Ballard - Features

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

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

Green shoots are poking up where my chives grow. I am giving them a “haircut” almost every night and adding their sweet, green, clean, onion flavor to soups,…MORE

By Peggy Sturdivant

With her roof in danger of collapse from the fourth New England blizzard in a row my mom called because she was worried about me in Ballard. A family friend in Boise who works for the State of Idaho told her they were…MORE

In the sea of history some stories are lost forever. We do not always have an answer for whom the sea claims. Some are lost forever under a far off wave. Moons rise and turn. People pass. Boats sink and are forgotten.

But sometimes the…MORE

By Kyra-lin Hom

Surveys indicate that nearly two-thirds of all adults have experienced at least one instance of deja vu in their lives. It's most common in teens but can occur as young as eight and tapers off once someone reaches 25. But…MORE

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

What plant has leaves as big as elephant ears and ruby red stems that are sour beyond belief? Rhubarb! Despite its poisonous leaves, rhubarb has the nickname…MORE