Like vehicular homicide suspects Mark W. Mullan and Michael A. Robertson, I, too, have driven drunk in North Seattle. Unlike them, my stupid decision several years ago did not have horrific consequences.
With everything else going on here and abrod, it may not seem an earthshaking turn of events, but it’s one of those neighborhood grace notes that deserves a little more time in the spotlight.
Perched in a flowering tree just outside the windows of the Queen Anne Helpline office on McGraw Street is a tiny hummingbird nest. How tiny? Make a circle by touching your thumb and forefinger together. The nest could easily fit into that space.
Once again, John Fox and Carolee Colter take on City Hall and “pro-density apologists” in their advocacy for the poor, both working and on welfare (“There’s No Trickle-Down for the Poor with Upzones, Density,” April 10). The problem with their arguments is that they weirdly seem to relish the prospects for continued bad economic times.
Things are getting really scary. Who doesn’t worry about gun violence? Who isn’t upset by the ugly tone of civil discourse? We need to move from a society of “Every man for himself” to one in which “We’re all in this together.” To do this, we must come together to create community.
On April 8, the Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) announced that its 39th fest would open with Joss Whedon’s adaptation of “Much Ado About Nothing”; six hours later, the opening-night gala became single-greatest success in SIFF box-office history.
The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) advises travelers of early preparatory work associated with the west phase of the Mercer Corridor Project on Republican Street between Eighth Avenue North and state Route 99 beginning Wednesday, April 10, for approximately three weeks.
With his new film “To the Wonder” — along with his 2011 critical hit (and Palm d’Or winner) “The Tree of Life” — it’s safe to say that recluse director Terrence Malick has moved far, far away from the traditional film narrative. In fact, in the case of “To the Wonder,” he has drifted so far away that now he appears to be lost in his own little world of beautiful shots of nature and poetic voice-overs.
Seattle Parks and Recreation employees clearing blackberry bushes from an overgrown campsite in Queen Anne uncovered human bones.
Whenever we criticize Seattle’s rush to density for its negative impact on low-cost housing, we hear the argument that adding residential units will expand the supply so that more units eventually will trickle down and become affordable to low-income and working people.
How do we fight it? I am talking about the fear that comes from quick, unexplained death on the streets of our inner city. The careless disregard the young, angry shooters show for lives around them as they spray homes and crowds with bullets. We know that the long summer has not yet begun, and the body count has already mounted.
Queen Anne Heart will put on another Cash Mob on Saturday, April 27.
Award-winning author Sherman Alexie will perform a variety of roles at Queen Anne Book Co. (1811 Queen Anne Ave. N.) on Saturday, April 27, from 1 to 5 p.m.