On Juneteenth Brownbox theater will debut "Freedom," a one-act musical theater performance created by two of Seattle's premier African-American theater companies in the Seattle City Hall, 600 Fourth Ave., lobby, noon-1 p.m. June 19.
On June 12 the City of Seattle Neighborhood Matching Fund Awards Ceremony and Open House will take place at the Northwest African American Museum 2300 S. Massachusetts St. from 5:30-8 p.m.
On Tuesday, June 17 at 5:30 p.m. in the Lopez Room at Seattle Center, 305 Harrison St., the city council's Parks and Green Spaces Levy Citizens' Advisory Committee will take public testimony on preliminary proposals being considered by the committee for a potential fall 2008 levy ballot.
On Thursday evening, May 21, the Rainier Lions Club awarded six scholarships of $1,000 each.
One of my oldest friends was over last night and after a loosening glass of wine or two, she started running down her problems with a current squeeze."Lots of whining," she concluded her litany.
The other night I caught myself shouting at the TV again. Surprisingly, I wasn't yelling at President Bush for saying something stupid, or Mariners' first baseman Richie Sexson for striking out with the bases loaded, or Martha Stewart for using too many nuts in one of her cookie recipes.
A group of 25 organizations, assembled by the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT), has pondered and brought forth the Southeast Seattle Transportation Study (SETS).
While an officer was driving south near the 4300 block of 15th Ave. S., he was flagged down by a person that said he had spotted two young men steal a case of Tecate beer from the sidewalk where it was stacked by a delivery truck driver in front of a store.
The following information was provided by the city's Department of Planning and Development. The project number is in parentheses. For more information, call 684-8467.
Rainier District Little League crowned its post-season champion in the Majors Division when Mondo Meats edged HDR Engineering 1-0 in playoff action June 7 at Rainier Playfield. Meanwhile, in the Minors Division, the Stewart Lumber Eagles continued their shocking run for the title with victories over the regular-season's first, second and third place teams, Prestige Custom Builders, Rosso Nursery, and Soreano Plumbing.
Capitol Hill's Peace for the Streets by Kids from the Streets (PSKS), formed in 1995 to give homeless youth a voice in the community, has established itself as part of the social fabric of Capitol Hill; in fact, part of the group's mission is to take part in the larger Capitol Hill Community. To that end, PSKS held a homeless summit last week, using its voice to present details about the issues homeless youth and young adults face living on the street.
To say that the public art proposed for the upcoming Broadway light-rail station touched a nerve would be something of an understatement. To be set among the station supports above the platform, New York-based artist Mike Ross' pair of deconstructed fighter jets received virtually unanimous disapproval when he presented the idea during a Sound Transit forum in April.
AAA Baseball Fischer takes crown (June 14) The Plungers played a superb all-around game to down QA Mall in the AAA championship game 5 - 2. Solid pitching, timely hitting, sound base running, and tight defense proved too much for the Mallers.
Best Plumbing powered their way to the 2008 Queen Anne Little League Baseball Majors Championship with a convincing 8-2 win over a strong Video Isle team. Congratulations, Best Plumbing!
Gordon W. Wedman was born Oct. 19, 1932, in Jamestown, N.D. He died April 15 at Queen Anne Health Care.