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Woody Allen in Rome: A slightly better than average pastry

ay what you will about Woody Allen—his personal life issues, his directing career of recent—you have to admire his work ethic. The man is 76 years old and he’s still cranking out a movie a year simply because he loves writing and directing. Sure you could say, why doesn’t he slow it down? Why doesn’t he make a movie every other year, since he’s also writing it? But Allen has always been about quantity over quality, and I don’t really see any problem with that. 

2012 Magnolia Summerfest Art Show: A call for art

This year’s annual Magnolia Summerfest and Art Show happens August 3 and August 4.

Magnolia and Queen Anne bridges to be painted

A contractor working for the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) will be painting three of the City’s structural steel bridges in Magnolia and Queen Anne over the course of the summer, according to the city. 

Lost your pet?

The Fourth of July holiday, and its aftermath, combine to cause the year’s biggest increase in lost pets in the city.

BIZ BEAT | Dick's Drive-In honored

Dick’s Drive-In has been recognized by Mayor Mike McGinn for its longtime business leadership and investment in the Seattle community. 

GARDEN HOTLINE | Divide your perennials this summer

Is your garden overflowing with perennial flowers this summer? Perennials can be divided to control size, to rejuvenate a tired-looking plant or to give plants away to those friends and neighbors and even family. 

Shopping spree and food drive to benefit Queen Anne Food Bank Tickets on sale until July 14

There are all kinds of creative ways to help out a food bank. Pat Nolan thought a raffle for a shopping spree, coupled with a food donation drive, would be just the ticket for the Queen Anne Food Bank, where he does work as a volunteer.

July 10 Lane closure on Magnolia Bridge

Maintenance work on the Magnolia Bridge will close the right, eastbound lane for about a three-hour period on Tuesday, July 10. According to the Seattle Department of Transportation, the work will take place sometime between 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. 

SEATTLE SOUNDINGS | Rob McKenna: a man not of his word

State Attorney General Rob McKenna is either a terrible lawyer or an opportunistic, dishonest, political hack — or both. And, last week, the fact that he is one or both of these things helped him greatly in his bid to become Washington’s next governor.

"A Cat in Paris:" Like walking around in a picture book

“A Cat in Paris”—a new French animation film directed by Jean-Loup Felicioli andAlain Gagnol—is a delightful little movie, showing that the animated films made by other countries (including Studio Ghibli’s “The Secret World Of Arrietty” and Aardman Studio’s “The Pirates: Band of Misfits”) have been continually upstaging the animated movies made in this country so far this year.