By Peggy Sturdivant “I need to take a break,” I told Ken Robinson, my nominal boss, Co-Publisher and General Manager of what will always be the Ballard News-Tribune to me. “I’ve been doing this for ten years.”
Ten minutes later I was at…MORE
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You Are What You Eat: It's Homemade Tea Time
Mon, 06/05/17
By Katy G. Wilkens
Two years ago I planted two tea plants in my suburban Seattle garden, and they have just provided me with my first cup of homegrown tea.
Tea bushes are related to the camellia, which does well in our area too.…MORE
You Are What You Eat: It's Homemade Tea Time
Mon, 06/05/17
By Katy G. Wilkens
Two years ago I planted two tea plants in my suburban Seattle garden, and they have just provided me with my first cup of homegrown tea.
Tea bushes are related to the camellia, which does well in our area too.…MORE
KBFG 107.3 FM seeks help from public through PNA Garage Sale
Thu, 06/01/17
A new local radio station needs your help launching and they have hopes the public will lend a hand with the upcoming Phinney Neighborhood Association Garage Sale Day on June 3.
The sale is an annual event that the PNA sponsors for the…MORE
Put on Your Walking Shoes: Sister City Association Leads Seattle on a Local Tour with a Scandinavian Perspective
Tue, 05/30/17
By Lori Ann Reinhall, President, Seattle-Bergen Sister City Association
Seattle and Bergen share a great deal in common, so it’s somehow no coincidence that they are official sister cities. When it comes to geography, there are mountains,…MORE
At Large In Ballard: Lowrise plan, high opposition
Tue, 05/23/17
By Peggy Sturdivant
Some of the people crowded into the west corner of Ballard Bauhaus looked like they didn’t know what had hit them when it came to the small print of City of Seattle Land Use code. Others looked worn down by years of…MORE
At Large in Ballard: Pacific Standard Time
Mon, 05/15/17
By Peggy Sturdivant
For the last three weeks I was in the same time zone as my family. Which is not the same as feeling that I belong there. I have always felt like an imposter of sorts in my childhood hometown. I was thinking about this…MORE
You Are What You Eat: Breakfast in a jar
Mon, 05/15/17
By Katy G. Wilkens
Breakfast in a jar, tasty wherever you go
It seems I am always late getting off to work. I walk through my garden on all but the rainiest days, and I can get sidetracked picking rhubarb, snacking on blueberries or…MORE
Voice of Joy: Sister City Association Celebrates Syttende Mai at Bergen Place with Norwegian Guest Star Eva Vea
Mon, 05/15/17
By Lori Ann Reinhall
During the past six years, the celebration of Norwegian Constitution Day at Bergen Place in Ballard has taken on new dimensions and risen in popularity under the musical direction of Lori Ann Reinhall, longtime…MORE
High security hide-and-seek, K9 training at Sea-Tac airport
Tue, 05/09/17
By Lindsay Peyton The dogs had a field day at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Tuesday, May 9.
“It’s just like hide-and-seek, what we do all day long with the dogs,” Port of Seattle K9 officer David Irons said.
While the day’…MORE
