In Tacoma's Proctor neighborhood, a thriving little theatre exists: the Blue Mouse Theatre. In it, second-run movies run and neighbors love attending for $3 a pop. What a deal. And it belongs to the neighborhood. It's still going, too, as is West Seattle's Admiral Theatre, and in Shoreline, the very popular, and somewhat larger second-run house, The Crest.
The Special Interest collector cars began rolling in at 8 a.m., for the 9 a.m. start of the Magnolia Village Auto Show. The event was held two weeks ago Saturday, on a blocked off section of McGraw, "In the Heart of the Village," between 32nd Ave and 34th Ave.
With the eighth anniversary of 9/11 approaching next week, talk radio phone lines and Internet blogs will no doubt soon be full of individuals telling anyone who will listen about the numerous conspiracy theories still circulating about that tragic day.
A new food labeling campaign is being launched by some of the country's top food manufacturers. It is called "Smart Choices" and is meant to guide all of us who are interested in healthy eating. An easily identifiable label is printed on the front of the selected food packages.
The building at 315 1st Ave. N. in Lower Queen Anne has its share of history, and not all of it pleasant, but the new tenant, KwaTay's Restaurant & Lounge, brings a new flavor to Lower Queen Anne, literally.
A few random thoughts and traffic observations from behind a coffee mug. The morning kibitzers are all talking about the recent Husky victory over USC (though a more recent loss to Stanford has squared things celestially) as they sit in the middle of the sidewalk on McGraw outside the Upper Crust, but this is what's happening out in the street.
He lived 80 years of life to the fullest, touched so many hearts as was known by "Coach" or "Big Bear" to all who loved him.
ConfrontationA witness saw two men rummaging through luggage in a vehicle, the window of which was shattered at 2:30 p.m. on Sept. 17. The witness approached the car, which was parked on the 500 block of Thomas Street, and told the men to put the luggage back. The men told the witness it was their car, and the witness said she didn't believe them.One of the men pushed her, they then grabbed the luggage and ran away southbound through an alley. Soon after the people who had rented the car returned and the witness told them what happened. Police were unable to find the suspects.
Norma Ann McLaughlin was born Sept. 11, 1923 in Stambaugh, Mich. and died peacefully on Thursday, Oct. 1 at Sunset Villa Adult Family Home in Edmonds.
United Indians eventUnited Indians of All Tribes Foundation will host a benefit concert at Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center 6 p.m., Friday, Oct. 30 to raise funds and awareness for the organization's 40th anniversary celebration scheduled for March 2010. Talented performers from all over Indian Country will perform, as United Indians kicks off its activities to commemorate the historic takeover of Ft. Lawton.
After the contentious closure of five Seattle Public School District (SPSD) buildings, discontinuance of five programs and relocation of eight others, projections of increased enrollment mean the district will reopen five K-5 schools across the city-with Old Hay potentially starting up again by fall 2010.
Every week about 200 people are diagnosed with Multiple Schlerosis. Of the 2.5 million people with MS worldwide, 400,000 are Americans - including Suzanne Stephens who teaches yoga in Queen Anne to help her through the ride of ups and downs that comes with MS.
ONE STORE TOO MANYAt 4:30 p.m. on Saturday Oct. 3, a shopper returned to her vehicle, parked in an alley near Seattle Center. She discovered she had been car-prowled. Someone had jimmied the driver's side door. Missing items stolen from the car including electronic equipment was estimated to be $500. Police discovered no usable prints and no suspects.
Referendum 71, which concerns whether to grant same-sex domestic partners all the rights of married couples in Washington state makes sense from a conservative perspective and should be approved.