By Lindsay Peyton
For artists and creative types who want to explore a new medium, Northwest Encaustics provides plenty of room to play with pigmented wax in a safe and inspiring environment.
The studio, located at 7150 44th Ave SW…MORE
Ballard - Features
Pat’s View: On the Move
Mon, 02/29/16
By Patrick Cashman
I helped a friend and his wife load their stuff into a big U-Haul yesterday. It was like loading mackerel into a sardine can, but we managed.
The friends were moving to southern California. Some people…MORE
At Large in Ballard: A Mighty Idea
Thu, 02/25/16
By Peggy Sturdivant
She claims it started with the ladybug painted in the Wallingford intersection. But given that Megan Helmer moved to Seattle with her Geologist husband Ryan Kellner to start a doughnut business I suspect the…MORE
Amanda's View: Communication
Thu, 02/25/16
By Amanda Knox
This week I found myself in a state of agitated pause. I had hurt my friend’s feelings, and my friend had hurt mine. What had taken place—a disagreement—had been mangled by something else—a misunderstanding. In the moment,…MORE
Pat's View: Assault and flattery
Mon, 02/22/16
By Pat Cashman
While watching a new episode of “Better Call Saul” the other night, I recognized a guest actor immediately. Why wouldn’t I? I once gave him a ride to the airport.
More on that later in this column. (In TV news they…MORE
You Are What You Eat: Soup in a Jar!
Mon, 02/22/16
By Katy Wilkens
Most canned, boxed or commercial soups share one trait: they are full of unhealthy salt, which raises blood pressure, causes you to retain fluid, stresses arteries and can lead to kidney failure.
But there’s a fun…MORE
At Large In Ballard: Low Blow
Wed, 02/17/16
By Peggy Sturdivant
I crossed the line last Friday. Not only the line between columnist and activist but an actual yellow line stretched across the site of the former Loyal Heights substation. Five minutes from bed I was on 28th NW,…MORE
Pat's View: Bully Proof
Tue, 02/16/16
By Pat Cashman
Superman has biceps the size of grapefruit. Me? Kiwis.
Hercules had back muscles as hard as steel. Me? Similar to Jell-O pudding---when it’s been in the back of the refrigerator for a month, and is mostly just skin…MORE
Amanda's View: Ghosts
Tue, 02/16/16
By Amanda Knox
Shit happens. An illness. An earthquake. The mechanics of the cosmos aligned in such a way that produced not only my existence, but also everything—good, bad, and between—that happens to me.
I have no choice but to…MORE
Woman serves needy at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church for 27 years
Fri, 02/12/16
By Nick Twietmeyer
In the basement of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church on Thursdays and Fridays, you can find a woman by the name of Nancy Rogers, a woman who has been volunteering to feed the homeless for the past 27 years.
Quietly…MORE
