A Ballard man is hoping to shape the future of electric vehicles and energy consumption in a big way and is about to launch his new electric car line.
Steve Leighty is President and founder of Ecocruise, an electric car company based out…MORE
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Ballard inventor’s electric care to launch soon
Tue, 05/03/16
A Ballard man is hoping to shape the future of electric vehicles and energy consumption in a big way and is about to launch his new electric car line.
Steve Leighty is President and founder of Ecocruise, an electric car company based out…MORE
Amanda's View: Public and personal
Mon, 05/02/16
By Amanda Knox
In my columns I walk a fine line between the public and the personal. I seek to strike the right balance between exploring universal thoughts and grounding those thoughts in the real circumstances of my life that inspire…MORE
You Are What You Eat: Asparagus, the first sign of spring
Wed, 04/27/16
By Katy Wilkens
I walked through my garden this morning, picking new shoots of lettuce, spinach and radishes that have popped up in the last week. But the plant that really caught my attention, and my appetite, was the asparagus.
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At Large in Ballard: Not the worst that could happen
Wed, 04/27/16
By Peggy Sturdivant
The night after I spent time with Dionne Haroutunian in her artist studio on Market Street I dreamed that I was at a crossroads in my life and chose another path than the one I did in 1989. I cannot be the first person…MORE
You Are What You Eat: Enjoying `Eggstreme' protein
Mon, 04/18/16
By Katy Wilkens
A friend proudly showed me the new “high protein” pancake mix she had bought. Relatively higher protein means a smaller share of the mix is carbohydrates and fat.
But is all that protein good for you? Lots of studies…MORE
Pat's View:Time-Saving Talk
Mon, 04/18/16
By Pat Cashman
Years ago a teacher stood before our class and made two grammar rule declarations: 1)“Never end a sentence with a preposition.”2)“Never begin a sentence with a conjunction.”
All these years since, I rarely follow the…MORE
At Large In Ballard: Bringing in friends
Mon, 04/18/16
By Peggy Sturdivant
Someone gave me a magnet that reads, “Stop me before I volunteer again.” I picture volunteering as actually raising my hand and offering to take on responsibility. The reality usually occurs in a more sideways fashion,…MORE
At Large in Ballard: By definition to disperse
Wed, 04/13/16
By Peggy Sturdivant
Throughout the entire month of March there was always at least one truck being loaded at the Fenpro building on Market Street as its warren of artists and fabricators emptied their studios and prepared to disperse.…MORE
Pat's View: Eventually
Tue, 04/12/16
By Pat Cashman
I showed up for an afternoon meeting a few weeks ago and immediately apologized. “Sorry I’m late,” I told the other five people sitting around the table. I was 25 minutes late for the 1:30 meeting. I tried to blame Siri. “…MORE
