The Magnolia Historical Society provided a taste of its upcoming book about the neighborhood during the ‘50s and ‘60s at its annual meeting on Tuesday. The event teased the upcoming release of “Magnolia: Memories and Milestones,” with readings from the history book by some of its authors.

People showed up for the Magnolia Farmers Market last year, said market manager Molly Burke, and that will pay off this season.
“The neighborhood’s proving to us that they want the market to go longer, later in the season, and I told them it’s data-driven, so go ahead and come out and shop,” Burke said. “Each year the season has gotten better and better, so we’ve pushed the market out another week.”

Downsizing can be hard, especially for a Queen Anne couple that has spent nearly three decades restoring and improving upon their 1902 colonial mansion. As they plan a move to Renton, they’ve put their 10,000-square-foot property on the market with an asking price of $11 million, which is $10.4 million more than what they purchased it for in 1996.

The parents of Elliott Hull are striking back against the cancer that took their son, starting a Bowl-A-Noma nonprofit to raise funds to find a cure for melanoma. The inaugural Bowl-A-Noma bowling tournament hits the lanes from 8-11 a.m. Saturday, May 18, at the West Seattle Bowl, 4505 39th Ave. S.W.

It took a few decades and a lot of tree saplings, but the latest part of Discovery Park is open for visitors.
Capehart Forest, which has been under restoration since the early 2000s, is now open to the public with new hiking trails, sidewalks and more. The 30-acre section of the park used to be filled with more than 60 military homes owned by the Navy before it was purchased for $13 million by the City of Seattle in 2010

Seattle Parks and Recreation is hosting free or low-cost Easter egg hunts around Seattle on Saturday, April 20.