Oliver Forsberg knew from a young age that John Hay Elementary was in need of better accommodations for him and his fellow students.
“We thought we needed a new playground, the playground is bad,” said the 9-year-old John Hay student.
Like any child would, he called a meeting with principal Tami Beach to talk business.

The Queen Anne Community Council hosted nearly 100 residents from Queen Anne, Magnolia, Ballard and other nearby Seattle neighborhoods for a lively discourse over affordable housing in regards to Seattle City Councilmember Mike O’Brien’s accessory dwelling unit proposal.

There has been a lot written about the Love Israel Family commune, which had its start on Queen Anne Hill in 1968. Rachel Israel was a child when her mother brought her into the hippie community, and she says those writings barely scratch the surface.

A police report states David Lee Morris had considered killing the mother of his child months prior to Gabrielle Garcia’s stabbing death on Friday.
Morris, 30, is being held in King County Jail, and probable cause for first-degree murder was established in King County Superior Court on Saturday.

“The defendant has now nearly murdered someone for the second time,” the charging document states. “This Court must not allow him the opportunity to attempt to murder a third victim.”

Fed up with a lack of quick and easy take-out dinner options, Chad Koehnke decided to make complete meals with his own hands and open what he believes is a one-of-a-kind food truck in West Queen Anne. Rather than a large menu of this and that, Mediterranean Mixta offers three to four complete dinner options for people on the go, with single- and multiple-serving options.

It’s an important moment in his work as a choreographer, and Kyle Davis has gone big.
This Friday, Davis, a soloist with Pacific Northwest Ballet, will premiere his first commissioned work for the entire company.

Fardell Farms operator Alex Fardell was looking for cold storage in Seattle for his produce, which he sells wholesale to grocery stores and at farmers markets. His plans scaled up when the old Manhattan Express building became available in the spring, where he is now running a temporary market.

Ray Luiggi and Carmen Hagios are expecting hundreds of their son’s friends, family, classmates, doctors and nurses to attend Nico Luiggi’s celebration of life on Saturday.
“We want to make this for the community, because there’s been a lot of grieving in the community, and not just in our house,” Ray Luiggi said.