The long-anticipated premiere of "Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Christmas Carol" opened at the Taproot Theater last Friday after a one-year delay due to an arson fire that damaged the theater building in October 2010.
Marital mayhemA Magnolia man called police on Sunday, Nov. 14 after receiving a text message from his estranged wife saying she was in his house. The man said he and his wife have been married for 14 years, and are going through a messy divorce.
Olalla Valley Farms owner Jeremy Serka unloads trees to his step sister Amanda Glines at the open lot next to the Discovery Wellness Center at 3655 34th Ave. W.
Kevin Shigley-Muncey, dubbed the Queen Anne Creeper, won't be creeping out female residents of Queen Anne anytime soon.
Not much to stealPolice responded to a reported burglary at a house in the 2300 block of Eighth Avenue West at 11:30 a.m. on Nov. 21. Upon arrival the responding officer spoke with the homeowner, who said the house's current tenant was in the process of moving out. The tenant had last been in the house on Nov. 11, and when he returned today at 9 a.m. he found the front door unlocked and a rear window removed.Inside the house some boxes had been moved around, but the tenant didn't believe anything had been taken.
Queen Anne Lacrosse ClubThe Queen Anne Lacrosse Club has open roster spots for both third and fourth-grade team and fifth- and sixth-grade team. Lacrosse is a fast, exciting sport - fun to play and fun to watch. No prior lacrosse experience necessary. The Queen Anne program is one of the oldest and most successful youth programs in the state. Practices are Tuesdays and Thursdays at Queen Anne Bowl, games are on Saturdays. Practices start in February, games begin March 12 and last through May 21. For more information email qalacrosse@gmail.com or visit www.qalacrosse.org. 206-910-7470.
Surprise! You're pregnant. The doctor said I'm high risk. For what? I'm too old.Encouraging isn't it? Well, being over 35 and pregnant does have some risks. You might risk being the healthiest you've been in a decade or so. You might risk learning about unconditional love. You might risk having the most incredible experience of your life. Seems like the risk = the benefit, which means it's actually a wonderful thing. Embrace pregnancy!
A great local artist died last week. William Cumming, the most underappreciated member of the famous Northwest School which included Mark Tobey, Morris Graves and Cal Anderson, passed on Nov. 22. Cumming was 93.
If your preteen child hasn't hit you up yet for a cell phone, you're among a rare breed indeed. Studies have found that roughly 70 percent of 11- to 14-year-olds now use cell phones. Closer to home, our 10-year-old has been hounding my wife and me for months to get his own phone.
Living simply is about living natural: living in harmony with nature, protecting nature, remembering we're part of nature. And so, as we struggle to stay healthy during the winter, it's helpful to see how natural approaches can help.Let me mention a few natural remedies beyond washing our hands and covering our mouths.
Everyone is clamoring for our attention - or should I say our dollars. Seen through a certain prism, it is glamorous, intoxicating and magic making. It is a time of re-birth and renewal, with the light poised to soon return from the southern skies.
The Queen Anne Magnolia Neighborhood Service Center at 160 Roy St. will be shuttered in January. That means the Queen Anne Chamber of Commerce and the Uptown Alliance, which have been using the service center as their headquarters must relocate. Since it was the mayor who proposed the cuts that is forcing the move, then the mayor's office should help them by finding available city-owned space.
French director Claire Denis has a way of making those watching her films feel involved.
The Heron Habitat Helpers have won the conservation award at the Seattle Parks and Recreation's annual Denny Awards for outstanding volunteer stewardship.
1. In 1893, who brought the Great Northern Railway to Seattle and to Smith Cove? 2. In what year was a wood trestle built from Fremont to the foot of Queen Anne Hill across the Fremont Cut