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2817 NW Market St., Ballard. I haven’t had anything to eat or drink at KISS Cafe, I’ve just always liked this sign. The cafe has some vegetarian menu options, but nothing natively vegan. (The menu is available from their Web site — for some reason, it’s saved as a .zip file although it’s a single, […]

Spotted this in Ballard, around 34th Ave. NW and NW 57th St.: Obviously, this was originally a “Dead End” sign. I wonder if someone changed it to “Rear End,” and then someone else modified the first “R” into a “P.”

Ballard’s new condo* overlords must be really tiny, with extremely long legs. Here’s their altar: *Photos taken behind Leva on Market, a new development of luxury apartments. It’s a common misconception that all of the mega residential buildings that have sprung up in Ballard over the past few years are condos. Technically, most if not […]

Photos taken at the Carl S. English Jr. Botanical Garden at the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks in beautiful Ballard (Seattle, WA): Elsewhere in Ballard:

The Ballard Locks (a.k.a. the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks) are currently closed for annual cleaning and maintenance. And the lock that’s drained stinks. Of fish and barnacles, to be precise. The grounds are open, but the actual locks are closed to boats until Dec. 7. You can read more about it here.

A display window at Archie McPhee. Currently in Ballard, Archie McPhee is moving to Wallingford some time next year. You can read about it here (or do a Google search for “archie mcphee moving to wallingford” and see what else comes up).

Best. Coffee. EVER. I read about cold-brewed coffee last year in the New York Times (Iced Coffee? No Sweat, 06/27/07). It sounded amazing. When I stopped at my favorite Caffe Fiore the next day, I asked if they offered or were planning to offer cold-brewed coffee. The barista told me they were planning to offer […]

Wandering around the neighborhood this afternoon, I noticed a number of “bad thing indicator” lights flashing near the Ballard Bridge. And absolutely no traffic going onto or coming off of the bridge. I asked a local businessdude if he knew what was going on. He replied, “No, but it’s been this way for a couple […]

[thumb:1581:l] Vehicle lights and streetlights reflected on an aluminum door (Scott Galvanizing, 1520 NW Leary Way, Seattle).