Dear Green My Ballard: I am not a very experienced gardener, and there is a lot of information out there on gardening. I’m getting confused about what to plant, when. I’d really like to get my seeds in as early as possible. Do you have access…MORE
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A Garden For All: Grow your own Blarney Stone for St. Patrick’s Day
Tue, 03/17/09
Here’s a St. Patrick’s Day treat for the gardener. A very low-maintenance addition to the garden bed and it grows wonderfully in containers too.
The Blarney Stone is a huge rock that was set into the walls of Blarney Castle in Cork,…MORE
ZZ Top guitar gifted to West 5 Lounge
Mon, 03/16/09
Dave Montoure and Dean Overton just became the proud owners of a one-of-a-kind item they plan to display proudly, high above their bar.
The co-owners of West 5 Lounge in the Alaska Junction received a new, mustard-yellow guitar that ZZ…MORE
Healthy families make do on a shrinking budget
Mon, 03/16/09
These are tough times. It’s tough to stay calm when you lose your job. It’s tough to stay focused when you are worried about money. It’s tough to stay present for your children when you are stressed. And, it’s tough to stay healthy when fast food…MORE
Pet of the Week: Doolin is a singer
Mon, 03/16/09
Doolin is a 3-year-old Newfoundland out for what looks like a mid-winter walk with owners Bert and Heidi Hounyak and his pal Bosun the yellow lab.
“This has been a great winter for him," said Heidi, because Doolin loves the snow.
…MOREStroll the Ballard Farmers Market
Mon, 03/16/09
Spring is upon us. Grass is growing. Flowers are beginning to burst. The entire neighborhood is ready to get out and play. And there’s no better way to take in the sights, sounds and scents of the season than a stroll along tree-lined Ballard…MORE
At Large in Ballard: 'Home away from home' for world travelers
Mon, 03/16/09
A family in Colombia and a 20 year old Australian probably knew about a new destination in Ballard before the average local, and when it comes to the one-year old Hostel Seattle at 6200 Seaview Ave. N.W. that may still be the case.
In a…MORE
View From the Saddle: The bicycle and our culture
Mon, 03/16/09
(Editor's note: Dave Kannas is a regular columnist for the Ballard News-Tribune's sister publication the West Seattle Herald. His article is being reproduced here as it relates to the completion of the Burke Gilman Trail through the industrial…MORE
View From the Saddle: The bicycle and our culture
Mon, 03/16/09
The struggle between “civil society” and bicyclists is nothing new. We had our battles before the turn of the 20th Century, when bicycles were relatively new on the scene but rapidly expanding in numbers, especially in France.
“As early…MORE
At the Admiral: Underworld's Nighy, Sheen are worth it
Mon, 03/16/09
Directed by Patrick Tatopoulos Rated R (Two stars)
There is a well-known television show that claims its stories were “ripped from the headlines.” Well, the plotline for “Underworld: Rise of the Lycans” has the feel of having been “ripped…MORE
