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Majestic Bay to mark 25 years with screening and documentary about its history (opens the original)
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The Majestic Bay will close out its 25th year with a screening of Singin’ in the Rain on Monday, Oct. 12. The film was among those playing when the Ballard theater opened in October 2000. The 6:30 p.m. event will also include a 30-minute documentary made by general manager Jesse Mercury Plack. Plack told My Ballard he spent the past year creating the film, which tells the story of how the Majestic Bay came to be and explores the history of the site, where a theater has operated since
Ballard weekly events roundup: Sept. 28–Oct. 4 (opens the original)
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Here’s your weekly events roundup for Sept. 28–Oct. 4 in Ballard. This week brings book clubs, trivia, craft classes, and a busy Sunday, with a pet celebration at Ballard Commons Park and the first-ever Vintage & Secondhand Crawl all weekend. Monday, Sept. 28 Book Club – Wrecked Romantasy, Swoon City, 7–8:30 p.m. This month’s pick is <em
Driver sentenced to 41 months in fatal Ballard hit-and-run (opens the original)
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The driver in the 2025 hit-and-run that killed Richard John “Ole” Ward in Ballard has been sentenced to 41 months in prison. David Arellano-Tapia, now 20, pleaded guilty to felony hit-and-run earlier this month. Prosecutors and the defense recommended a 31-month sentence, but the judge imposed 41 months. Ward, 39, was crossing at NW Market St and 15th Ave NW around 1:20 a.m. on Feb. 1, 2025, when a <a href="https://www.myballard.com/2025/02/07/pedestrian-dies-in-hit-and-run-at-nw-market-st-and-1
Starbucks closes Leary Way cafe eight months after opening (opens the original)
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The Starbucks at 999 NW Leary Way has closed as part of the company’s nationwide cafe closures. Starbucks announced it would close 250 underperforming stores as part of a large restructuring effort. Three cafes in Seattle are affected, including the one on Leary, which only just <a href="https://www.myballard.com/2026/02/06/starbucks-opens-in-former-7-eleven-jack-in-the-box-location-on-leary/" rel="noreferre
Seattle Sauna Festival returns to National Nordic Museum in November (opens the original)
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The Seattle Sauna Festival will return to the National Nordic Museum in Ballard on Nov. 7 and 8. The festival debuted at the museum last November. This year, it will bring together saunas from across the region, along with cold plunges, live music, cultural performances, and Nordic-inspired food and drinks. <p class="w
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