Ballard - Features

Yesterday, community members lined the streets of Greenwood Ave and other streets as the 62nd annual Greenwood Seafair Parade made its way through. Drill teams, marching bands, Girl Scouts, Scholarships for Women, clowns, Seafair Pirates, old-…MORE

Greenwood Seafair Parade

Seafair Weekend is coming up, and that means it's also time for the 62nd Annual Greenwood Seafair Parade! This year's parade will feature the Seafair Pirates, Miss Seafair Scholarship Program for Women, Commodores…MORE

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