About inballard.com

For over 10 years, Inballard.com has been the trusted source for where to go in the Seattle neighborhood of Ballard. Unlike the other great online resources, Inballard.com is unique in that it is based in community yet filtered by a constant group of long time Ballard residents. Much like a favorite guidebook, if you agree with Inballard.com's recommendation of a certain place, you can be pretty sure that you will like other places listed on the site.

History of inballard.com
Inballard.com was created in 1998 as a way to showcase the best places to drink, eat, shop, live and go in, what was then a very sleepy, quiet Ballard community. There were many great little boutiques that were going unnoticed and so the idea of a site promoting the best places came about. Since then Ballard has certainly changed and become a booming, vibrant neighborhood.

Selection process
Places on the site have been spotted by the local Ballard staff and/or submitted by viewers and reviewed by our selection committee. If considered a place that the committee would recommend to their friends and family, it is placed onto the site in the appropriate category. New places are added as often as possible so if you have a place you'd like to see on the site, let us know. And don't be upset if we don't get it up right away as to properly review can take some time.

No advertising
Because of our selection system, we do not have advertising on our site. Although we are approached about advertising often, we feel it important to remain ad free so that we may remain impartial.

Site credits
The site is designed, developed & maintained through a generous donation by Design Hovie Studios and a wonderful group of volunteers dedicated to promoting the best Ballard has to offer.

About Ballard

Ballard is a vibrant neighborhood located in the northwest part of the city of Seattle. Full of great locally owned boutique shops, pubs, restaurants, and waterfront parks, Ballard is a must see for tourists, as well as people from all over the Seattle area. For more on Ballard happenings, check out the Ballard's blog, Ballard's newspaper the Ballard News Tribune, or visit "At large in Ballard with Peggy Sturdivant."

History of Ballard
Ballard was first settled in 1853. In 1889 it was incorporated in Washington State and in 1907, Ballard was annexed to Seattle. Proud of its Scandinavian heritage, Ballard has many reminders of its past including the annual Norwegian Constitution Day Parade on May 17, the Nordic Heritage Museum, and the Bergen Place mural that was dedicated by the King & Queen of Norway in 1996.