By Katy Wilkens, MS, RD
When the weather is cold and nasty, there is nothing like a bowl of hot noodle soup to chase away the chills. Chicken noodle soup is a favorite when the cold season hits. Just about everyone eats ramen noodles, and…MORE
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At Large In Ballard: Wild by design, therapeutic by nature
Wed, 02/22/17
By Peggy Sturdivant
Ballard High School will have one hour, three students, a coach and a 100 square foot plot to create a garden while competing against Nathan Hale during Garden Wars at the Northwest Flower & Garden Show. Another…MORE
Major’s Last Stand
Mon, 02/06/17
By Peggy Sturdivant
“He’s everything you could ever want in a dog,” Tony Cunningham said on what would be Major’s last day as shop dog at Johnny’s Ballard Shoe Service on 22nd Avenue NW. Since 2005, Major, the Weimaraner rescue dog has…MORE
At Large In Ballard: Writing from the margins, and the streets
Mon, 02/06/17
By Peggy Sturdivant In January 1990 the “It’s About Time Writers’ Reading Series” was created by Esther Altshul Helfgott in Seattle. It was dedicated, then and now, “to an end of racism, homophobia, antisemitism, homelessness & war.”…MORE
You Are What You Eat: Oh, baby! Bok choy!
Mon, 02/06/17
By Katy G. Wilkens
Until last year, I had no luck growing bok choy, also called pak choi (white cabbage). Every spring it would send up flowers before I could harvest it. Once it bolted in this way, it wasn’t edible.
After reading…MORE
At Large In Ballard: Cass Turnbull
Mon, 01/30/17
By Peggy Sturdivant
No photo exists, or could capture, the power generated last February when arborist Cass Turnbull learned chainsaws had started on Japanese Cherry trees at the former Loyal Heights substation. She stalked toward the…MORE
Pat's View: It’s the Law
Mon, 01/30/17
By Pat Cashman
As I was driving 20 miles above the speed limit in the wrong direction down a one-way street the other day, I realized something: The mandatory seat belt in this state has been around for more than 15 years now. So by now it…MORE
Stop by Stoup and see what’s on tap – Ballard brewery continues to grow
Mon, 01/30/17
By Lindsay Peyton
Stoup Brewing is here to stay.
Lara Zahaba, who co-owns the establishment with her husband Brad Benson and friend Robyn Schumacher, dispelled rumors that the beloved Ballard brewpub might close its doors as a…MORE
Step inside Ballard’s Belle Boudoir – photographer Cheryl Jones built a business around capturing women’s beauty
Tue, 01/24/17
By Lindsay Peyton
Women don’t come to Belle Boudoir simply for a sexy photo shoot.
“What people get out of this is the experience,” photographer and business owner Cheryl Jones said. “We do their hair, make-up, wardrobe. They get to…MORE
At Large In Ballard: Commitment to service
Tue, 01/24/17
By Peggy Sturdivant
Why get married on a random day in August when you can combine lifelong commitment with social justice?
Why sleep in after your own wedding and reception when you can show up to volunteer in your neighborhood…MORE
