Ballard - Features

By Peggy Sturdivant

It was timely in many ways to meet Susan Towle for coffee early in the day that would deposit me at Boston’s Logan airport by the following morning. She just completed four years of work on a book that will make its…MORE

By Peggy Studivant

We were standing next to each other waiting to unfurl a banner between us for the 17th of May Parade. After the Nordic Heritage Museum group moved into position Elaine Ike said to me, “Do you know what’s going to happen…MORE

By Regional Administrator Calvin Goings, U.S. Small Business Administration Executive Director Beto Yarce, Ventures

At the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) one of our major strategic goals is to strengthen entrepreneurial education…MORE

Foss Home and Village has installed an interactive art piece on the corner of Greenwood Ave. N and N 130th. The community is invited to share their thoughts on aging by completing the statement: ‘As I Age…’ on this chalkboard wall. “It is our…MORE

By Amanda Knox

After reading Chris Robinson and Gavin Kovite’s debut novel, "War of the Encyclopeadists," I find myself wishing I could write about it in their narrative voice. I too want to be clever and sensually-aware and write lines…MORE

By Peggy Sturdivant

Perhaps because I stood so long next to the women of Ballard Historical Society waiting for my group’s turn in the Syttende Mai Parade I’m feeling nostalgic this week. I started writing this column, even before it was…MORE

By Susan Alotrico

Susan is a Ballard resident but currently traveling and volunteering in Nepal. She recently returned from volunteering for the PeaceCops in Thailand in 2012 to 2015.

There are so many unsung heros delivering…MORE

By Katy Wilkens, MS, RD Nutrition and fitness manager, Northwest Kidney Centers

Spring is here! With all the green growth happening, it’s time to stop using dried herbs and concentrate on fresh ones! Fresh herbs have a brightness and…MORE

By Kyra-lin Hom

In my graduate degree program, I've been studying topics like national, domestic and homeland security – you know, light reading. So far the only truth that holds across all of these fields is that the nuances are complex,…MORE

Ballard imbibers can be elated to hear a new brewery has opened in the so-called “Seattle Beer District” in Ballard.

Lucky Envelope Brewing at 907 NW 50th St. opened its doors and its taps last Thursday, May 7. Owners/brewers, Barry Chan…MORE