Ballard - Features

By Dusty Henry

“Mama” is a heartfelt film about the joys and blessings that come from raising feral children. Despite the difficulties, one family overcomes the odds and learns what it means to give the greatest gift parents can -– love.…MORE

By Pete Treperinas, UW News Lab

Ballard’s brewing community will have a new member in a matter of weeks.

Populuxe Brewing, located in the 800 block of NW 49th St, is set to open in early February.

Ballard residents Pete…MORE

By Ryan Hueter, UW News Lab

To rebrand a restaurant that has been a Seattle institution for 40 years is no easy task.

To do so while maintaining the operation of a sister café and catering service on the same property would be…MORE

By Katy Wilkens, MS, RD

While the rest of my family was on vacation last month, I was reminded of how hard it can be to get motivated to cook for one.

I can spend hours in the kitchen for people I care about, but when it comes to…MORE

A Ballard husband-and-wife duo have entered Puget Sound Energy (PSE)'s "Re-Energized by Design" challenge, a reality show-styled competition in which contestants will complete a series of fast-paced room-makeover challenges, combining elegant…MORE

What's better than one sloth bear baby? Why, two sloth bear babies, of course.

Just look at them. Have you seen anything cuter?

Woodland Park Zoo announced the birth of a sloth bear on Dec. 18, but what they didn't know for sure…MORE

Do you ever feel guilty just looking at your real fur products? Can you just picture the sad puppy dog eyes like the ones you see on those animal cruelty videos with the heart-wrenching, tear-inducing Sarah McLachlan song?

Buffalo Exchange…MORE

Ever wanted to see the world's smallest otter species? You'll have your chance when the Woodland Park Zoo's new Asian tropical forest exhibit opens up this spring.

Of course, you already knew, that, because we already reported on that.…MORE

Coming this spring, the Woodland Park Zoo will be opening a new Asian tropical forest exhibit.

Construction on it began last year as part of the More Wonder More Wild Campaign. Phase one of the 2-acre exhibit complex will feature Asian…MORE

For Liz Wagner and Kelsey Stokes, who have been dating for three and one-half years, it was always the plan to get married. But being able to do so legally was the last thing on their minds. As a same-sex couple, that right had been denied before…MORE