Ballard - Features

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

By Peggy Sturdivant

At a holiday party a woman asked me where I get ideas for my columns. “Do people send you suggestions?” The short answer would be yes. I gave her the long version, which could be summarized to, “it varies every week…MORE

Ever wondered what happened to Christmas amidst the craziness of Black Friday frenzies and commercialized cyber campaigns? To find the answer, you need not look beyond Ballard and its Norwegian roots, where Leif Erikson Lodge, the Seattle-Sister…MORE

By Peggy Sturdivant Maria Ruano rolls up the warehouse door to reveal coastal freighters docked on the Ship Canal. On the west side’s loading dock we sit at a café table looking up at the Ballard Bridge, as though it’s the Eiffel Tower. Where are…MORE

After 75 years as a troop, North Seattle’s Boy Scout Troop 100 started their annual tree sale – and sole source of funding – at St. Alphonsus Church in Ballard.

Troop 100 has been selling Christmas trees in the Ballard area since 1956,…MORE

By Katy G. Wilkens, MS, RD

I just picked the last of my figs in a downpour. Figs are a great fall crop, available long after tomatoes and other heat-loving fruits are gone. While I think of figs as a Mediterranean crop, they do very well…MORE

By Peggy Sturdivant

Green paper angels are hanging in the window at Secret Garden Bookshop, and behind the counter and above the book displays. On every angel there is a name, an age and a clue. The angels are not decoration, although…MORE

Veterinarians are supposed to care for their pet-patients, but one Ballard veterinarian’s care has garnered her the 2016 Washington State Veterinarian of the Year award.

The Washington State Veterinarian Association awarded Dr. Mary Kay…MORE

Sponsored by Sarah Cecil Thanksgiving is almost here. Over the years, this holiday has taken on a variety of meanings, most of them centered on family, caring and sharing. You can carry these same values past Thanksgiving into your daily life –…MORE

By Peggy Sturdivant

No November day in Seattle ever seemed as magnificent as Election Day dawned. At 7:30 a.m. at Ballard Commons the sky was cloudless, the sun already warm. I was trying to catch Bernadette Walcott in the kitchen at St.…MORE