The heart of Ballard will once again fill with live music, seafood, vendors and thousands of festivalgoers next weekend as Ballard Music & Seafoodfest returns for its 52nd year. The free three-day ...

A new neighborhood bar called The Crown is coming to the former Schooner Street location (8000 15th Ave NW) in Crown Hill, with owner Bob Hougland aiming to open in early July. Hougland and his wife, ...

Just months after stepping in to keep Baker’s (6408 32nd Ave NW) from closing, the neighborhood cocktail bar’s new owner is asking the community for help. Molly Ringe, owner of Molly’s Bottle Shop ...

Plans are moving forward to redevelop part of Ballard Mill Marina (4733 Shilshole Ave NW) into a passenger terminal for charter boat operators, a project owner Ned Carner says is intended to expand ...

A team of Ballard-area teenagers has completed the 2026 Race to Alaska, finishing 10th after sailing the 750-mile course from Washington to Ketchikan, Alaska. Team Fisheries Supply Darwin’s Interns ...

Drivers and pedestrians along 15th Avenue NW may have noticed a new addition on top of the Ballard Realty (1700 NW Market St) building: a large sphere modeled after the Bubbleator from the 1962 ...

Highland Espresso (4013 NW Leary Way) says its Ballard cafe was burglarized in the early morning hours of June 25, with thieves stealing equipment and causing an estimated $10,000 in losses. According ...

From trivia nights and karaoke to book clubs, live music, and Independence Day celebrations, plenty is happening around Ballard from June 29 through July 5. Check out our weekly roundup, and don’t ...

The Walrus and the Carpenter (4743 Ballard Ave. NW) will reopen after Sea Creatures and the union representing workers reached a collective bargaining agreement, ending a labor dispute that led to an ...

Dirty Couch Brewing is relocating to Ballard, taking over the former Wheelie Pop Brewing taproom (1110 NW 50th St) in the Ballard Brewery District. The brewery announced Monday that it will open a new ...

The Ballard Regnbue Pride Festival and World Cup watch party will take over downtown Ballard on Friday, June 26, with a full day of soccer watch parties, live performances, entertainment, and ...

There are just five days left to provide feedback on the latest Burke-Gilman Trail Missing Link design in Ballard. The project has reached the 60% design stage for the proposed route along NW Market ...