Ballard - Features

Myrtle came in to my life in 1999 via a colleague who was moving to Minnesota and couldn’t take her with him. I already owned a cat and figured why not add another one to my household so they could be “friends.” That never happened, to no fault…MORE

With 2011 coming to a close, here's a look back at some of the most popular stories of the year. Big topics over the past year included the viaduct, the Occupy Movement, the homeless, new and closing businesses, and development.

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I dreamed I was sorting through a big box of Atlas palm gloves, the ones with Latex on one side. They were in all colors and sizes. It wasn’t hard to trace this dream to its point of origin: I had finally discovered Lummi Fisheries Supply, hiding…MORE

In celebration of Ballard's green spaces, Groundswell NW features and celebrates a "Park of the Month" and the community around it. In November the spotlight is on the Sunset Hill-Shilshole gateway.

Last month Groundswell announced that…MORE

By Katy Wilkens, MS, RD and Erin McCormick, RD

Also called staples, here are important food products that should always be kept on hand at home. They don’t go bad quickly and can used in a variety of ways. Here are our top picks for what…MORE

I think my cats must have had power-sharing agreements with the local fauna because it’s not unusual to see wild critters in my backyard despite their feline presence. Photon once rescued a baby ‘possum, and has often shared the back stairs and a…MORE

Over half of all apples eaten in America come from Washington. This is the time of year to take advantage of our state’s great local produce!

An apple a day really helps keep the doctor away. Apples are good sources of natural fibers that…MORE

Freezing temperatures didn't keep a group a bike-enthusiastic women from coming out on Monday evening for the monthly Menstrual Monday ride. The theme for the evening was Holiday Lights and together the group rode from neighborhood to…MORE

Along the corridors of my college dormitory there were confidences exchanged and friendships formed that we thought would last forever. Some did; some didn’t. We hadn’t accepted that sometimes we are friends only by circumstance and geography. No…MORE

I’m not sure how it happened, but my sister and I stopped talking to one another several years ago. I remember a nasty argument during one of the kid’s birthday celebration, but I also have vague recollections of talking to her after that. There…MORE