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Sun, 07/08/12

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

Fri, 07/06/12

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

Thu, 07/05/12

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

Tue, 07/03/12

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

Wed, 06/27/12

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

Tue, 06/26/12

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

Tue, 06/26/12

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

Mon, 06/25/12

By Jeff and Eileen Bidwell

For many passionate gardeners, there is no greater source of joy and inspiration than the sight of hummingbirds and butterflies in the summer garden. After all the digging, composting, planting and garden…MORE

Wed, 06/20/12

An upstairs apartment in a Ballard duplex that overlooks the playground behind Adams Elementary School is vacant for the first time in 13 years. The anti-war signs that were between the shades and the inside glass for a decade aren’t there…MORE

Mon, 06/18/12

A friend of mine is getting chemotherapy for cancer and I have been cooking weekly for her. That’s made me think a lot about food safety. Foodborne illnesses can be harmful for anyone, but the risk is higher for chemotherapy patients, the elderly…MORE

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