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Northminster Presbyterian Church (originally the First Presbyterian Church of Ballard) was organized on November 9, 1989, by the Rev. A. J. Canney as an outgrowth of a Sunday school held in a boarding house. The original church had eight members…MORE

By Amanda Knox

Two years ago, when Malaika Stevenson was diagnosed with eczema and prescribed a diet devoid of lactose and gluten, little did she knew that it might lead to the key to her future. Having turned five only last week, she…MORE

By Peggy Sturdivant

“I love it here,” Debra Roberts tells me. “It’s the best view and the best patio in town. And I’m part of a big family.”

She’s talking about Anthony’s Homeport Shilshole. Roberts is like a cheerleader without the…MORE

Terence Mckenna, writer, psychonaut, conduit of the mushroom and frequent lecturer in Seattle, said, “Psychedelics are illegal not because a loving government is concerned that you may jump out of a third story window. Psychedelics are illegal…MORE

By Erin Bosetti

Meet Cyndee Thielitz, bartender of the Sloop Tavern for the last twenty years. Owner, Patrick Files, calls her the “best bartender in Ballard,” and she has a firm but graceful reign over her regulars. Head to the Sloop once…MORE

Information provided by the Ballard Chamber of Commerce

The first week of Seattle Restaurant Week begins this Sunday, and ends on Thursday. Sixty restaurants all over the city will be serving three-course dinners for $30, and some are…MORE

By Peggy Sturdivant

Months before the Nordic Heritage Museum ceded its Chief Curator Lizette Graden to the lure of Stockholm’s Royal Museums she asked me to moderate an event in distant October called “Ballard: Best Place Ever.” The…MORE

By Katy Wilkens, MS, RD

I love Asian cooking. There’s nothing like a good pad thai, mu shu pork or beef and broccoli stir fry. People think Asian food is quite healthy because it is usually lower in protein and higher in much-needed…MORE

by Holly Brown

When you see colorful table grapes on display in the market, you know that wine makers and vineyard owners are gearing up for their busiest time of year, Fall Harvest, aka Crush. In Seattle there are nearly 25 urban wineries…MORE

A son of Ballard is shaping the future of electric vehicles in a big way.

Steve Leighty is President and founder of Ecocruise, an electric car company devoted to changing how Americans think of transportation.

After a long process…MORE