Ballard - Features

Tue, 03/08/16

Ballard’s newest favorite Cuban sandwich restaurant, Un Bien, will be opening a second location in a very familiar and pink location at 6226 Seaview Ave. NW.

Come late spring, the former Paseo location near Golden Gardens will reopen as Un…MORE

Tue, 03/08/16

By Katy Wilkens

Recently I was talking with a patient who has been trying unsuccessfully to lose weight so he can qualify for a kidney transplant. He stops by McDonald’s every morning for breakfast, picks up lunch at Taco Bell, and then…MORE

Tue, 03/08/16

By Katy Wilkens

Recently I was talking with a patient who has been trying unsuccessfully to lose weight so he can qualify for a kidney transplant. He stops by McDonald’s every morning for breakfast, picks up lunch at Taco Bell, and then…MORE

Wed, 03/02/16

A dental clinic in Loyal Heights is offering a different kind treatment to orthodontic care that has found fewer patients under the knife and more patients using holistic care.

Aligne Orthodontics & Orthotropics (7715B 24th Ave. N.W…MORE

Wed, 03/02/16

By Peggy Sturdivant

In the last 34 days about 55 volunteers have worked their way up and down the streets of Ballard, north of 57th, to document all the pre-1965 structures still standing. All part of Ballard Historical Society’s Small…MORE

Tue, 03/01/16

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

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

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

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

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

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