May 15, 2014

This post is from our sister site My Ballard. The “Click it or Ticket” patrols will be back in King County from May 19 through June 1, with officers on the lookout for unbuckled and distracted drivers. The campaign has been particularly successful in catching drivers on their cell phones, with 836 cell phone and

May 13, 2014

Several have asked us what will become of the former San Marco grocery on Fifth Avenue Northeast. It’s not going to be another pocket grocery. It looks like the neighboring Metropolitan Music, 8414 Fifth Ave. N.E., is expanding into the San Marco space. Also, Rosia asks, via Facebook: “Hi! Any idea what hotel is being

May 13, 2014

Several have asked us what will become of the former San Marco grocery on Fifth Avenue Northeast. It’s not going to be another pocket grocery. It looks like the neighboring Metropolitan Music, 8414 Fifth Ave. N.E., is expanding into the San Marco space. Also, Rosia asks, via Facebook: “Hi! Any idea what hotel is being

May 13, 2014

Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76 degrees. Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 78. Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 80. Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Saturday: Return to rain.

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May 12, 2014

The 33rd bird on our Maple Leaf Reservoir Park bird list showed up on Mother’s Day. It’s a Barn Swallow, and there were three of them catching bugs at the upper park Sunday afternoon. From the Cornell Lab of Ornithology: Glistening cobalt blue above and tawny below, Barn Swallows dart gracefully over fields, barnyards, and