Ballard - Features

By: Christy Wolyniak

Two local coffee aficionados have made it their civic duty to educate Seattle and beyond on the finer things, especially on slowing down with an experience that has a ring of nostalgia to it.

Handlebar Coffee…MORE

By Gerald Elfendahl

Harold Alden Champeness, 90, beloved Pacific NW upright jazz bassist, singer and humorist – including 45 years with Stan Boreson Band - died April 10 in Poulsbo. He lived his life in Seabold on Bainbridge Island,…MORE

On Monday, June 2, 2014, Beth’s Café will kick-off their weeklong 60th Anniversary celebration with a blast-to-the-past, featuring 50s priced food, quirky contests and mid-century revelry.

The celebration…MORE

Tuesday May 13, the Assistance League of Seattle presented 26 Whitman Middle students with summer camp scholarships in the library of the school.

In total the ALS awarded 52 applicants in grades six to 11 in the district and 40 students…MORE

By Peggy Sturdivant

Terry at Tup Tim Thai restaurant on lower Queen Anne was one of those of people who could greet you by name even if you hadn’t crossed the threshold in years. For almost a decade the view from my fourth floor office was…MORE

Erik Ronning, riding his tractor ‘Bjorn Deere," geared up for the 17th of May Parade at the Nordic Heritage Museum with his family.

He said, "Every year my family provides the mini train to the museum so we can give kids rides and have…MORE

By Peggy Studivant

I drive past the house near the Ballard Bridge where Edith Macefield lived until her death almost every day, but I haven’t really looked at it in years. I remember her blue car parked in front, the one just like my…MORE

By Shin Yu Pai

I walk by the non-descript office tucked upstairs from the Ballard Health Club (BHC) countless times before discovering it’s home to Ki Bodyworks, a vibrant massage therapy and nutrition practice run by Ballard business…MORE

By Emile Monte

Grand Marshall Marit Kristiansen and Honorary Marshalls Mari-Ann Kind Jackson and Warren Aakervik have much in common: Norwegian heritage, roots in the Ballard community, ongoing social service, and a humble wonderment over…MORE

This year’s 17th of May festival is going to be one to remember because it marks the 200th anniversary of the Norwegian Constitution and also the 125th year the parade has been celebrated in Ballard.

To celebrate the event the Norwegian…MORE