By Katy Wilkens, MS, RD
The newest plant in my garden is inspiring me to try lots of fun recipes. Called zisu by my Chinese neighbor, shiso by a Japanese-American friend, hangul by Koreans, this basil-like herb is known as perilla in…MORE
Ballard - Features
Sustainable Ballard to Showcase Community Projects at Open House
Mon, 09/01/14
WHAT: Sustainable Ballard is welcoming all members of the Ballard community to another fun and informative open house at the Ballard Library.
These free snack-and-chat sessions give neighbors the chance to say hello and learn about the…MORE
WSJ calls Ballard the 'Brooklyn of Seattle'
Mon, 09/01/14
Even the Wall Street Journal has succumb to the allured of the Emerald City. They published a vacation guide last week that boasts about Seattle's cafes, cocktail bars, restaurants, chic boutiques and local art scene.
Ballard is named…MORE
Author/Illustrator Aaron Becker shares his new picture book Quest
Fri, 08/29/14
DATE Friday, 19 September 2014
TIME 7 PM
LOCATION Secret Garden Bookshop 2214 NW Market St. Ballard
CONTACT Suzanne Perry Events / Public Relations Manager 206-789-…MORE
Retaining Wall Installation on Westlake Avenue (near the Fremont Bridge)
Fri, 08/29/14
Throughout much of the month of September, the Seattle Department of Transportation will be installing a retaining wall on the hillside above the west side of Westlake Avenue North, about a third of a mile south of the Fremont Bridge (about a…MORE
Pat's View: I Hear the Train a’Coming
Fri, 08/29/14
By Pat Cashman
If you’ve traveled by plane lately, you know that airport security is tighter than a pair of Spanx.
The airport people want you to take off your shoes, coat, belt and watch. What’s next? Probably shirts, pants, funny…MORE
At Large in Ballard: You had to be there
Wed, 08/27/14
By Peggy Sturdivant
Jim Bristow says his neighbors begged him to have another block party after his Flamenco-themed party on Summer Solstice. If you’re a Ballard neighbor you absolutely know him: the neighborhood party guy. If you don’t…MORE
Ballard couple digs out new career path and reaps a harvest
Tue, 08/26/14
By Christy Wolyniak
Everything changed for one Ballard family when a husband and wife quit their office jobs and took to the open fields.
Jonathan Fisher was working grueling hours as a lawyer in downtown Seattle, while his wife,…MORE
Meet Bardahl-sponsored drag-racing champion, Al Young
Mon, 08/25/14
Bardahl-sponsored drag-racing champion Al Young, of Shoreline, is presented with a first-place trophy for longest distance traveled at The Power Big Meet in Vasteras, Sweden. Young poses with Cherielynn Westrich, car builder on the TLC series…MORE
Ballard Development: Mary Street barraged with subdivisions
Mon, 08/25/14
Mary Street has a rash of applications for subdivisions. Three applications have been submitted by the same owner for subdivision projects proposed to occur at the 6700 block of Mary Street.
6701 MARY AVE NW:
Land Use Application…MORE
