A Ballard tradition: Watching the annual flotilla of ships dressed up with bright lights, Santa Clause captains and all the Holiday cheer you can think of.  They begin by going through the Locks and up the Puget Sound and then returning on...

Several Greenwood business owners on 85th took a huge hit a couple of weeks ago when an arsonist destroyed everything the business owners had.  Luckily the arsonist was caught, but the lingering financial and emotional loss remains.   Since the...

Last week, after the Senate gave its final and fully supportive approval to the home buyer tax credit extension. The House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to pass the legislation, sending the tax credit to President Obama who’s final sign-off...

The Nordic Heritage museum in Ballard is having its annual holiday Yulefest on Saturday and Sunday, November 21 and 22nd.  Forgive my Norwegian bias, but I firmly believe that complete immersion in Scandinavian culture is the best way to begin...

What was life before Home Depot and Lowes?  Remember Ernst Hardware and Thurman’s?   Many hardware stores have come and some have gone, but Crown Hill Hardware on the corner of NW 80th and 15th NW has endured.  I remember walking up from our home...