Ballard - Features

By Katy Wilkens, MS, RD

I read cookbooks at night in bed. I love reading about food and looking at recipes and photographs of food. I am not alone. Americans buy more cookbooks than any other type of book.

I have shelves of…MORE

Two words come to mind to describe police officer Eric Michl: dedicated and loyal.

Michl has had a long career with the Seattle Police Department and he is trusted as a voice of reason when it comes to driving under the influence.

By Peggy Sturdivant

To make a long story short: a Ballard family responded to a column I wrote entitled “Dear Santa” and this led to many good things.

The family enjoyed a delicious pancake breakfast and what seemed excessive…MORE

He’s been named the “the embodiment of the renaissance in Seattle” and “a wizard from Valhalla,” but many know Regnor Reinholdtsen as a humble potter and teacher.

Beyond pottery, Reinholdtsen is a complex man with many hobbies including…MORE

By Peggy Sturdivant

There is a “book row” taking shape (triangular) in Ballard between the historic Murphy Building and the finally reopened retail corner of 20th NW. The most visible businesses are All the Best Pet Care and Bauhaus Coffee…MORE

Ballard seems to have always had a different way of doing things, for good or ill.

Newspapers of Ballard are not exempt. Even the Ballard News Tribune has suffered and relished its own oddities. Media itself has changed, but the bottom…MORE

Warren Aakervik is a calculating man. He is a community man. More importantly, he is a problem solver.

The Ballard News Tribune visited him at his family business, Ballard Oil, for coffee as the sun rose over the docks and explored…MORE

By Katy Wilkens, MS, RD

Most of us need more fiber in our diets, but getting it can be tricky. A good goal for most of us is 25 grams a day. Wheat bran is a great source of indigestible fiber, and it is really inexpensive. Its nutty flavor…MORE

By Peggy Sturdivant.

“Being a lawyer is not a comical business,” Tom Treece said as we sat with his law partner of 44 years, Dave Richdale, and laughed for the next hour.

“I tell Tom that he should have been an actor,” his partner…MORE

By Peggy Sturdivant

We were supposed to be discussing the upcoming Santa Breakfast but Ballard Senior Center Director Carlye Teel and I were temporarily distracted by her $33,000 deficit. Carlye looked uncharacteristically worn.

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