A flood in the basement put the future of the Richard Hugo House's zine archive project at risk. But after a hiatus to find a new space, the Zine Archive and Publishing Project (ZAPP) returns to Hugo House in its new digs upstairs.ZAPP is a program of the Richard Hugo House and was founded back in 1996.
Jennifer Morales is a rarity on Capitol Hill. She's a mom. She moved to the Hill in April 2004, to be closer to her job at Harborview Medical Center.But now she's thinking of moving herself and her 13-year-old son to another neighborhood.She hasn't found a new neighborhood to move to yet. She hasn't seriously looked lately.
To the editor:Say we express our opinion in a letter to the editor or publish a pamphlet critical of the government. Or we could be in a protest march carrying a sign critical of the government. Then suddenly we are arrested and disappear. Our sacred right of free speech guaranteed by the Constitution has been overruled.
Recently, while sitting on the tree lawn in front of my condo changing a flat tire on my bike I ran into a former co-worker. This friend of mine informed me he'd decided to leave his job and would be moving to Asia for several years to pursue his art career. Thrilled that he was chasing his dream, I asked him if he planned to return to Seattle after his travels.
In most parts of the city, a commercial building goes mostly unnoticed. But the pleasant building at the top of the slope at 1000 East Turner Way between 23rd and 24th avenues East is an exception. Here it seems special. How did it come to be built in such an exclusively residential area? And just who was "Turner"?
Yoga: If your first thought is an emaciated, bearded holy man sitting on a bed of spikes, a little updating is in order.Yoga is one of the most popular, fastest-growing health practices in the United States. Americans spend some $2.95 billion a year on yoga classes, equipment, clothing, holidays, videos and more, according to a study commissioned by Yoga Journal, whose readership has doubled to 365,000 in the past four years.
As we approach the fall and winter months, many of us still suffer from the sneezing, runny nose, itchy eyes and fatigue that allergies cause.Our environment is a never- ending source of possible triggers. Things like molds and some pollen are worse in the fall.
The Mother Joseph Clinic, at the Swedish Medical Center's Cherry Hill Campus on 16th Avenue, treats patients with a variety of medical needs. While that fact alone may not qualify as particularly unusual, one element most certainly is: The Mother Joseph Clinic doesn't charge patients for its services. The clinic was established in an effort to serve some of those uninsured patients who were falling through the cracks.
As you may have noticed, construction has begun on the Packard Apartments, 1205 E. Pine St., a project that will add three stories to the existing, historic car-dealership building on the southeast corner of the 12th Avenue and East Pine Street intersection. Many people know it as the Foley Sign Co. building after that company's longtime residence at the location.Planned for completion next fall, the project consists of 61 apartments and 5,000 square feet of retail on the ground level.
With the furor over the proposed artwork for the Capitol Hill Link Light Rail station the public overlooked another issue with the construction process. Eighteen buildings would be standing vacant until November; Sound Transit was faced with instant neighborhood blight.
Next week will likely see a new flower bloom on Broadway; Poppy, the latest addition to Capitol Hill's evolving restaurant scene.Jerry Traunfeld, chef at the world-famous Herbfarm restaurant in Woodinville for 17 years, is the creative force behind the new restaurant which will open on or around Sept. 13 at 622 Broadway E., just across Broadway from the Deluxe Bar & Grill.
Long before Amy Winehouse and Pete Dougherty began stealing tabloid headlines in the UK for substance-fueled public outbursts, Jason Pierce was channeling his psychedelic experiences disguised, among many affiliations, as Spacemen 3. Thought of as one of England's first acts to earn the "shoegazer" moniker, the band's trip-inspired space rock continues to inspire more than a quarter-century later.
Having hit bottom and literally learning from her experiences, Laura Cruikshank, 48, made a WWISH (Women's Wellness & Integrated Social Health) for an on-line, interactive clearinghouse for women's resources.WWISH (www.wwish-inc.com) aims to provide resources for a variety of women's issues, including health care, domestic abuse, education, careers, financial planning, parenting, fitness and legal issues.
Parents and guardians of Seattle Public Schools students will receive emergency and routine information more quickly this school year. The district has put into place a new computer-based notification system.
You know you're at a real hot spot when you kick back in the swimming pool to chat with a retired Roman Catholic priest. Of course, our conversation came to the subject of being single, as it usually does around me.The priest presented a philosophy I instantly embraced. He talked of being single as a calling, not as a bad joke or a lack on my part. Being single can provide opportunities and freedom of choices and time that enriches life.