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Spiritual gardening

Magnolian finds refuge in grotto/garden

On the North side of Magnolia near the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks there is a fork in the road with a sign pointing to Land's End. Gretchen Pfeffer, a retired seafood seller, has created a sanctuary at this edge of Magnolia unlike any other.

Seattle Rep's costume sale is all sorts of wicked style

You can take it with you. That is, you can take with you a bit of history from Seattle Repertory Theatre. They're having a costume and prop sale for the second time ever since 1974.

So long, SBOC

After 10 years specialized school will leave Queen Anne for Capitol Hill

Cultural performances of Vietnamese, Latina and Somalian student groups bloomed over the weekend as students, staff, parents and volunteers of the Secondary Bilingual Orientation Center gathered Saturday to bid farewell to the Old John Hay building that has housed the school for the last 10 years.

Diversions 6/10

Around and aroundTaproot Theatre presents Around the World in 80 Days. The infamous story is a madcap, cross-continental race against time packed with adventure, danger, suspense and love. Through June 20. For tickets call 206-781-9707 or visit www.taproottheatre.org Pictured from left are Nolan Palmer, Ryan Childers, Alyson Scadron Branner, Andrew Litzky and Bill Johns. Photo by Erik Stuhaug.

SPU grads give new life to Mexican villagers

Seattle Pacific University's Class of 2009 isn't giving a bench for their class gift. They're giving a village. When SPU's Senior Gift Committee learned of Agros International's project to build a village in Comitán, Chiapas, México, they knew they wanted to be a part of it.

An ordinary day in 1944, D-Day remembered

Linda of London

Since there has been so much media attention for Memorial Day and D-Day on June 6, even though it has been 65 years, D-Day and H-Hour are still very vivid in my mind and should not be left unobserved.June 6, 1944, started as an ordinary day. We were living in England in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire to be exact. My father was assigned to the administrative headquarters of the war office and spent his time between the HQ in Cheltenham and the War Office in London working with Winston Churchill. It was not unusual for him to disappear for several days without explanation. On this occasion, he had been away for more than days. My mother was on a short official visit to London working with the NIB (National Institute for the Blind) teaching visually impaired children to read Braille.

City Critters: Meet Bella

Happily, or not so happily, Bella wears her Christmas costume - complete with antlers and bells! Bella is a 2-year-old tortoise shell, who was adopted as a kitten by reporter Jessica Van Gilder.

Leo Blashko: A man about town

Leo Blashko passed away Jan. 2, at the age of 92. He was born Nov. 19, 1917, to Marx and Esther Blashko in Seattle. He was a graduate of Garfield High School.

One from the heart

Star-studded cast make the most of surprising ‘Valentine’s Day’

Valentine's Day may be cliché to some, but the movie "Valentine's Day" reminds even the cynics that Valentine's Day can be full of real things too-love lost, gained or maybe just remembered.

Piano men rock lower Queen Anne

Billy Joel, Elton John have a grand time playing the hits spanning four decades

Not only does their music continue to rock listeners young and old, Billy Joel and Elton John have a phenomenal and captivating stage presence.

Politically speaking ...

Jack Makin is an eighth-grade student at St. Anne School in Queen Anne and also a news carrier for the Queen Anne News.

Falcons basketballers fight to hold top seed in region

New coaches and injuries haven't stopped Seattle Pacific University men's and women's basketball teams from climbing to the top of their conferences.

Code changes would add flavor to neighborhood

Proposed changes to the lowrise sector of Seattle's Multifamily Code could make it more difficult for developers to build cookie-cutter townhouses that don't reflect their neighborhoods and if approved, the provisions will keep cars from being the focal design point.

'Remember Me' desperately needs to be forgotten

Plot twist trivializes real-life disasters

For most viewers, the obsession with Robert Pattinson would make any of his films magical. But there is not enough love for that man to keep "Remember Me" from being abysmal.

Diversions 4/7

The Magnolia Theater School of Drama is putting on Honk, Jr., a contemporary retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's classic story, "The Ugly Duckling." There are two casts. Cast One performs at 4 p.m., April 22 and 7 p.m., April 23, 24. Cast Two performs at 4 p.m., May 6 and at 7 p.m., May 7, 8. Tickts are $10 and available at the box office April 20 (for Cast One) and May 4 (Cast Two), or at the door 30 minutes before curtain. Cash or check only. The theater is at the United Church of Christ, 3555 W. McGraw St. 206-356-1342. Visit www.themagnoliatheater.com for more information.