Ballard - Features

By Peggy Sturdivant

Gayle and Jerry witnessed a lot of drama during six months of visits to an emergency veterinary clinic. One comment in particular has stayed with them for years. It was the middle of the night and a young man was there…MORE

By Peggy Sturdivant

Just think how many people stop the intersection of Market and 24th Avenue every day, waiting at the long traffic signal, by car or on foot. Even before the seven-story apartment building enveloped the Spirit gas…MORE

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

Soups are great for cold winter days. But they can be stuffed full of salt, which none of us need. Just one cup of soup from a store-bought can has about 1,800…MORE

By Peggy Sturdivant

On the way to arrange for a story interview that I thought would be uplifting for the holidays I crossed paths with a man in a red hat on a different path. Hudson stopped to put some belongings in the back of an old…MORE

Bon Ton Cleaners, in North Ballard at 801 NW 85th St. is cleaning more than your office-wear; they are cleaning up the environment and their workplace by replacing their old dry cleaning machine with a new “green” cleaner.

Bon Ton has…MORE

By Scott Anthony

After Dad passed this last spring, the task fell to us, his kids, to go through his belongings and sort out the items we wished to keep and those that might benefit charities like Goodwill.  In the garage this winter I…MORE

By Amanda Knox

Remember those kids in high school who took part in all the choir and theatre productions and sang show tunes and choral harmonies from classroom to classroom between periods? Ever wonder what happened to them? What they…MORE

By Peggy Sturdivant

Dear Regnor,

I know your own shortest day is coming all too soon. Whether or not it will come before what would have been your 45th winter solstice party in Ballard is unknown. Whatever happens, whenever it…MORE

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

Lots of Asian meals are high in sodium, especially those from your local teriyaki place. The average sodium content for Asian entrees ranges from 4,000 to 6,…MORE

The Holidays are expensive. Indeed, making just one special meal is a burden for some people, not just in cost, but time and stress. Making a Thanksgiving dinner at home can drive some people to go out rather than spend the hours looking at…MORE