It's hard to believe that a band conceived from a Jimi Hendrix song has become something of a legend themselves. When Sky Cries Mary takes to the Nuemos stage on Saturday, Aug. 9 - their first Seattle gig since February - the six-piece psychedelic trancers will be just a few months shy of their 20th anniversary.
A Master Use Permit application has been filed with the city to build a mixed-use project in the 1900 block of Queen Anne Ave. N., which is the current home of a Metropolitan Market, an apartment building and two homes.
Daniel Aaron Isquith and Abigail Baecher Brown were married June 29, 2008 at the University of Washington Hillel where they met as undergraduates.
Andy, a 13-year-old Jack Russell Terrier is "The Boss," according to his owner, Stephanie Johnston.
This fall I attended a lecture at Swedish Medical Center by James R. Porter, M.D., a director of surgical robotics, laparoscopic surgery and the Robotic Fellowship Program at Swedish Medical Center. Porter is also a nationally recognized expert in prostate surgery.
The Friends celebrated Friends of Libraries USA's third annual "National Friends of Libraries Week" late last month and president Mimi Winslow introduced the 2008 grants Winslow also thanked the many volunteers and members of the Friends for their efforts in volunteering at the bi-annual Book Sale and the FriendShop at Central.
In mid November the Seattle branch of the English Speaking Union hosted a VIP speaker at a reception attended by over fifty ESU members including several Queen Anne and Magnolia residents. The speaker, Brian Monteith was on the last stop of his tour of the West Coast ESU branches comprising region VIII. His final stop was in our fair city before returning to Scotland.
The 15th anniversary of Queen Anne's Holiday Magic festival filled the local streets and brought much needed business to the local merchants. The mantra this year is to buy locally. And by all appearances, there was great sales activity at the stores.
The state Legislature is expected to argue Washington's somewhat archaic three-tiered system for distributing beer and wine when it convenes Monday, Jan. 12. One of the key points in the current law surely to be contested is the prevention of quantity discounts. That means wholesalers like Costco cannot use its enormous buying power to sell beer and wine for much less than any other retailer or wholesaler.
Smash and yellA University District man, whose condition police described as "extreme," was busted and booked for property damage after he allegedly punched out a restaurant window in the 4500 block of University Way N.E. around 11:30 p.m., Jan. 16.
The Seattle Gilbert & Sullivan Society, known for its world class productions of the comic operas of Gilbert and Sullivan, presented its Second Stage production of Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss, the third offering of the Hans Wolf Memorial Operetta series established by the Society in 2007.
Losing your job - it's a scenario played out all too often these days. People in a wide variety of professions are being laid off in great numbers, many of whom have been working for years in their chosen profession.
It's the reality of the day. There is simply no denying that the current economic climate means its tough times for people looking for work. With unemployment figures rising, more and more people are competing for fewer and fewer jobs.
The biggest fundraiser of the year for Catherine Blaine Elementary is its auction, which supplies 60 percent of its annual budget in order to raise money for the school and its extracurricular activities.
Construction projects at school districts across the state will continue this year because of a House bill signed by the governor yesterday that restores a depleted construction assistance fund.