Visitors at Golden Gardens were treated to an especially adorable sight last Saturday: a seal pup bathing in the sun. Ballard resident Erin McCoy was at the scene and sent a couple of photos.
Sun bathing seal pups are a perfectly normal…MORE
Ballard - Features
10 Days to Happiness: A one-woman play that offers laughs
Thu, 10/10/13
By Peggy Sturdivant
When you write a blog or a column you don’t get to accept gifts; but you can accept press passes to see a play. Given my level of exhaustion on Friday nights you would practically have to pay me to leave the house. And…MORE
Drawing Ballard in 24 hours
Mon, 10/07/13
This past weekend, local cartoonist and Fremont resident Henry Chamberlain set forth to explore and capture the Ballard neighborhood in a comic.
As part of 24-Hour Comics Day on the first Saturday of October, which artists all around the…MORE
You Are What You Eat: Back to soups for fall
Thu, 10/03/13
By Katy Wilkens, MS, RD
There is that certain twinge in the air that tells you fall is on the way. With summer winding down, kale is back in my garden and new potatoes are just coming out of the earth. I am ready for fall foods like…MORE
Reuben's Brews: Looking back at a year of success, challenges
Wed, 10/02/13
By Adam Robbings, founder of Reuben's Brews
In November 2011, my wife Grace and I took a leap of faith.
We signed a lease on an empty warehouse at 1406 NW 53rd St. The place had no water or gas. The plan? To open a brewery.
…MOREBallard Weekend: Olaf's grand opening, decaf coffee tasting, and Sustainable Ballard Festival
Fri, 09/27/13
Friday, Sept. 27
Olaf's Grand Opening
What: This weekend will be our Grand Opening at Olaf’s in Ballard. Beginning at 3pm Friday September 27th, From Friday to Sunday, Olaf's will commence three days of Craft Beer, Cocktails and…MORE
Photo: Fall is in Ballard
Fri, 09/27/13
Summer is gone, fall is here. While the unusually sunny summer gave Ballardites a much needed dose of Vitamin D, Ballard Ave looks best dressed up in autumn. Multicolored leaves strewn about historic buildings, wet cobblestone roads shine in city…MORE
Attempting to revive interest in local darkroom, artist collective
Mon, 09/23/13
Hidden within the old warehouse building on NW Market St and 28th Ave NW is a treasure that is growing more and more rare these days: a multipurpose space with a light studio and darkroom for photographers. It's called Market Studios.
But…MORE
Patxi Chicago Pizza coming to Ballard
Fri, 09/20/13
The Ballard News-Tribune just wrote about the Benito Chicago Eatery surviving as a small Ballard restaurant for 15 months, but now they will have competition in a fairly unfulfilled niche in Seattle: Patxi's Chicago Pizza.
Patxi's is…MORE
PARK(ing) Day in Ballard today, Sept. 20
Fri, 09/20/13
PARK(ing) Day, the day that parking spaces get turned into little parks, is coming to Ballard today, Sept. 20, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Currently on the map (which can be found at http://www.seattle.gov/transportation/seattleparkingday.htm),…MORE
