Ballard - Features

This Thursday, Oct. 31, from 4 to 6 p.m., Ballard businesses will be opening themselves up to trick-or-treaters, be they Dracula or be they Iron Man. You can spot participating merchants by the orange notice posted outside (see above). It's for "…MORE

By Shane Harms

A throng of thirsty patrons arrived Wednesday Oct. 23 ready to taste and celebrate the opening of Ballard’s ninth brewery, Stoup Brewing (1108 NW 52nd St).

Owners, brewer Robyn Schumacher, PR person Lara Zahaba and…MORE

FRIDAY, OCT. 25

Boys and Girls Club 9th Annual BBQ and Auction

What: Proceeds from this years event, Field of Dreams, will go for a new field renovation and scholarships for Boys & Girls Club Kids. The target date for completion…MORE

Magic isn't dead. It's in Ballard.

For the past year and a half, Tim Flynn has been hosting the monthly magic show "That's Impossible!" at Egan's Ballard Jamhouse (1707 NW Market St). He doesn't don the over-the-top personas of David…MORE

Update

The Rainier 'R' sidled up next to King's Hardware and became the target of many an iPhone.

You can see our own photo above.

Did you get a picture with the R?

Original

Ballard will be a part of history…MORE

Friday, Oct. 18

10 Days to Happiness

What: When do hilarity, torture, and enlightenment go together? When comic actor and award-winning playwright Donna Rae Davidson attends a ten-day silent meditation retreat (Vipassana), that’s…MORE

For months, the corner space where Epilogue Books used to sit has sat empty, forlorn, with a sign promising that Bauhaus Coffee and Books was "coming soon" but with nary a movement inside.

Today, passersby may have noticed a new story at…MORE

After arm wrestling the government to get licensed and approved for about a year, it's finally here: Old Ballard Liquor Co. (4421 Shilshole Ave NW) is set to have its opening kickoff and product release party. (We wrote about them in-depth here…MORE

By Christy Wolyniak

Mississippi backwoods music strung together with pop, rock, and harmonious vocals does not even begin to describe the Seattle-based band, Vaudeville Etiquette. Perhaps a giant zeppelin going through a sunset would make…MORE

By Katy Wilkens, MS, RD

Leaves are swirling around in the garden, which means it’s time to pick my fall harvest before the weather turns nasty!

Here are some ways to use the abundant fruits and vegetables you’ll find in the…MORE