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Dexter Way North to close for daytime construction

Dexter Way North will close to traffic Monday, Sept. 24, through Sept. 28, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. Motorists are asked to find alternate routes during the closure.

RAMBLINGS | Sweet memories of Magnolia bakeries past

For the last two or three weeks, it seems that the first thing many of the people I meet on the street in downtown Magnolia say to me is, “I see they’ve closed your office. What happened to the Upper Crust? What happened to our bakery?” I can only answer, “I don’t know.” 

Watanabe named finalist for 2012 Arts Innovator Award

Queen Anne’s Brent Watanabe has been named one of eight finalists for the Artist Trust’s 2012 Arts Innovator Award, which support Washington state generative artists of any discipline who are originating new work, experimenting with new ideas, taking risks and pushing the boundaries in their field. Each award comes with a $25,000 prize

LIVING SIMPLY | The new sharing economy

People are still talking about the wonderful time we had this summer on the Summer Streets nights, where the business districts were blocked off and free of cars, with neighbors just strolling up and down, stopping to talk, or kids playing hopscotch. What wonderful evenings to remember!

AGING WITH CARE | When is the right time to downsize?

Downsize: the very word can open up some difficult territory for elderly loved ones. As a person who is in the unique position of meeting lots of people who are transitioning into old age, I often see the subject of downsizing become a source of family friction and frustration.

SPU men's soccer team notches a win at Western

Blaine Carver’s 65th-minute goal helped third-ranked Seattle Pacific stop a three-game winless streak with a 1-0 victory over Western Washington in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference men’s soccer game at Orca Field in Bellingham Saturday, Sept. 29

"The Next 50" winds down

October is a time for reflection — even nostalgia. October 2012 brings its share of each, even as  the Seattle Center’s “The Next 50” program, with its series of events focused on the legacy of the 1962 Seattle World’s Fair, prepares to power down. 

Time for the Tea Festival

The Northwest Tea Festival will serve up classes, lectures, tastings and shopping opportunities Saturday, Oct. 6 and Sunday Oct. 7 in the Fisher Pavilion at Seattle Center. he Puget Sound Tea Association presents the free event, with a suggested donation of $10.

Jones Lang LaSalle begins marketing residential community in Fort Lawton

Jones Lang LaSalle’s Capital Markets has begun the marketing of Fort Lawton’s nine-acre residential community featuring 26 homes.

CITY ON A HILL | Bring back the Ride Free Area - or something like it

By ending the Downtown Seattle Ride Free Area, King County Metro has made a colossal mistake affecting everyone who lives, works or ever goes downtown. But it's a mistake that can be fixed or at least alleviated.

Cash for candy - Two dentists team up for a Halloween candy buy-back program

Trick-or-treaters can bring their excess candy to Little Pearls Kids Dentistry and Smiles by Smita Orthodontics and receive $1 per pound — up to 10 lbs per person.  Dr. Smita Patel and Dr. Daniel Yoo are leading the “Fall for cavity-free smiles” by giving away dollars in exchange for cavity-provoking candy.

A MODEST PROPOSAL | About walking the talk

Summer entered autumn as we waited in the parking lot. Downhill from the overlook, broadleaf maples and apple trees showed the first turn of the season...