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This weekend, we spent Sunday in an ideal way: walking through the market buying produce for the week, drinking coffee from Cafe Fiore (as I’ve mentioned before … hands down the BEST coffee in the city!) and perusing the wares of Ballard. We even ran into some old friends we hadn’t seen in years. It’s always lovely to run into people while everyone has the same relaxed, Sunday glow.

I even got the scoop on the closing of Olivine, my very favorite boutique. I first heard of the store closing from My Ballard and found out from the owner that though they’ve sold the shop, they are opening a new one in Fremont (otherwise known as the Center of the Universe). It will be occupying the space right next to where the Frankie shoe shop started out (across from Mad Pizza). The new store will be called Show Pony and promises to carry many more handbag and accessory lines than the current store does. In the meantime, the current store will change names and rid itself of all of the beauty products to focus more on clothing. Ah well, another reason to hit Fremont.

And barely as the doors to DiVino could be locked, a new sushi spot has staked its claim on the premium spot. For years and years, Sam’s Sushi was the only spot here to grab sushi and now it will have a hip little competitor.

Ah Ballard, the IT girl of Seattle.