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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

Here in the Pacific Northwest, fresh berries are our reward for surviving the long, wet, dark winter. When the strawberries are in, you don’t want to eat anything else. That’s why I was so happy to see hundreds of hard, bright green berries in my…MORE

A mutant-spider-bitten-teenager chasing a giant lizard-man through the sewers of New York may not sound like a synopsis for an artistic or thought provoking plot. But The Amazing Spider-Man manages to make it work, coming across more as a profile…MORE

The day we heard that the Greenwood location of the Department of Licensing was going to close there was a lot of chatter. One friend volunteered that it had been “evil” and another told of her existential crisis when the numbers never advanced.…MORE

By Marjorie Young

“It is more blessed to give than to receive.” That biblical teaching has been quoted for centuries. Yet, I would challenge that philosophy.

For much of my life, I was eager to share whatever I had, including money…MORE

My friend Wendy dated a man who had a list of criteria that needed to be met before he could consider a woman “partner worthy.” His list contained all such important items such as “red hair” and “big boobs.” He was mildly concerned with the woman…MORE