Ballard - Features

By Georgie Bright Kunkel

Since I was a young girl I have pondered the meaning of the universe and the wonder of it all. To ordinary humans who live in a world where people are born and die it is all a mystery. That is why sages over the…MORE

Information provided by Seattle-Bergen Sister City Association

For anyone in Seattle looking for a way to experience a little bit of Norway here at home, they needn’t look beyond Ballard these days and the Seattle-Bergen Sister City…MORE

By Peggy Sturdivant

My editor Ken Robinson warned me I would have only half the usual column space this week. Unfortunate timing. I have a lot to share. Over 100 volunteers have neglected home and health documenting and assessing 7308 pre-…MORE

By Katy Wilkens, MS, RD

Your parents may have taught you to set the dinner table with a salt shaker, but now we know the American diet of processed food contains so much salt it threatens our health. Luckily, there are lots of other…MORE

By Peggy Sturdivant

Cynthia Chomos is a Feng Shui and color consultant. She specializes in designing spaces. It just happens that most of her is designing outdoor spaces for cats, and with the onset of summer this is her busy season.…MORE

By Nick Twietmeyer

Seattle has recently seen a considerable increase in its rat population. By some estimates Seattle is one of “the rattiest” cities in the U.S., coming in at number seven, with New Orleans listed as number one. Any way,…MORE

By Katy Wilkens, MS, RD

Dining salt-free isn’t always easy, especially when you eat out. Just one meal at a restaurant can quickly put you over your daily requirement of 1,500 to 2,000 milligrams of salt (a good, healthy level for everyone…MORE

By Peggy Sturdivant

The day I heard the City of Seattle’s Arts & Culture office was looking for a Writer in Residence for the Fremont Bridge I joked, “This is what I was born to do,” and added, “Now I know why I was born.”

I…MORE

By Amanda Knox

I remember it like this: Deanna and I were relegated to the seats while the adults wakeboarded. The speedboat was fun—wind whipped our stringy hair, the bow-broken spray stung our cheeks, and the boat bounced viciously over…MORE

By Melinda Myers

Increase your harvest without increasing the size of your garden or workload. All you need is a bit of intensive planting, along with some low maintenance techniques.

Invest some time upfront to prepare the garden…MORE