Ballard - Features

By Katy Wilkens, MS, RD

Persimmons are fruits that ripen late in the fall, hanging like bright orange lanterns on small trees among the autumn leaves. There are three basic kinds of Asian persimmons: the Fuyu, which looks like a pumpkin…MORE

By Peggy Sturdivant

I have not thought of the short-lived early 1970s sitcom “Love American Style” since before it went off the air. Yet today its theme song came into my head prompted by a Texas accent and an unusual love story.

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By Amanda Knox

I remember the first time I voted. It was 1996, I was nine-years-old, and it was over the phone, to participate in the Nickelodeon Kids Pick the President telethon. At the time, I was about as political as I was religious,…MORE

Seattle Seahawk player Kevin Smith stopped by St. Alphonsus Parish School last Tuesday as part of a one-day food drive to support the University District Food Bank. St. Alphonsus students and parents donated canned food and gathered in the…MORE

Tonight the Ballard High School boys basketball team opens their home schedule vs. a talented Franklin HS Quakers team at 7pm.

In addition to the game, Ezell’s Famous Chicken will have their food truck at the BHS gym from 4:30-8pm, with $…MORE

By Peggy Sturdivant

There are magicians who gather at work on Monday nights in Ballard. Their magic includes focusing otherwise twitchy teenage boys on the conductor’s baton and music on stands in front of them. It has brought professional…MORE

By Steven Garmanian

Walk into any bakery and the combination of sensory excitement and nostalgia pulls you under its spell. Memories of childhood, of parenthood, of morning walks with a friend, of delicious pastries from one’s past, are…MORE

By Katy Wilkens, MS, RD

I have many online sources for good information when it comes to salt – or rather, doing without salt, which is much healthier because too much will strain your heart and kidneys. My favorites cover a range of…MORE

By Peggy Sturdivant

Less than 24 hours after polls closed on the general election in November Catherine Weatbrook took her usual place at the monthly Ballard District Council meeting. Her seven-month campaign to represent Seattle City…MORE

By Pat Cashman from May 15, 2008

A few years ago, my wife and I were given the task of selling her parents’ home since they had moved out to enjoy the greater ease of assisted living. But Bert, my wife’s dad, wasn’t keen on the idea at…MORE