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By Peggy Sturdivant “I wish I wasn’t going away too,” Mark Vrieling, owner of Rain City Video said, hearing yet another customer lament the closing of the 32nd NW location. The Vrielings started Rain City Video 29 years ago and have outlasted…MORE

By Pat Cashman

If you are reading this while driving at a high-speed down the freeway, you might not necessarily be breaking the law---although you ARE living dangerously. But if you are reading this while driving at a high-speed…MORE

What is the perfect recipe for a drink? If that’s the quest of brothers Jimmy and Johnny Rolfe they seem to have hit on the perfect recipe for a neighborhood cocktail bar on the way. The Nook at 2206 took over the space previously occupied by…MORE

By Kathryn Kingen

We all want a healthier planet and in our businesses, homes and lives it's a good thing to be mindful of every day. In little ways we can make a difference and every effort adds up in the collective whole. So let's nix…MORE

By Kathryn Kingen

We all want a healthier planet and in our businesses, homes and lives it's a good thing to be mindful of every day. In little ways we can make a difference and every effort adds up in the collective whole. So let's nix…MORE

By Chef Jeremy MacLachlan

I have been green with envy when I look at dudes with ripped abs or when I have had one too many while celebrating St. Patrick's Day. As Kermit the Frog says, "It's not easy being green ... but green's the color…MORE

By Chef Jeremy MacLachlan

I have been green with envy when I look at dudes with ripped abs or when I have had one too many while celebrating St. Patrick's Day. As Kermit the Frog says, "It's not easy being green ... but green's the color…MORE

By Lori Ann Reinhall

On September 11, 1956, President Dwight D. Eisenhower convened his White House Conference on citizen diplomacy with the dream of forging relationships in which “people of different cultures could celebrate and…MORE

By Katy Wilkens, MS, RD

I love citrus. I have six lemon trees in my living room that I baby all winter long. I love the smell of the blossoms when I move the trees inside. And I look forward to hummingbirds pollinating the second crop of…MORE

By Peggy Sturdivant

The village is coming to Ballard. Or should I say being reintroduced to an area that has become more urban than village? After successfully establishing a multigenerational community surrounding Phinney Ridge the PNA…MORE