Seattle City Light's work to rebuild the electrical system at Seattle Center requires a planned outage at 11 p.m., tonight until 7 a.m., Friday Sept. 10.
Are you a single womanlooking for encouragement? SOLO'S- monthly single women's luncheon Thursday, Sept. 9. First Free Methodist Church, 3200 Third Ave. W., 2nd Floor Fine Center, 12-1:30 p.m. Free Parking. $2 luncheon. RSVP 206-281-2240.
Car ProwlA woman called police at 10:18 p.m. on Aug. 30 to report her car had been broken into. The vehicle had been parked in the secured parking garage of the victim's apartment building located in the 1200 block of Dexter Avenue North.
In a city full of dichotomies, it is fitting that a music festival named "Bumbershoot" (aka "umbrella") would be held outdoors, in the rainiest city of them all, Seattle. This is a city where people wear socks with sandals, sweatshirts with shorts, flip flops in the snow. Bumbershoot, like Seattleites, laughs in the face of bad weather and embraces it with a steely nonchalance that one only finds in the Northwest.
Let me say up front I understand why local police forces are trigger happy recently -- four shootings of mostly unarmed citizens from here to Pierce County -- just say Maurice Clemmons, who killed four Lakewood cops, and Christopher Monfort, who murdered a Seattle officer while the officer sat in his patrol car. The cops are scared and angry.
Part of my daily schedule is a workout at the gym. Over the years, I have come to know a number of other regulars there, and in some cases our shared interests have lead to close friendships. A while ago, one of my fellow fitness enthusiasts whom I consider a friend lost his job and remained unemployed for an unnerving period of several months. The stress of existential uncertainty wore heavy on him.
While the real estate industry continues to struggle both locally and nationally, Sam Konswa, the principal owner of Queen Anne Real Estate, couldn't be busier.
Aries (Mar. 20-Apr. 19) Things fly for you Mon; Tue and Wed. morning. You are able to do the big things!
THEATREUMO Ensemble is celebrating 20 years in the Northwest with a new production of El Dorado. Created in the style of 'Buffoon Theatre,' El Dorado's grotesque, fantastical, irreverent Buffoons play at humanity and mock our follies, casting knowing glances at our obsession with power. El Dorado focuses on the Spanish conquistadors' quest for the legendary "Kingdom of Gold" in the Americas. The play is recommended for ages 12 years and older, due to mature content and situations. Ticket prices for adults is $20; 25 and under, $15; and children up to 12, $10.
Remember the 1984 Coen brothers film "Blood Simple"? It was the story about a man who hires a private investigator to kill his wife and the man she is cheating on him with, but it all gets out of control.
1. International rock band U2 just rescheduled a Seattle tour stop for next summer. Why was the tour rescheduled?2. Was Michelangelo the famous sculptor's first name or last name?
Seattle Public Schools Superintendent Maria L. Goodloe-Johnson, and leadership with the Seattle teachers union announced a tentative agreement on a three-year labor contract for certificated staff. The contract covers school years 2010-2011 through 2012-2013.
A Queen Anne hill neighbor reported a strange man had come to her door yesterday afternoon and began rambling about his college experience and then began insulting the neighbor.
The Fascination of WaterRegional landscape designer, Laura Crockett, will present "Bringing the Alchemy of Water into Your Landscape" at 7 p.m., Sept. 28 at the Queen Anne United Methodist Church, 1606 Fifth Ave. W. Reserve by Sept. 22. Contact Cindy Combs at cindycombs@comcast.net or 206-285-1143. The charge is $5 at the door. For more information, visit www.northwestperennialalliance.org
Barbie Doll BurglarA woman called police at 3:47 p.m. on Aug. 27 to report that she suspected somebody she knew had broken into her garage and stolen some items, including two Barbie dolls. The garage is located in the 2100 block of Fourth Avenue West.