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It's easily Ballard's biggest event of the year (sorry Syttende Mai) and it shows. Literally thousands of people littered the streets of our neighborhood to enjoy food and entertainment. What's more is they packed out nearly every single business…MORE

When you're tired of lutefisk and salmon, take a stroll around some businesses and gander at some art.

On Saturday, 6-9 p.m., the Ballard ArtWalk, will coincide with SeafoodFest. The Ballard Art Walk showcases painting, glass art,…MORE

If you ask Jeanne Pittari, she will be the first to say that she was never the best runner.

She always left that up to her spry, health-conscious sister, Mary Pittari.

Mary had lived in Ballard since 1995, was an active community…MORE

Like a Phoenix, The Viking tavern rises to take over 24th Ave NW.

We already reported on long-time Aquavit joint the Copper Gate being transformed into Olaf's, inspired by The Viking's mascot and bought by fans of The Viking.

Now,…MORE

Life is hard for a Ballardite during SeafoodFest. So much is asked of us and we have so little time to do it all. From drinking beer and eating barbecued salmon to seeing music and taking part in the annual lutefisk eating competition (we'll sit…MORE

Independence Day was not the only thing to celebrate on the fourth of July. It’s also the anniversary of the Ballard Locks, which was formally opened July 4, 1917. In this picture, taken on Feb, 3, 1972, the last stern wheeler to work in Puget…MORE

On Tuesday, July 2, children on bicycles launched on a trek from Loyal Heights Community Center for the annual bicycle parade. Last week saw an unusually early heat wave, with Monday reaching 89 degrees, beating the old 1995 record of 87 degrees…MORE

Finally getting your kid a haircut and donating to a charity at the same time, what can be better?

At Sharkey's Cuts for Kids (4609 14th Ave NW #104), that can happen. They started a new charity program on July 1 where a child will be…MORE

On the back cover of her memoir, “Hippie Boy,” Ballard author Ingrid Ricks poses the question, “What would you do if your Mormon stepfather pinned you down and tried to cast Satan out of you?”

The answer, at least for thirteen-year-old…MORE

By Elizabeth Wang

Whether it’s capturing the last sun rays reflecting off the Sunmøre Mountains or the flickering city lights of Godøy, Norway’s Ørnulf Opdahl, contemporary landscape artist, embodies the essence of his hometown in his…MORE