By Dusty Henry
At the Crocodile's Back Bar during CityArts Festival, Megan Grandall of the Seattle dream-pop outfit Lemolo sat on the corner stage and held a well-loved sunburst guitar with a scuffed pink heart sticker near the base of the…MORE
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106th Annual Leif Erickson Bazaar this weekend
Fri, 10/19/12
Alright all you local Scandinavians: This weekend is the 106th (you read that right) Annual Sons of Norway and Leif Erickson Bazaar, which will have all the Nordic food and goods you could possibly dream of. It'll also give you a chance to…MORE
Scenes from Old Ballard: Old Carnegie Free Library
Thu, 10/18/12
Driving down Market St, it's a hard sight to miss. The Old Carnegie Free Library sticks out like a sore, architecturally significant thumb.
Back in September, the Ballard Carnegie Free Library was nominated for official city landmark…MORE
Ballardite to be in new adaptation of French play
Thu, 10/18/12
Lara Fox, and opera singer who lives in Ballard, will play cross gender roles in Molière’s Les Précieuses ridicules. She will be playing the character La Grange in both English and French.
Le Théâtre Français will be presenting two…MORE
You Are What You Eat: Soda, coffee and booze – a trio of trouble
Thu, 10/18/12
By Katy Wilkens, MS, RD
Sugary soda, flavored coffee drinks and alcohol have a problem in common with fruit juice. They don’t make us feel full, so when we drink their calories, we still eat just as much. And since they often come in 16-,…MORE
Lights. Cameras. Action. 'Locally Grown' starts filming local web-series
Mon, 10/15/12
By Shane Harms
If you went to the Ballard Farmers Market on Sunday, Oct. 7, you may have seen more than just the regular produce stands and buskers. Cameras and actors were there, too.
That’s because the cast and crew of the…MORE
SLIDESHOW: The community sends off Mark and Kim with BBQ and auction
Mon, 10/15/12
Last Friday, the community said farewell to two long-time employees of the Ballard Boys and Girls Club, executive director Mark Hendricks and Childcare director Kim Brandenburg.
At the 8th Annual BBQ and Auction, community members packed…MORE
Reuben's Brews gives Ballard its own beer
Mon, 10/15/12
By Christopher Duclos
Award-winning home brewers Adam and Grace Robbings, owners of Ballard-based Reuben’s Brews, are at it again with the release of a brand new, delicious flavor of beer. But it’s not just any beer. This beer, called the…MORE
Ballard Art Walk this Saturday
Fri, 10/12/12
Saturday, Oct. 13, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., is Ballard Art Walk, which means that stores and exhibits will be opening their doors for all the art hungry Ballardites out there. Don't miss out on it. See below for full press release and above for a…MORE
Backyard Feast: How one woman built a food community through barter
Thu, 10/11/12
By Joshua McNichols, author of Urban Farm Handbook
When Creagh Miller moved to Seattle, she wanted to get involved with urban farming. But she lacked certain skills. How exactly does one build a chicken coop? How do you install an…MORE
