Seriously do we need another hamburger joint in Ballard?

On my drive back to my office today passing Malena's (I don't get why people love this place so much) Tacos I noticed a new hamburger joint going in next door! Seattle Hamburger the sign read. Really? Another hamburger joint in Ballard? Let's count the number already established:

1. Scooter's

2. Zak's

3. Hamburger Harry's

4. Zesto's (I would never eat here)

5. Ballard Brother's Burgers

6. The Counter

7. Lunchbox Laboratory

8. Dick's (I consider Holman Road...North Ballard)

Plus the countless fast food and full service restaurants that sell burgers beyond their normal offerings (Louie's Cuisine of China has a great burger). Enough Ballard; we don't need another burger joint!

Things I miss in Ballard at the Holidays

Driving home tonight on Market Street I was sad to see another year without the snowflake lights hanging from our lamp posts. I thought maybe this year they would return.

Other things I will miss:

1. Olsen's Scandinavian Foods and all the hustle and bustle of hungry Scandinavians buying their Christmas staples.

2. Scandinavian Gift Shop....I know this was gone last year too but it still hurts.

3. Sunset Bowl...how sad it is too look at the big space left to deteriorate in front of us.

4. Denny's ditto

I am sure I will remember more and more things but I am off to eat my chocolate from my advent calendar.

Have a great week.

Halloween = Dress Up

We added a poll on the left to find out what you'll be wearing!

Email us at gossip@ballardgossipgirl.com if your costume's not on the list.

Jeff wrote in to suggest Leif Bearickson (is that a naked Viking?) and the Discovery Park Cougar. We're not technically old enough to be considered a Cougar, but we like how you're thinking!

Holy Sheet, It's Almost Halloween!

Ballardites - where are you going to party on Halloween? We want to know! Mostly because we haven't been invited to any good parties. Actually we haven't been invited to any at all and haven't heard of any huge events happening in our hood.

Let us know what are you dressing up as this Saturday and tell us where you're going. We're trying to decide if we're just old and lame or if Ballard is wimping out on this spectacular dress up holiday.

Happy Fourth Birthday Hazlewood!

Has it really been four years? Today is Hazlewood's 4th Anniversary.

To celebrate, it's Happy Hour all day today. They'll have DJ's spinning til close so get your arse down there celebrate Sunday Funday the right way.

Cheers to the Wood!

Encanto in Ballard

We were intrigued to see that the lovely Encanto Barcelona is opening up shop in Ballard. We adore their store on First Avenue downtown! This weekend we were able to take a sneak peak in the store to see what they're setting up. It looks great people.

The shop owner said they'll be opening in a few weeks. And he mentioned a discount code but we're not giving it up! Go talk to him to get it. The new store is on Old Ballard Ave where Kavu was located. (Kavu moved next door.)

Ballard Barkeep Stabbed

The Seattle Times is reporting that the manager of a bar on the 2200 block of Market Street was stabbed after he and a patron got into an argument last night. Shocking! The manager was treated and released from Harborview.

What bar is it? Anyone know? I'm thinking it's either Lombardi's or Matador. We'll have to chalk up another stabby bar - you know, like Goofy's and Golden City. If it was Matador, we were there hours before. Freaky. I thought the manager was a woman as well. That sucks.