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
Ballard - Features
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
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
Ballard Mom’s Handmade Jewelry Debuts on Music’s Biggest Night: Margaux Jones’ Cuff Bracelets
Fri, 02/12/16
By Lindsay Peyton
The first cuff bracelet Margaux Jones made was more like a talisman.
On a whim, she bought some fabric, brought out her old sewing machine and added the word “breathe” to the piece – making an affirmation she…MORE
Pat's View: Where’d You Get That Scar?
Mon, 02/08/16
"One man scorned and covered with scars still strove with his last of courage to reach the unreachable stars; and the world will be better for this.” ---Miguel de Cervantes
By Pat Cashman
Some years ago (my kids figure it was the…MORE
Amanda's View: Living history
Mon, 02/08/16
By Amanda Knox
My sister Deanna observes that Oma and I answer the phone with the same drawn-out and sing-song-y, “Hallooo!” We entertain ourselves in similar ways, dancing whether we have a partner or not, singing aloud whether we know…MORE
At Large In Ballard: Notice of Violation
Sat, 02/06/16
By Peggy Sturdivant I am one of the orange vest volunteers conducting a street survey of property parcels in Ballard. There are over 60 of us working house-to-house and block-to-block to review pre-1965 structures to see what’s still standing,…MORE
