By Deanna Duff
If you are in need of a sonnet, couplet or limerick, Christine Deavel is Seattle’s poetry pro. She can pluck the perfect book from among the 10,000 titles at Open Books: A Poem Emporium, the poetry shop she owns with husband…MORE
Ballard - Features
Fishermen’s Fall Festival says ’Ahoy!’ to North Pacific Fishing Fleet
Mon, 09/24/12
By Elizabeth Wang
The return of the North Pacific Fishing Fleet to its home terminal, on Saturday, Sept. 22, was celebrated in style with the 24th Annual Fishermen's Fall festival.
Back with salmon-filleting demonstrations, wooden-…MORE
SLIDESHOW: Scenes and people from Oktoberfest
Mon, 09/24/12
Who doesn't love the Fremont Oktoberfest? Beer, lederhosen ... more beer, more lederhosen. And cute dogs. All of life's essentials.
The Ballard News-Tribune made its way to Fremont to take some photos. Click on the main picture above to…MORE
Ballard invites a 'trove' of treasures into its business community
Sun, 09/23/12
By Christy Wolyniak
Every girl has always dreamed of going through her best friend’s closet and high tailing it with all the loot she got her hands on.
A new Ballard business is hoping make that dream a reality. The Trove Vintage…MORE
Tony's Coffee: A coffee lover's paradise
Sun, 09/23/12
Walking into Tony’s Coffee on 70th St NW and NW 3rd Ave, one immediately notices something missing.
Or, a lot of things missing.
Namely, where’s the over-plush seating? The pretentious art? The armory of flavored syrups? Heck,…MORE
Playing a game of Battleship on PARK(ing) Day
Sat, 09/22/12
Did you know yesterday was International PARK(ing) Day? Well, neither did a lot of people.
According to the website, "PARK(ing) Day is a annual open-source global event where citizens, artists and activists collaborate to temporarily…MORE
Weekend Guide: Herons, Bingo and yard sales, oh my!
Fri, 09/21/12
Heron Habitat House Free Open House
Though they're quite common to Seattle, few things beat catching sight of one of our majestic blue herons settling on a log near you while relaxing by the water. There's a reason why they're the official…MORE
Backyard Feast: Bulk Produce Buys, a new way to work with farmers
Thu, 09/20/12
Joshua McNichols, author of "The Urban Farm Handbook"
You may have noticed them as you drive around your Seattle neighborhood. They look like garage sales. But on closer inspection, you see those boxes aren't full of old crappy McDonald's…MORE
Ballard teen gives a Paleo-diet spin to ice cream
Sun, 09/16/12
By Elizabeth Wang
Nineteen-year-old Ben Hirshberg used to love Cheez-Its and, chicken nuggets and Cocoa Pebbles. But after choosing to eat like a Paleo, he had to eliminate the food he normally craved. The hardest thing for Hirshberg to…MORE
Weekend Guide: Shilshole Marina's B-Day; 2 Ballard businesses reopen; A Festival of Fruit
Fri, 09/14/12
Shilshole Bay Marina Celebrates 50th Birthday
While everyone is tied up celebrating Seattle Center and the Space Needle's 50th Birthday -- a.k.a. the anniversary of the 1962 Seattle World's Fair -- there is another, perhaps overlooked…MORE
