Are you a single womanlooking for encouragement? SOLO'S- monthly single women's luncheon Thursday, Sept. 9. First Free Methodist Church, 3200 Third Ave. W., 2nd Floor Fine Center, 12-1:30 p.m. Free Parking. $2 luncheon. RSVP 206-281-2240.
In a city full of dichotomies, it is fitting that a music festival named "Bumbershoot" (aka "umbrella") would be held outdoors, in the rainiest city of them all, Seattle. This is a city where people wear socks with sandals, sweatshirts with shorts, flip flops in the snow. Bumbershoot, like Seattleites, laughs in the face of bad weather and embraces it with a steely nonchalance that one only finds in the Northwest.
Part of my daily schedule is a workout at the gym. Over the years, I have come to know a number of other regulars there, and in some cases our shared interests have lead to close friendships. A while ago, one of my fellow fitness enthusiasts whom I consider a friend lost his job and remained unemployed for an unnerving period of several months. The stress of existential uncertainty wore heavy on him.
1. International rock band U2 just rescheduled a Seattle tour stop for next summer. Why was the tour rescheduled?2. Was Michelangelo the famous sculptor's first name or last name?
Barbie Doll BurglarA woman called police at 3:47 p.m. on Aug. 27 to report that she suspected somebody she knew had broken into her garage and stolen some items, including two Barbie dolls. The garage is located in the 2100 block of Fourth Avenue West.
1. The Queen Anne Bowl was the former site of what?2. What was the name of the hamburger joint across the street from Queen Anne High School?
The sun sure took its time coming out this year, and September is already upon us. If you're like me, just when you start getting the hang of your family's summer routine, a wave of fall activities and school responsibilities begin again.
I have just completed my summer internship at the Pacific Publishing company newspaper under Vera Chan-Pool as Editor, and for the Queen Anne Magnolia News with Myke Folger as Editor.
Opening night felt like homecoming as audience members once again joined perennial orphan Homer Wells, obstetrician/abortionist Doctor Larch, and their kith and kin for Book-It's season opener "The Cider House Rules Part Two: In Other Parts of the World."
Careless CaregiverA woman called police at 8:20 p.m. on Sept. 13 to report that her wheelchair had been stolen from her garage, which is located in the 1900 block of 26th Avenue West. The woman said the theft of the non-motorized wheelchair must have taken place at some time between 6:30 p.m. on Sept. 11, when her caregiver placed it in the garage after the owner used it, and 1 p.m. on Sept. 13 when the victim discovered it was missing.
September.... Back to School time... An invigorating crispness in the morning air, leaves beginning to turn color and drop, satisfyingly crunchy underfoot. Newly cut hair and freshly sharpened pencils. Lunch boxes unsullied by the stink of half-eaten sandwiches. Children flipping open the covers of brand new crayon boxes andpressing their noses against the cool flat tips, inhaling deply the smell that, even as adults, transports us to Septembers so far in our past they seem another lifetime.
StoningA police officer responded to the scene of an assault that had occurred in the 200 block of Westlake Avenue North at 5:02 a.m. on Sept. 10. Upon arrival they spoke with the victim, who said she had been walking to a gas station to buy cigarettes at 4:55 a.m. when she ran into a couple of acquaintances she knew from Bell Town.
Burglary SpreeSeattle Police Officer John Paquette responded to a string of three burglaries that occurred on Sept. 20 at homes located on 39th Avenue West and 37th Avenue West. There is no hard evidence that the three burglaries were committed by the same person.
Obama to visit SeattleUnited States Sen. Patty Murray will welcome President Barack Obama back to Washington for a "Get Out the Vote" rally on the University of Washington campus on Thursday, Oct. 21. The rally will be free and open to the public."President Obama has been a true leader in the effort to help Main Street and middle class families get back on their feet. In this election, we have a clear choice on whether we want to continue to move forward or go back to the failed policies of the past. President Obama has always been someone who pushes to move forward and fights for the working families of Washington state and our nation," said Murray. "I am proud to welcome him back to the state and to the University of Washington."
AAUW Seattle presentsDebunking Stereotypes - Women in Computer Science with Sapna Cheryan at 9:30 a.m.-12 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 16 at the Best Western Executive Inn 200 Taylor Ave. N. $15, $10 for students with ID. Visit www.aauw-seattle.org/Programs.htm or email: president@aauw-seattle.org; 206-322-3169; Tonna Kutner.