Ballard - Features

By Christy Wolyniak

In its early days, the Ballard Food Bank served 700 clients on a busy week – a mere handful compared to the 1200 to 1400 clients who now frequent the nonprofit every week.

One of 27 food banks or ‘food pantries…MORE

By Peggy Sturdivant

There will be many amazing auction items at the Nordic Heritage Museum’s “Northern Lights Auktion” on Saturday, May 10th but with a celebration of mothers theme one item will be incomparable. The catalog listing is…MORE

By Katy Wilkens, MS, RD

I can tell spring is here because my neighbor who raises chickens gives me dozens of fresh eggs every week! There is nothing quite as good as a home-raised fresh egg. They are so fresh with bright orange yolks. The…MORE

By Anna Erickson

When the housing market started to decline in 2008, Irene and Dan Hopkins sold their house and saw another kind of lifestyle on the horizon.

At first, Irene Hopkins was opposed to her husband’s idea to settle aboard…MORE

Ten students and three alumni from the Ballard High School Digital Filmmaking Program featured four films in the eighth annual National Film Festival for Talented Youth (NFFTY).

Lucy Harstrick, Isaiah Hoban-Halvorsen, Josh Vredevoogd and…MORE

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