Ballard - Features

Mayor Ed Murray today announced John Okamoto as the new acting Director for the city’s Human Services Department (HSD). Okamoto will replace current HSD interim Director Catherine Lester, who will remain with HSD and assist Okamoto in his…MORE

By Seth Halleran, UW News Lab

In the nine years since Isaiah Hoban Halvorsen started playing with cameras, making videos with his friends, his passion for film hasn’t wavered.

19-year-old Hoban Halvorsen wrote and directed the…MORE

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

You can’t do much about the price of gas when you travel, but with planning you can save a lot of money on food you eat on the road.

With your own food…MORE

By Shin Yu Pai

This past May, Kula Movement welcomed Naturopathic Doctor Dr. Vaishali Verma to its studio space on Ballard Ave. A graduate of Bastyr College, Dr. Vaishali specializes in digestive issues, women’s health, pediatrics,…MORE

Porkchop & Co. at 5451 Leary Ave. N.W. is turning heads and enticing appetites with their deli-style approach to locally sourced foods.

The restaurant opened last April relatively under the radar in the space where Belle Clementine…MORE

By Peggy Sturdivant

The other day I did something strange. I sat in my backyard. I sat in my garden.

While weeding I’d been mulling what it would be like to write a column on one subject every week, such as the garden, or birds. I…MORE

“We’re gonna need a bigger boat,” is what patrons might scream upon seeing the enormous behemoth burrito beached on a tray before them at El Camion in Ballard (6416 15th Ave N.W.).

Order any one of their epic burritos and you might find…MORE

HomeStreet Bank announced today the opening of a new retail deposit branch in the heart of Ballard at 5900 24th Ave NW. Maggie McKelvy, a long-time Ballard resident, will manage the new “Ballard on 24th” location. In addition to banking products…MORE

By Erin Bosetti

Fans of Ballard brews finally have a bar to call their own. Ballard Beer Company opened it’s doors July 10th in a space on Market and Leary, serving some of the best beers that Ballard offers.

Local brewing favorites…MORE

Last week, local brew favorite, Reuben’s Brews, found themselves’ among the top ten breweries placing in the 2014 U.S. Open Beer Championship.

Out of three thousand beers from 300 breweries hailing from 20 different countries, the Ballard…MORE