Ballard - Features

Wed, 09/21/11

Despite the fact that it’s listed as an item for next week’s auction there was no “Waltzing in the Nude” at the Swedish Cultural Center on Friday night. However there was a slight breeze on the deck overlooking the sailboats on Lake Union, a…MORE

Wed, 09/21/11

The Women Business Owners (WBO), Puget Sound's leading organization for women entrepreneurs, has named five finalists in the 2011 Nellie Cashman Woman Business Owner of the Year Awards Competition and one of them is Ballardite Jessica Bishop.…MORE

Tue, 09/20/11

My 97-year-old neighbor Lois is fiercely independent. She grew up during the Great Depression, faced down cancer in her 60s, lost her husband in her late 70s, and recouped from a broken hip in her early 90s. She still drives when she needs to.…MORE

Mon, 09/19/11

As of last night, the Tully's location on 22nd and Market joined the many empty store front in Ballard. What was a vibrant corner with steady customer traffic just days ago is now a corner of boarded up windows.

Curious about what kind of…MORE

Mon, 09/19/11

On Saturday September 24, people all around the world are joining together for 350.org's Moving Planet, a worldwide rally to demand solutions to the climate crisis.

In Seattle, 350 Washington State, Sierra Club, Cascade Bicycle Club,…MORE

Thu, 09/15/11

Marcellus Turner, Seattle Public Library's new City Librarian, paid a visit to the Ballard branch on Thursday to meet the staff and get a feel for the branch.

Turner said he spends half a day at every library branch for an opportunity to…MORE

Wed, 09/14/11

Even as you read this column there may be people you know spending their Saturday inside recording stories. Over the last two years a group of volunteers through the Nordic Heritage Museum have interviewed over 150 people about their experiences…MORE

Wed, 09/14/11

Even as you read this column there may be people you know spending their Saturday inside recording stories. Over the last two years a group of volunteers through the Nordic Heritage Museum have interviewed over 150 people about their experiences…MORE

Mon, 09/12/11

On Saturday September 24, people all around the world are joining together for 350.org's Moving Planet, a worldwide rally to demand solutions to the climate crisis.

In Seattle, 350 Washington State, Sierra Club, Cascade Bicycle Club,…MORE

Wed, 09/07/11

In celebration of Ballard's green spaces, Groundswell NW features and celebrates a "Park of the Month" and the community around it. In September the spotlight is on Kirke Park. Located 9th NW between NW 70th and NW 73rd, Kirke Park is Ballard's…MORE

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