Ballard - Features

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

By Lindsay Peyton

For Ballard resident Katie Anderson, determination is the name of the game – and her hard work is paying off.

In her day job, she stands at the helm of a 12-person team, working as creative director of the…MORE

By Peggy Sturdivant

Madison Thomas thought she wanted to go into medicine. Then she got a taste of government as a page for then-State Senator Jeanne Kohl-Welles and realized, instead of one patient at a time, she could help masses through…MORE

By Katy G. Wilkens

One of my favorite veggies in my winter garden is leeks. I hardly notice them during the summer, but at this time of year they shine a wonderful soft green and white with their ladder-like leaves growing up the stems.…MORE

By Peggy Sturdivant

Spencer needs a dining table and chairs, an iron, a toaster, and he’d love to have a girlfriend. Spencer’s mother is visiting from the Bay Area for the weekend to help him furnish his first home. So far they’ve found…MORE

By Peggy Sturdivant

I hate a late Friday surprise. That’s why I don’t always read Friday’s “Office of the Mayor” email if I’ve had a long week. I don’t recall when I read the Mayor’s December 9, 2016 missive, but I distinctly remembering…MORE

By Peggy Sturdivant

When I met Kathleen Gerrald she said, “I’m not sure how much information I can give you, but I can tell you my hopes and dreams.”

Her children are grown, her grandchildren are thriving and she’s reclaiming her…MORE

Excerpted from J.K. Lasser's Your Income Tax 2017, here are some 
simple steps you can take right now to decrease your 2016 tax bill. 
(Hurry: These must be done before the ball drops in Times Square.)

By Barbara Weltman           The…MORE

Kris Kringle. Saint Nicholas. Sinterklaas. Grandfather Frost. Father Christmas. All the names for Santa Claus from around the world are synonymous with holiday cheer and good will. But without the help of Santa’s helpers how would this good will…MORE

By Katy G. Wilkens

Some of my favorite weekend breakfasts entail coffee cake, a misnomer as this treat is usually full of fruits and nuts rather than coffee. I try to use whole grains in mine, and often serve them with yogurt or scrambled…MORE