Ballard - Features

By Peggy Sturdivant

It was my friend Rita Bresnahan who first introduced me to the term Silver Sneakers. She was only an occasional drop-in at MJ’s yoga class at Ballard Health Club because she was a Silver Sneakers member at Olympic…MORE

By Katy Wilkens, MS, RD

You can tell spring is here because weeds are growing. But don’t despair, much of that green garden growth that we call weeds is actually edible. Native people in our area waited with impatience for the bright color…MORE

By Erin Bosetti

Tucked down a non-descript stairwell, in between Bop Street Records and Great Harvest Bread Co. and below the bakeries, burger joints and tchotchke filled boutiques that dot Market Street lies a library.

Not a…MORE

by Melinda Myers

Don’t let a lack of time or space get in the way of gardening your way to a healthy lifestyle.  Plant a container of nutritious vegetables and herbs.  Include a few planters on the front porch, back patio or right outside…MORE

How do you like to read a book? Many readers have dumped the print for digital media reading devices like Kindle. Other’s cling to their age scented pages like a crucifix.

Amazon has had an influential role in changing the way we read,…MORE

By Emile Monte

Laurie Blauner had a smile in her voice as much as on her face. She wanted to talk poetry—my poetry, her poetry—and prose and the combination of the two that her work has become. Her enthusiasm for literature—for words,…MORE

By Peggy Sturdivant

I volunteered to be a “runner” for the Ballard Senior Center Auction on March 30th because I thought it sounded cool. Big mistake, because I was too late to bid on silent auction items. Second mistake was being the one…MORE

By Christy Wolyniak

In the world of iPhones and an app for every maneuver of the day, individuals often enter personal information with the swipe of a finger, a tap here and an email there. However, severe emotional and financial stress…MORE

By Peggy Sturdivant

It seemed so wrong to be in a bad mood on such a beautiful day. All night the magnolia tree had glowed in our back yard. The grass looked too green to even be real, but for some reason I was seeing red.

I had no…MORE

By Peggy Sturdivant

It seemed so wrong to be in a bad mood on such a beautiful day. All night the magnolia tree had glowed in our back yard. The grass looked too green to even be real, but for some reason I was seeing red.

I had no…MORE