When the police are bad, or at least unruly, we haven't hesitated to call your attention to their misdeeds in this space. But I like to think we've passed out a few compliments to the boys and girls in blue when that's what was deserved, too. But today, it's a note on the positive side.
Suddenly, all is in bloom. The deciduous trees have cloaked their structures and effectively hiding last year's old tattered nests. However, we know new ones, supposedly surreptitiously, are being built. Just stand still for 15 minutes these days and you will see many birds flying to and fro with bits of stuff in their beaks. Looks like nest building to me.
The Met Market bats were hot last week and the home team Checkers were out for redemption as they beat Ken's convincingly 12-2.
1. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society, by Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows
The American Cancer Society's Relay for Life will take over Memorial Stadium this weekend to raise cancer awareness.
Osteoarthritis (OA) is an inflammatory disorder common to many people as they age. Joint pain and stiffness often occurs in the knees, back, hips, neck, feet and hands and typically develops gradually over years. However if you've had joint injury, almost any area can be affected. Pain from OA is often worse after activity and at the end of the day.
Sue Mecklenburg was honored last night with the Dorothy Stimson Bullitt Community Service Award for her contribution to the community as part of the Junior League of Seattle's (JLS) annual May Celebration.This award is given each year to a member in recognition of outstanding achievements in the area of community service.
Mischief a' brewin'Tuesday afternoon at 3, a white male stole some biscotti and a tea mug from a store in the 2100 block of Queen Anne Ave. N. Two hours later, the same man entered the Starbucks in the same block and stole a bottle of orange juice and a package of chocolates. Employees recognized him as the same man who had stolen a CD the previous week.
Gov. Christine Gregoire on Monday signed legislation giving registered same-sex domestic partners the same rights and benefits currently afforded married couples.
As someone who started his career 30 years ago as a cops, courts and crime reporter, I'm more conversant with crime than most.
Someone once said that "no one dies in general." Death is very specific.
"Who Will Ride the Train?" That was the gloomy question headlined on the featured front-page story on last Sunday's Seattle Times.
As I see it there are unwritten rules when buying coffee or another fast-food item. One of them is this.
Broadway has been invaded in this age of reality-driven television--the anyone-can-be-a-star obsession.
Magnolia Farmers Market is openThe market takes place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., every Saturday through Oct. 10, outdoors next to the Magnolia Community Center on 34th Street West.