Ballard - Features

by Peggy Sturdivant

Only before the students arrived did Betsy Alexander sit almost still in a chair, holding her violin. Once the young Suzuki students started arriving on a hot Sunday afternoon for the first fall rehearsal of The Top…MORE

What’s a kid in diapers to think?

From the time we arrive and our first toys are offered to us, very likely at least one of them will be some form of a bear. And they are always huggable and cute.

There are, of course, Teddy Bears—…MORE

Information provided by SDOT

PARK(ing) Day happens once a year, on the third Friday in September, and is an opportunity for any Seattleite to temporarily turn parking spaces into public places. The event raises awareness about the…MORE

by Katy Wilkens, MS, RDNutrition and fitness manager, Northwest Kidney Centers

Frosty ice pops can melt the heat away on a sweltering August day. Make your own healthy pops. They’re perfect for a backyard barbecue or birthday party. Fill…MORE

By Peggy Sturdivant

I’ve read about an alleged “Seattle Chill” for newcomers. In my neighborhood, it’s the opposite, more of a “Ballard Melt.”

On Labor Day, I tried to make it home from Market Street and was waylaid for hours by…MORE

Information provided by Nordic Heritage Museum On view from September 19 - November 9, 2014, The Color of Time: From Dusk to Dawn features the newest body of work by photographer Tod Gangler. The enchanting photographs subtly examine Ballard as…MORE

by Pat Cashman

Walking home from school one day, I saw the sign posted prominently on the door of a saloon called “The Palace.” It read: NO MINORS ALLOWED!

I remember feeling a sense of outrage. Why, I wondered, would hard-working…MORE

Kombucha: elixir of the gods or strange vinegar flavored drink with gelatinous goop floating at the bottom?

Most people that have tried the beverage either love it or hate it. Lovers of the health juice have claimed a slight euphoric…MORE

By Peggy Sturdivant

Ballard Avenue. What can I say? Once upon a time there were bars and brothels, then artists, industry and music. Then came the period described by The New York Times as, “a magic moment of coexistence” between…MORE

By Pat Cashman

I just mailed out the last of my Labor Day cards yesterday. If Hallmark sells Labor Day cards, I’ve never seen them---so this was a job I had to myself. It was hard work, but isn’t that point of a Labor Day card?

A…MORE