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QA businesses face prospect of $15 minimum wage

The $15 minimum-wage movement has gained traction in Seattle as the cornerstone of Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant’s campaign and Mayor Ed Murray’s promise to raise city-government minimum wage.
HEALTHY TODAY | With spring come seasonal allergies

Spring has arrived in Seattle! Birds are chirping, bugs are crawling, flowers are blooming, mold spores are floating…and for upwards of 40 percent of children and their families, noses are running and eyes are tearing.
PNB’s new production is a ‘Dream’ of a show
Local museums view artifacts as teaching tool

Just before Valentine’s Day, construction crews stumbled upon a mammoth tusk while excavating in South Lake Union. The tusk went to the Burke Museum of Natural History & Culture and is now housed at the museum.

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NEWS

QA Chamber works to unify business community

As the years have gone by, the Queen Anne Chamber of Commerce has seen its highs and lows. It has climbed its way out of debt, but it still struggles to gain membership and unify the diverse neighborhood and its businesses.

ON THE TOWN

QA artist gets ‘Drawing Lessons’ in Italy

To draw something is to fully understand it — that’s the rule Anita Lehmann lives by. So when the chance came to spend two months living and drawing in Italy, she took it.

SCHOOLS & YOUTHS

5K run to benefit QA schools

On May 17, OFIT, in partnership with the John Hay Partners Board, will host the Fit for Life 5K Run and Walk, which will benefit all public schools on Queen Anne.

OPINION

EDITORIAL | Minimum-wage push ramps up

The race to figure out the minimum-wage debate in Seattle is ramping up as the mayor’s Income Inequality Advisory Committee prepares to hand over its recommendation and Mayor Ed Murray makes his move from there.

BUSINESS

Magnolia planters get upgrade

The 34 planters in Magnolia village just got an upgrade, funded by the merchants and residents of the neighborhood.

SENIORS & BOOMERS

SNAPSHOT IN TIME: MAGNOLIA | Briarcliff

In the late 1940s, schools in Magnolia were becoming overcrowded. Magnolia and Lawton schools were simply not big enough to accommodate the size of the growing community.