Up the Bridges

How Ballard FC Democratizes Soccer

Cheap tickets, budding players, and lingonberry hot dogs bring out the crowds.

05/14/2026 By Taylor McKenzie Gerlach

Finicky Forecasts

The Map of Microclimates

Is it possible we have every form of weather in one city?

02/25/2026 By Justin Shaw Illustrations by Kati Lacker

Smoke Show

Outsider BBQ Brings Its Brisket Inside

A Turkish pitmaster proves that Texas is a state of mind—and meat.

05/21/2025 By Naomi Tomky

Friday Feed

Tacos La Cuadra Carves Out Space in Ballard and Six More Local Restaurants Expand

We would like fewer fires and more beer, please.

04/04/2025 By Naomi Tomky

Neighborhood Guide

Secret Spots in Ballard

Cheap movies, craft classes, and a secret beach hidden in plain sight.

03/11/2025 By Taylor McKenzie Gerlach

Filo-sophy

Eat This: The Spanakopita at Taki’s Mad Greek in Ballard

Bigger is better when it comes to the spinach-packed pastry.

07/26/2024 By Naomi Tomky

Love Letters

Ballard's Creepiest Curiosity Shop Reminds Us to Be Weird

Fancy stuffed roadkill, glowing uranium dinner plates, and a real human skeleton? This is the place.

10/23/2023 By Allison Williams

Transitions

Seattle's First Women's Sports Bar Takes Over Sawyer's Space

We're nowhere near done mourning this recently departed Ballard restaurant. At least Rough and Tumble will write a cool new chapter for its address.

10/25/2022 By Allecia Vermillion

Work-Life Balance

Ballard Mainstay Sawyer Will Say Farewell in October

This is shaping up to be a rough year for choco taco fans.

09/12/2022 By Allecia Vermillion

Neighborhood Guide

32 of Our Favorite Ballard Shops

Ballard's known for its Nordic roots and its beer savvy. We think its local stores should be on the list, too.

07/08/2022 By Zoe Sayler

GOLD STANDARD

We Needed This: Baleen Makes Blessedly Affordable Jewelry

This is the opposite of sticker shock.

06/29/2022 By Zoe Sayler

Choppy Start

The Weather's Not the Only Thing Raining on Seattle Beach Season

A crackdown on crime and a lifeguard shortage are also cramping dreams of a sandy summer.

06/14/2022 By Taylor McKenzie Gerlach

Enclaves

Has Ballard Lost Its Norway?

Thousands turn up for the Seventeenth of May. The rest of the year, finding Seattle’s Scandinavian community takes a little fishing.

05/16/2022 By Zoe Sayler

SLINGSHOT

We Needed This: KAVU's Rope Bag Exports Seattle Fashion

It may have gained popularity on far-flung college campuses, but this best-selling pack is distinctly PNW.

12/13/2021 By Zoe Sayler

Open Water

Property Watch: Peak Paul Thiry by Golden Gardens

This creative home boasts Puget Sound views from every room.

11/03/2021 By Sarah Anne Lloyd

Department of Good News

Ballard Food Bank Finally Has a Permanent Space to Call Its Own

One of Seattle’s major food banks cut the ribbon at a new site this week, just in time for the holiday season.

10/21/2021 By Malia Alexander

Scenic Slices

Pagliacci Takes Over Totem House for New Ballard Location

The historic fish and chips shop has a future in pizza.

09/07/2021 By Allecia Vermillion

Collabs

Bale Breaker Brewing and Yonder Cider Land in Ballard

Crossovers abound when two impressive beverage makers from Central Washington open their joint taproom this weekend.

09/03/2021 By Allecia Vermillion

Doughnut Watch

Zuri's Donutz Brings Imaginative Old Fashioneds to Ballard This Summer

Sure it's just a weekend popup...for now.

05/17/2021 By Allecia Vermillion

Bagel Watch

Porkchop and Co. Is Now Rachel's Bagels and Burritos

The brunch restaurant's permanent embrace of its pandemic-era carbs keeps Seattle awash in great bagels (and breakfast burritos).

05/07/2021 By Allecia Vermillion