Ballard - Features

Many Ballardites simply know Demetrios “Taki” Ditos as the chef at Taki’s Mad Greek in North Ballard. However, those who recognize him and have been to Taki’s on a Saturday night know him in a very different light. To them and fans across the…MORE

By Katy Wilkens, MS, RD

It’s so cold and wet here that sweet potatoes won’t grow in my Pacific Northwest garden. So I have to buy them. But they are so great in fall menus, I don’t mind.

Sweet potatoes are high in vitamins A and C,…MORE

By Rev. Judith Laxer

At the beginning of November, I am like the squirrels: seemingly everywhere at once in the November garden. Perhaps my hair is not quite as overall grey as theirs, but I scurry to get it all done between the Pacific…MORE

Over the weekend, the Nordic Heritage Museum held it's annual Yulefest, the time of year where Scandinavians gather together in Ballard to celebrate the holidays. Whether it was food, music or all sorts of interesting trinkets, there was…MORE

By Dusty Henry

In a dimly lit underground practice space off of Leary Way in Ballard, David Bazan and his band mates Alex Westcoat and Andy Fitts stand in a triangle formation with their instruments and a six-pack of beer in between them…MORE

Despite three brewery giants participating, no one from Ballard won in the Phinney Neighborhood Association 25th Annual Winter Beer Taste.

Hale's Ales, Hilliard's Beer and Reuben's Brews all participated in the competition. Hale's brought…MORE

By Elizabeth Wang

No roads. No lights. No nothing. The sharp contrast between dark and darker drew photographer Birgitte Aarestrup to the Arctic Sámpi region of northern Sweden. Inspired to shoot and preserve the Sámi people way of life,…MORE

By Elizabeth Wang

Editor's note: Artists from this article were from the October Ballard ArtWalk. The November ArtWalk will take place Saturday, Nov. 10, at businesses and studios all around Ballard. You can find a map, list of artists and…MORE

It's second Saturday, you know the drill. It's the Ballard ArtWalk.

The Ballard ArtWalk will take place on Saturday, Nov. 10, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Art from local artists will be displayed at various studios and businesses around town. A…MORE

By Joshua McNichols

I came to Northern Iraq to write about my Kurdish friend Peshtiwan, his flight to Europe and his eventual reconnection with his homeland after the fall of Saddam. One thing I did not expect from this war-torn country…MORE