Do Dining Rooms matter? A common question when you're touring potential new homes to buy. So when asked about the need to have a proper dining room, I believe that if you can find a place to set up dinner for four, you've got all you need. Many older traditional homes feature a dining room off the kitchen, and in the day when our lives were more structured that made perfect sense. All of us...
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Little by little we have watched boutiques, bakeries, and renovations making their way down Greenwood Avenue and as each storefront transitions I'm more and more aware of how this reminds me of Ballard say 10 or 15 years ago. The classic architecture of these little storefronts with their picture windows showcasing their merchandise is absolutely darling and much more pedestrian friendly than the...
"BALLARD" it is the only place in town that I know of where bicycle riders, cars & pedestrians are all gathering like there is no tomorrow - That's a Typical Sunday heading to the Ballard Farmer's Market. What makes it remarkable is that a few short years ago our neighborhood farmers market was in a parking lot where the new Library is now located and the aesthetic was absolutely lacking. ...
Ladies & Gentlemen, if you're in Ballard at 9:00 on Thursday morning, be part of our annual tradition of walking, running, or jogging in unison to support the Ballard Food Bank. It's a short three mile jaunt from the corner of 85th & 32nd down to Golden Gardens Park and thousands of your neighbors will be there. Affordable to do, appreciated so very much by our friends at the Ballard Food...
Join us at Portalis this coming Monday night, December 1st, anytime between 5:30 and 8:30 p.m. This is the last Holiday Fundraiser at Portalis Wine Bar in Ballard, located at 5202 Ballard Avenue NW. We will be raising a glass to support the Windermere Foundation, that distributes our donations to local causes like the Ballard Food Bank, Senior Center, Ballard Boys & Girls Club and more. ...