Seattle Opera presents I Puritani May 3-17 for eight performances. Vincenzo Bellini's final bel canto opera has never been seen in Seattle and requires outstanding singers of great vocal ability. To quote Speight Jenkins, "In my 25 years as general director, I have never before found a quartet of singers that I thought could do justice to one of the most thrilling musical experiences in all of opera. One by one over the last few years I have assembled the eight artists for our two casts and we will now present this treat for all those who love the human voice."
Long-time interim principal gets the permanent job She came out of her office with purpose, like the CEO of a tech company with mountainous goals on her mind and 75 tasks to check off by the end of the day. Her hair is Posh Beckham hip as is her paisley top and tan slacks. Not at all the dusty principal of once upon a time you've come to expect.
Magnolia residents steamed about Fort Lawton project City officials and agency staff members faced a largely skeptical and sometimes angry crowd of Magnolia residents at an April 21 meeting about setting up housing for the homeless at Fort Lawton when the Army Reserve base closes down.And while a four-hour workshop the following Saturday, April 26, was meant to address goals and specifics about the project, there were still some who obviously objected to the very idea of having homeless housing in Magnolia.
CONGER FAMILY TAKES THE AMERICAN DREAM AND TURNS IT INTO AN ADVENTURE OF THEIR OWN It was a typical slate grey afternoon at Magnolia's Elliott Bay Marina, where the water looked like wet cement and tethered boats bobbed to the rhythm of the bay. But at slip No. L2, inside the cabin of the angular Don Quixote catamaran, that typical day and the typical diorama of American life meted out by the millions in neighborhoods across the country, had been turned on its head.
LLEN MONRAD HAS BEEN SUPPORTING AREA FOR YEARS Ellen Monrad, current chairwoman of the Queen Anne Community Council, has been a member of the neighborhood organization for so long she can't remember when she first joined. "It could be 20 years."Monrad is also unsure how long she's served as chairwoman. "Five times, I think. I can't remember," said the Nancy's Sewing Basket employee. "It's fine," she added. "Someone has to do it; that's my feeling."
LONG-TIME INTERIM PRINCIPAL GETS THE PERMANENT JOB She came out of her office with purpose, like the CEO of a tech company with mountainous goals on her mind and 75 tasks to check off by the end of the day. Her hair is Posh Beckham hip as is her paisley top and tan slacks. Not at all the dusty principal of once upon a time you've come to expect.
CHURCH OF CHRIST GETTING $3 MIL FIX UP; AUCTION PLANNED The congregation and leaders of the Seattle Church of Christ have big restoration plans for the former Christian Scientist church they moved into last year. They've also launched an effort to hold a live and silent auction at the end of May to raised money for the work.
ELLEN MONRAD HAS BEEN SUPPORTING AREA FOR YEARS Ellen Monrad, current chairwoman of the Queen Anne Community Council, has been a member of the neighborhood organization for so long she can't remember when she first joined. "It could be 20 years."
MAGNOLIA RESIDENTS STEAMED ABOUT FORT LAWTON PROJECT City officials and agency staff members faced a largely skeptical and sometimes angry crowd of Magnolia residents at an April 21 meeting about setting up housing for the homeless at Fort Lawton when the Army Reserve base closes down.And while a four-hour workshop the following Saturday, April 26, was meant to address goals and specifics about the project, there were still some who obviously objected to the very idea of having homeless housing in Magnolia.
CONGER FAMILY TAKES THE AMERICAN DREAM AND TURNS IT INTO AN ADVENTURE OF THEIR OWN It was a typical slate grey afternoon at Magnolia's Elliott Bay Marina, where the water looked like wet cement and tethered boats bobbed to the rhythm of the bay. But at slip No. L2, inside the cabin of the angular Don Quixote catamaran, that typical day and the typical diorama of American life meted out by the millions in neighborhoods across the country, had been turned on its head.
I've recently returned from my 10th trip back to Cincinnati, my grittily disappointing hometown I abandoned in 1934. It was my 10th time to take Amtrak, and my first time eschewing coach for my cozy little roomette.
his time of economic uncertainty, the 2008 Legislature addressed issues of importance to working families by making investments in our schools, housing, health care, public safety, environmental protection, and transportation, while prudently leaving $800 million in reserves. Some highlights include:
The Seattle Asian Art Museum in Volunteer Park has made a commitment to showcase some of the very best contemporary Asian new media works. The first two exhibitions, featuring Shirin Neshat and Sio Ieng Ng set a very high standard of excellence. The third in this series, entitled "East Wind" by Su-Mei Tse, lives up to the reputation that SAAM has garnered for this program.
Like many apartment renters I, too, cringe a bit writing my rent check each month. It feels like insurance: you pay, you send and you receive nothing back in return.Of course this isn't actually true, as the roof over my head attests, but when compared to a mortgage this complaint is still substantive. Generally, buyers end with equity, renters end with nothing.
An attempt to do well by doing good in a parking lot at Seattle Pacific University didn't work out too well last month for Jason Purcell and Recycle Engage Neutralize Electronic Waste (RENEW), a for-profit company he recently founded.People were able to drop off electronics equipment to be recycled for free, and the response was overwhelming, filling the football-sized parking lot four to eight feet high with e-waste, said Purcell, a 2002 SPU grad and an adjunct faculty member at the school.