Ballard - Features

Before we met at the expanded Starbuck’s location on Market Street Robert Canamar told me he’d be easy to recognize as one of only two regular wheelchair customers. I realized on my way to meet him that there are quite a few wheelchair users in…MORE

Pat Cashman, well known Seattle personality, writer, comic actor and more, knew J.P. Patches as a personal friend and wanted to share his thoughts about him.

by Pat Cashman

For some of us---after we’ve shuffled off this mortal…MORE

Tacos For The Arts! Outside at Pecado Bueno

Yes, it's a fundraiser, but it's a fundraiser that features tacos. And cheap $3 margaritas.

Held at Pecado Bueno, across the street from Fremont Abbey at 4307 Fremont Ave, the event…MORE

When I entered the recently opened restaurant, Benito's Chicago Eatery, Owner and Chef Benjamin Kulikowski was all smiles and gleefully greeted me. He stood beneath lofty ceilings with hanging glass light fixtures and enormous exposed old growth…MORE

I have a friend who gives me a ride to yoga but almost always leave me to walk home from downtown Ballard. MJ’s Basic Yoga class ends at about 10:15 but it can take hours for me to find my way home.

I have been out of town the last two…MORE

As if you need more reasons to indulge in molten chocolate lava cakes, Ballard’s newest addition serves these decadent desserts in take-home Mason jars.

Two months ago on May 19, Hot Cakes opened its doors in Ballard, right next to The…MORE

Photo via Creative Commons, by Cheryl

I love how my garden changes every year. Last year I had the best spinach ever, but not a red tomato in sight. This year, it’s all about the peas. They are amazing! The vines are loaded with pods and…MORE

Earliest this year, Ballard’s newest barbecue joint opened on the corner of Ballard Avenue NW and NW Vernon Place, and the smell of sweet, roasting meats can be smelled from the street.

The meats are free-range, the vegetables are local,…MORE

For the 24 years that I’ve lived in Ballard I have struggled over where to put out-of-town guests, especially when I lived in a one-bathroom house. For all that my mother loves of almost every aspect of Ballard, she has long lamented the lack…MORE

Ballardites, you know the time of year. It's the 38th annual SeafoodFest. Prepare your feet, your stomach (for lutefisk) and any other muscles you use to have fun.

One thing of note: In honor of longtime SeafoodFest opener Stan Borenson's…MORE