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
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At Large in Ballard: Something old, something new
Mon, 10/20/14
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
Fresh Alternatives to Salty Asian Sauces
Thu, 10/16/14
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
Holly Brown: Fall into harvest with a 'Crush' Party
Thu, 10/16/14
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
Future of electric cars emerging in Ballard
Tue, 10/14/14
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
Animal rights groups protest Icicle Seafood’s fish farming 'abuse'
Thu, 10/09/14
Animal rights activists attribute Mahatma Gandhi to saying, “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way in which its animals are treated.”
The statement has become a mantra for them, and on October 2, two of…MORE
Thousands throng the docks for 26th Annual Fishermen's Fall Festival
Tue, 10/07/14
The 26th Annual Fishermen's Fall Festival welcomed home the North Pacific fishing fleet Saturday, October 4.
On a sunny afternoon throngs of fish-fanatics crowded Fishermen’s Terminal to taste this year’s harvest, welcome home the fishers…MORE
Pat's View: Marriage is a good idea, even if somebody else suggests it
Tue, 10/07/14
by Pat Cashman
“Marriage is like a dull meal with the dessert at the beginning.” Henri, Comte de Toulouse-Lautrec, French painter (1864-1901)
Someone once asked a famous WW2 general, “What’s the best advice you’ve ever been given?”…MORE
At Large in Ballard: Dinner Party on Whidbey Island
Wed, 10/01/14
The weekend when a solar storm created the possibility of Northern Lights a Ballard friend invited me to her house on Whidbey Island for the weekend.
The ensuing weekend was a social whirl with a large cast of artists and former…MORE
