On March 22, 1920, federal agents nabbed a tugboat crew unloading Canadian whiskey on a beach near Edmonds. Prohibition had been in effect for three months, and this was the first big raid in the Northwest - the feds seized 100 cases of liquor and arrested 11 people, including a young police lieutenant named Roy Olmstead. Olmstead was fined $500 and lost his job; the incident ended what had been a promising career in law enforcement. From a bootlegging perspective, however, it was Olmstead's best move yet.
PERMIT APPLICATION: 1750 24th Ave. S. (3007691) for a Land Use Application to subdivide one parcel into three unit lots. The construction of townhouses is being reviewed under Project No. 6135802. This subdivision of property is only for the purpose of allowing sale or lease of the unit lots. Development standards will be applied to the original parcel and not to each of the new unit lots.
Somewhere In Time, Limited, summons up the colorful past On Sunday afternoon, Oct. 21, the Queen Anne Christian Church was transformed into a bustling Georgian Market with vendors offering their wares. There were tables with brightly colored costumes and accessories, creating a festive and fun atmosphere, provided by the imagination of the good people of Somewhere in Time Unlimited [SITU]. The invitation in their newsletter read as follows:Hear ye! Hear ye! King George declares a time for cleaning out the old to let in the new! Come to the Market in blessed Queen Anne's Church to offer for sale the fripperies and fancies of old...
Further voyages of the earthship Gravina, as chronicled by frequent News contributorTERU LUNDSTENWhile we stayed in Ketchikan for two days, preparing for our next guests, the Gravina attracted attention from locals who recognized it as a Ranger boat.From my journal...
More than 350 volunteers are needed to prepare tax returns throughout King County for United Way of King County's Free Tax Preparation Campaign.United Way will operate 16 Free Tax Prep sites throughout King County from Jan. 15 to April 15, 2008.
Once upon a time ... there was a fairy-tale musical written for adults, called "Into the Woods." A narrator guides our journey into this faraway kingdom, cleverly conjured by Stephen Sondheim (music and lyrics) and James Levine (book). The original 1987 Broadway production drew mixed reviews but garnered Tonys for Sondheim and Levine. Fifteen years later, the show snagged the Tony for Best Musical Revival. Based on tales by the Brothers.Directed and choreographed by Mark Waldrop, 5th Avenue Theatre's production marks a decent effort. Lynda Salsbury's costumes impart fairy-tale allure, and Tom Sturge's lighting sparks nifty surprises. But be warned: this isn't Disney.
Revel in small joys will be the watchword at CRAVE Show '07, a Paris-style market promenade achieved when boutiques, spas and Seattle Magazine's Connection Café converge this weekend, Nov. 3 and 4, at Pike Street Annex-Downtown.
Stone Soup Theatre will audition actors ranging in age from 20 through 70, both male and female, for its Feb. 13 opening of "An Evening of Albee," to be directed by Mary Machala. Auditions are set for Sunday, Nov 4, from 2 to 5 p.m. and Monday, Nov. 5, 6:30-9:30 p.m.
A king with a pretty daughter to give away, and a riddle for her potential suitors to solve...A prince looking for a wife, willing to jump through whatever silly hoops the princess' father puts before him...That's not too complicated a beginning for a story by William Shakespeare. Yet there's something terribly unnerving about the way this opening scene to "Pericles" plays out, and it plays out quite well in Seattle Shakespeare Company's haunting new production.
In 1543, two shipwrecked Portuguese fishermen washed up onto the shores of an island off the southern coast of Japan. Thus began a long and fruitful history of East/West cultural exchange. The first four centuries of that interplay are skillfully examined in a fascinating new exhibit at the Seattle Art Museum. Its title, "Japan Envisions the West: 16th to 19th Century Japanese Art from Kobe City Museum," is somewhat misleading. Although the majority of the items on display do indeed demonstrate the impact of Western art and ideas on Japanese aesthetics, there is also ample evidence of the influences of Japanese technology and artistic expression on European decorative and fine arts.
In one evening, Mara Vinson goes from toe shoes to bare feet to sneakers. As evidenced by Vinson's footwear (or lack of footwear), Pacific Northwest Ballet's Contemporary Classics places some unusual challenges on the dancers. Noelani Pantastico dances in the dark with flashes of light in "Caught," a piece that uses strobe lights to "freeze" the dancer at the top of a jump or in the middle of a pirouette. Principal dancer Vinson and corps de ballet dancer James Moore return to the harnesses of "Kiss"; dangling from the end of ropes, the pair spin around and over each other in Susan Marshall's aerial choreography.Contemporary Classics rounds out the program with George Balanchine's "Agon" and the PNB première of Twyla Tharp's "In the Upper Room.
Greg Cole, a 1968 Queen Anne High School graduate, has coached the Seattle-Phoenix Pirates to their third World Series championship in the National Adult Baseball Association's 38-year-old-and-over bracket.
They call him Rooney. No, not the Wayne Rooney. Not the thug-like budding soccer prodigy and Manchester United superstar who scores goals with a smile on his face. He is the other Rooney. The smile is still there, but the story is different. Twice a week, every week, a DHL truck rolls up Third and parks itself outside the slightly worn turf of Queen Anne Bowl.Its paint is the customary bright yellow and its shine is distinct, but what is most notable about it is its driver, Scott Woodward, age 38. Also known as Rooney.
Following a longer-than-expected preventive maintenance closure, Seattle Parks and Recreation is pleased to announce that Queen Anne Pool will reopen for full service on Monday, Nov. 5, beginning with early morning lap swim at 6 a.m. To thank the community of pool users for their patience and goodwill, Parks will offer discount swimming all day Friday, Nov. 9. Pay just $2 for any swim during the day, and enjoy a family-appropriate Dive-In Movie at 7 p.m.
Ballard High School has won one of five grand prizes given away by Discovery Education and CDW-G in honor of its Win a Wireless Lab sweepstakes. Now in its fifth year, the sweepstakes aims to help K-12 schools across the nation easily and effectively integrate technology resources into the classroom curriculum.