Ballard - Features

With summer waning and days getting shorter, we thought it might be nice to share an old scene from what has become one of Seattle’s most popular parks -- Golden Gardens.

The scene would strike a little odd these days, of course. Whereas…MORE

By Nicklaus Weinheimer

A new community smoothie bar and nutrition center, Moxie Nutrition, has just opened up at 5443 Ballard Ave. More than just a smoothie place, it promises to become a center and resource for those want to become…MORE

By Joshua McNichols, award-winning author of The Urban Farm Handbook

If you’re a fan of Breaking Bad, you’ve probably heard actor Bryan Cranston talk about his character’s gradual transformation from gentle high school teacher to ……MORE

If Ballard Mailbox looked small between its neighbors before, that’s nothing compared to how it will soon look on the edge of the hole to be dug for underground parking of a seven-story, 309-unit mixed use development that will rise on an…MORE

Salt is hiding everywhere. It’s even lurking in foods you often eat that don’t seem salty.

One of the most significant sources of sodium in our diets is bread. Most bread has between 170 and 250 milligrams of salt per slice. If you have a…MORE

The Second Annual Cops & Doughnuts doughnut giveaway

Six years ago, Seattle Police Department Joselito Barber was killed when a driver speeding at an estimated 80 miles per hour broadsided him at an intersection. Barber was a young and…MORE

Owners Adam and Grace Robbings opened Reuben’s Brews August 5, further adding to the brewing trend in Ballard people have been calling the “Red Hook District.”

Robbings, originally from London, moved to Seattle in 2004. After the birth of…MORE

Britt, Dave and Bob are three buddies at an age where many are in their dotage. All have lived full lives and continue to do so with gusto as portrayed by first-time director Taylor Guterson in his debut film, Old Goats.

The film has…MORE

Ballard’s newest eatery promises to be equally ideal for kicking up your heels or your boots. The Kickin’ Boot Whiskey Kitchen, scheduled to open today, August 16, focuses on Southern fare and excels at traditional comfort food with culinary…MORE

When I met my future husband I got more than I bargained for in the form of his irrepressible mother Charlotte Elaine Tollefson Gaddis. It was only after her death Saturday morning at 5:05 a.m. on the 4th floor of Ballard Swedish that she was…MORE