A Ballard Warehouse Dies So That Nordic Culture May Thrive An old metal lathe thunders in the massive warehouse on Ballard’s main street. It sounds like freedom to Denny Jensen, one of those toiling in the maze... Joshua McNichols
How Bingo Saved This Seattle Man's Life When Bernie Sadowski first came to the Ballard Senior Center in 2009, he didn’t care about life. His wife of 50 years had died. Ruby de Luna
A Place For Homeless To Bathe And Wash Clothes In Ballard Mark Trimmer is happy: He’s finally got someplace to wash himself besides the Ballard Library. That place is the new Urban Rest Stop, opening this month... Joshua McNichols
Hey Bridge Tender! Why Do You Keep Raising The Bridge? “What is a day in the life of a Seattle bridge tender?” Laura Osterbrock of Magnolia asked that question as part of KUOW’s Local Wonder project . Part... Meghan Walker
Look Inside Edith Macefield’s House Before It’s Barged To Orcas Island Edith Macefield’s tiny house will soon float to Orcas Island – but not by balloon. The property owner – a bank that won’t disclose its identity – has... Isolde Raftery
This Week In Ballard: How Do We Keep Housing 'A-Fjord-Able'? KUOW's Week in Review was at Leif Erikson Lodge in Ballard in front of a live audience as part of the show's summer tour. On the docket: what's the... Bill Radke
Ballard: 'Now I Don't Know What You Would Call It' Ballard residents and locals from surrounding areas (and two from Clinton, Whidbey Island) crowded into the Leif Erikson Lodge in the heart of the... Kara McDermott
Old Vs. New: Conflict Churns Ballard And Fremont (Seattle's District 6) The pressure is on in Seattle’s District 6 – pushing up rents for Fremont’s new tech workers, pushing in townhouses where Ballard’s bungalows once sat,... Deborah Wang
Ballard/Green Lake: ‘Monstrosities In Our Neighborhood’ For the first time in a century, Seattle voters will choose their City Council members by district. In District 6, which includes the Green Lake,... Jason Pagano Amy Radil Deborah Wang Meghan Walker
Seattle’s $15 Minimum Wage Is ‘Going to Change Everything’ Angie Garcia, a single mom who works at the McDonald's in Ballard, has planned how she’s going to spend the extra money she makes after the minimum wage... Deborah Wang
