areas of the bridge not accessible when the spans are in the down position. They took advantage of good weather last... »
Tomorrow, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., the Ballard High School girls basketball team will be washing cars at Bernie’s Automotive at 4420 Leary Way NW. Photo from a previous car wash The team is asking for donations, and money will go to support the girls ba... »
Starting this weekend, the Ballard Library will host the Sixth Annual Ballard High School Student Art Show. From tomorrow, Saturday, April 28 through Saturday, May 19, the students’ art will be on display. There will be a reception next month, on May 1... »
Today is “Dining out for Life,” an annual fundraiser for the Lifelong AIDS Alliance in which participating restaurants, cafes and food retailers will give up to 30 percent of the day’s food and beverage sales to the organization. According to their web... »
In honor of April being National Poetry Month, Secret Garden Books and the Washington Poets Association are putting on the first annual Ballard Poetry Fest starting today, Thursday April 26 through Saturday, April 28. Poetry lovers will find local poet... »
The Puget Sound Blood Center is putting on a blood drive tomorrow, Thursday, April 26, in Ballard. The drive will be in front of Jo-Ann Fabrics on NW 57th St. tomorrow from 1 to 7 p.m. (closed between 3 and 4 p.m.) Blood Center employee and Ballard re... »
Update: Top Pot co-founder and Ballard resident Mark Klebeck says he hopes to see the space open by June 1, which, coincidentally, is National Doughnut Day. He says the new store will have about 40 doughnut varieties and fresh coffee, and is happy to b... »
From our sister site, PhinneyWood.com: Seattle Schools has made a final decision to move Whittier’s Developmental Preschool to Viewlands Elementary starting in the fall. The school had been considering delaying the move by one year. In a letter sent ho... »
Pop-up shops are on the rise in Seattle, and Ballard is home to a new one called Anima Mundi, located at 5404 22nd Ave NW. As Anima Mundi describes, pop-up shops occupy a retail space that is available for long-term lease, “helping keep the block fille... »
About a month ago, we told you about Dominick Cura, a 13-year-old who was in the process of writing a gluten-free cookbook. That book, “Eternally Gluten-Free: A Cookbook of Sweets and Inspiration, From a Teen!” is now ready for purchase on Amazon. Cura... »
Ballard will soon be home to the beloved Kangaroo and Kiwi Pub. It’s moving to the Carnegie Library, at 2026 NW Market St. Owner Brad Howe, an Australian, says he was approached by the building owners who asked if he was interested in the space. “It ju... »
On Thursday, April 26, the National Film Festival for Talented Youth (NFFTY) will start in Seattle, and many Ballard High School (BHS) students will see their films on the big screen. As we told you last month, half a dozen films made by BHS students w... »
On the fourth Thursday of every month, Romanza Gifts ( 2206 NW Market St) in Ballard hosts an event for a local charity. This Thursday, April 26, the store will host their “Spring Fling” from 6 to 8 p.m., and will give proceeds to WestSide Baby, a nonp... »
Nearly 40 years ago, Kitchen N Things set up shop on Ballard’s NW Market St. This week, they’re celebrating their 39th year of doing business with a Customer Appreciation Week starting today. As part of their Customer Appreciation Week, any customer wh... »
Around the world, people will be celebrating independent music stores tomorrow; Saturday, April 21 is Record Store Day. Started in 2007, Record Store Day is celebrated on the third Saturday of April, and invites music lovers to flock to their closest r... »
