As construction of the Ballard Lofts apartments approaches, 2 and 1/2 Happy Barbers has left Ballard for a new spot in Ravenna, on the corner of NE 65th and Ravenna Blvd (502 NE 65th). According to the sign, it's a 10-minute drive East.

If you haven't been in the loop, the Ballard Lofts is the five-story, 72-unit apartment building set to be constructed at 24th Ave NW between NW 64th and NW 65th streets. It's generated some recent controversy because it will be developing over the Viking, a tavern established in 1950 which people either love or hate.

While we don't know for certain the future of The Viking, at least one piece of the story, a well loved community barbershop, has been settled.

If you need to catch up on the story, you can read columnist Peggy Sturdivant's sit down interview with developer Bill Parks here and our initial coverage of the development here.

Zachariah Bryan can be reached at zachb@robinsonnews.com

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