By Katy Wilkens, MS, RD
Spring is here, and my garden is overflowing with edibles! Yes, it has lettuce and rhubarb and asparagus, but the best-kept seasonal menu secret is the flowers. After a long winter of dreary greens and veggies…MORE
Ballard - Features
At Large in Ballard: Counting the cars
Wed, 05/28/14
By Peggy Sturdivant
Vivian MacKay loves her house on a cul-de-sac above the Burlington Northern train tracks. She moved there from Wallingford because she wanted to have a view of the Puget Sound. She’s now lived there for 24 years and…MORE
KEXP celebrates Hood-To-Hood Day in Ballard on May, 30 2014
Tue, 05/27/14
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In 2013, Ballard claimed victory in KEXP’s Hood-to-Hood Challenge, the annual fundraiser where Seattle neighborhoods compete to show the most support for listener-powered radio. On Friday, May 30th, KEXP…MORE
Get cranked for the fourth annual Ballard Bike Street Party
Tue, 05/27/14
The City of Seattle’s Summer Streets project is partnering with Cascade Bicycle Club to top off National Bike Month with the fourth annual Ballard Bike Street Party.
On Thursday, May 29, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., a good chunk of downtown…MORE
Coffee à la cart, hold the syrup
Tue, 05/27/14
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
Coffee à la cart, hold the syrup
Tue, 05/27/14
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
Harold Alden Champeness: 'The Champ' and NW Jazz legend
Thu, 05/22/14
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
Beth’s Café’s Weeklong 60th Anniversary
Thu, 05/22/14
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
26 Whitman Middle School students awarded camp scholarships from the Alliance League of Seattle
Thu, 05/22/14
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
At Large in Ballard: A Happy Ending
Wed, 05/21/14
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
