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Brushy QA area gets goat treatment

Residents of a dozen houses on 10th Place West between West Barrett and West Fulton streets have banded together to clear off a steep easement on one side of the street that had become overgrown with stubborn blackberry bushes and engulfed by English ivy.

Ballet for 5 bucks: The PNB offers a variety of events for fall

Pacific Northwest Ballet's educational offerings are not just part of its world-famous school. For non-dancers, newbies to the art and seasoned balletomanes, the company offers studio visits, demonstrations and lectures. Douglas Fullington, education programs manager, has coordinated an eclectic season of free or inexpensive talks, studio visits, and free events around the city for anyone interested in learning a little

Jus' singin' in the swamp

Shrek the Musical a bit swampy but Sieber’s Farquaad is Tony worthy

As "Shrek" the musical comedy leaps from swamp to stage, the land of far, far away seems just out of range. The show's world premiere, currently in tryouts at 5th Avenue Theatre before its Broadway bow, has delightful moments. Still, the production needs tweaking, though name recognition alone should bring in mega-bucks.Based on the classic William Steig fable and the Oscar-winning 2001 DreamWorks' film, "Shrek," the musical version follows the movie plot more than you might expect.

The Good Rat A True Story

The people who hate my writing can blame Norman Mailer, John Steinbeck, Alan Sillitoe and Jimmy Breslin. They are the quartet of authors who made me want to write for a living. Three of the four, though, felt slightly out of reach when I started putting pen to paper.

Flash: brides saved by the dancin'

Hokey musical classic has its bumps, but it's mostly fun

Like the 1954 MGM musical of the same name, starring Jane Powell and Howard Keel, the stage adaptation of "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" unfolds in Oregon territory circa 1850.

Diamond to sparkle in KeyArena; Iconic singer to make return with new CD

The old man is back.No, not Wilford Brimley. Neil Diamond. And with him comes his 29th studio recording, "Home Before Dark." Twenty-nine records is quite a feat considering the vast odds of succeeding in an industry evermore glutted with songwriters and musicians.

Legends of the fall Film noir at SAM rolls into the night

That chill on the back of your neck signals not only the onset of autumn but the imminent arrival at Seattle Art Museum of "Night Wind: The Film Noir Cycle."

DeBell new board president

Seattle Schools boardmember Michael DeBell, who represents Magnolia and Queen Anne, will be the new board president beginning in January.

MarQueen Hotel turns 10

The MarQueen Hotel in Lower Queen Anne is celebrating its 10th anniversary this October, but the building has a history that stretches back to 1918, when it was built to house and train blacksmiths working at a Ford Model-T factory on the shores of Lake Union.

The Turnaround is a page turner

Book Review

In literary fiction and independent films, certain issues the mainstream culture shies away from, or treats with kid gloves and clichés, sometimes get dealt with in an interesting, truthfully unconventional way.Race, especially relations between blacks and whites in 21st century urban America is definitely one of these touchy subjects many writers and directors gloss over or approach with obvious bias. Out of fear, mass American culture tends to either romanticize or demonize white-black interaction.

McClure kids donate 1,200 pounds of food

Students at McClure Middle School spent the last two weeks collecting more than 1,200 pounds of food for families in need.

Year's Worst

The Worst of the Year 2008

Seattle Schools' wishy-washy ways. Seattle Schools, with regard to closing schools, relocating others and then changing its mind repeatedly, has drawn the ire of parents, students and members of various communities to the nth degree.

Make-A-Wish takes kid to Safeco Field

When Sam Bridgman, 16, realized he couldn't use his Make-A-Wish Foundation wish for a new baseball field for his Nathan Hale High School team, he decided to renovate the field as his senior project instead.

70th RRC braces for change

The 70th Regional Readiness Command in Fort Lawton is preparing to disestablish itself by June 7, 2009, but members want to postpone that to 2011 when a new facility in Marysville is expected to be completed, 70th RRC officials said.

Glass dreams

Local artist on precipice of fame

You couldn't help but feel the cool in the otherwise hot space of Magnolia's underground glassblowing center.