Ballard - Features

For 12-year-old Gabe, who turns 12 today, it wasn't enough to receive presents. He had to give something in return.

So, to celebrate his 12th birthday, which landed on 12/12/12, he decided to raise $1,212.12 for Seattle Public theater,…MORE

It's holiday season and sometimes people don't have the time to do their gift shopping during the day.

Luckily, a growing number of Ballard merchants are staying open late, at least, on thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays during December. See…MORE

This image, which is from Ballard Historical Sociey's Peterson Collection. It appeared in their 2009 calendar, which is where the below caption is from.

The hectic late 19th century railroad construction period which ended with Seattle as…MORE

By Christy Wolyniak

For the last 40 years, the Literacy Council of Seattle has provided education for refugees, immigrants, and native-born adults. Finally, after so many years, they are starting to get recognized for their work.

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By Katy Wilkens, MS, RD

When you follow a low-sodium diet for good health, often you’re told to stay away from salty sauces. But protecting your kidneys and heart doesn’t mean you have to give up the creamy goodness of a white sauce on…MORE

By Christy Wolyniak

Last weekend, local Ballard artists came together, handiwork in tow, and demonstrated that sometimes art is just transforming ordinary, everyday materials into a masterpiece.

Take stained glass, for example.…MORE

Right now, the Nordic Heritage museum is full of bad art.

All over the walls, from floor to ceiling, are a total of 1,000 birch board pictures. And they are all manner of cheesy, kitschy and, in some cases, just plain terrible.

Or…MORE

"All the true things must change and only that which changes remains true."

Famous Swiss psychologist and psychiatrist Carl Jung first spoke those words, but now they are spoken again. A Ballard staple and beloved Thai restaurant, Thaiku…MORE

By Christopher Duclos

They sing. They dance. They dazzle.

They are the Northwest Vocal Project.

On a summer day in 2007, after a rehearsal with the Bellevue Northwest Sound Chorus, Seattle barbershop singers Ian Kelly, Matt…MORE

By Joshua McNichols, author of the Urban Farm Handbook

If you've ever gardened in the city, you've probably noticed our soil isn't so hot.

Sometimes you get lucky -- like when the former owner of your house used a mulching mower…MORE