The just plain disturbing CRAIG WILSON, of Video Isle (left), LEILANI McCOY (right)
Well, almost. Or, not quite.The Greater Queen Anne Chamber of Commerce held a luncheon and fashion show at the Best Western Executive Inn at 200 Taylor Ave. N. on Thursday, June21. The tongue-in-cheek event raised funds for Queen Anne Helpline.
Seafair's oldest parade returns to Wallingford for its 58th year on Saturday, July 7, as the Kiddies Parade makes its way down North 45th Street, from Corliss to Woodlawn avenues North, starting at 11 a.m. Kids young and old (even the 'original' Wallingford kids) are encouraged to come in costume (as fairy Miya Thomas did last year) while groups such as the Greenwood Steppers make their way down the parade route. Or head to the street festival on Wallingford Avenue North, between North 45th and 43rd streets, where kids can enjoy crafts, food and possibly pony rides (with Heather Gideon) from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. And from noon to 3 p.m., celebrate the grand reopening of the Wallingford Boys & Girls Club, 1310 N. 45th St.
The Resident Technology Ini- tiative (RTI) at the Sand Point Community Technology Center (SPCTC) provides opportunities for residents of all ages to learn computer skills and programs that increase their opportunities to obtain permanent housing and more stable incomes. Located in a low-income housing community, the center aims to provide access to technology that has become essential for better jobs and even permanent housing.
FREMONT - Yet more bridge closures are planned so that Seattle Department of Transportation crews can continue upgrading the Fremont Bridge 's electrical and mechanical systems. All motor vehicles, pedestrians and bicyclists are prohibited from 1:30 to 5:15 a.m. on Thursday, July 5, and Friday, July 6, and again from 9 p.m. to no later than 6 a.m. on Monday, July 9, and Tuesday, July 10 (depending on work progress).
is the title of a week's worth of film noir double features about to play the SIFF Cinema at McCaw Hall (July 6-12). The phrase comes from a 1948 noir called "Hollow Triumph." It just goes to show. There's a distinct air of hollow triumph about the event, and it's a bitter little world indeed in which the Seattle International Film Festival can run so blithely roughshod over local film culture.
We had loaded Pop's metallic-gray Chrysler 300 with our luggage and set it to cruising southward, down Interstate 95 across Virginia and bound for the Carolinas. After a stop at the Cracker Barrel in Fredericksburg, Va., for a "good ol' Southern breakfast" that included grits, biscuits and gravy, the miles began to roll by. Driving down the interstates of the East, you realize how much of the commerce of this country is moved by truck.
We had loaded Pop's metallic-gray Chrysler 300 with our luggage and set it to cruising southward, down Interstate 95 across Virginia and bound for the Carolinas. After a stop at the Cracker Barrel in Fredericksburg, Va., for a "good ol' Southern breakfast" that included grits, biscuits and gravy, the miles began to roll by. Driving down the interstates of the East, you realize how much of the commerce of this country is moved by truck.
Greer writes: I'm one of those boomers you referred to in your last article. My kids are grown up, and I want something to play other than the stereo. I've got a big voice and enjoy belting it out to recordings, but don't ask my friends and neighbors what they think. I want to learn an instrument that's like singing, but won't take years to learn. Suggestions? (Nothing plastic, please.)ust when the slide whistle was sounding really good! You're not going to believe this coincidence: I took up a new instrument two weeks ago. Clearly, this is going to get personal, but before we dive into my New Toy Story, let's go shopping for yours.
One way to create community is to meet together over food. In the absence of a table large enough to seat all of Seattle, meeting over the food in the increasing numbers of farmers' markets should work just fine. At least, that is the theory of Jon Hegeman, who is behind a good number of the farmers' markets popping up each week in Seattle neighborhoods.
Madison Park just isn't the neighborhood it used to be as demographics shift to a younger, more affluent set of residents, according to U.S. Census figures. Speaking from a ground-level perspective, longtime resident and Madison Park Times columnist Richard Lehman doesn't think what appears to be inevitable changes are for the better.
[Columnist Michael Powell's] comments about Vice President [William Rufus] King and his connection with the naming of our county ["Should King County Honor William Rufus King?" June 2007) was interesting. I might quibble with "honoring" W. R. King ("noting" or "commemorating," maybe), but his name is permanently linked with our local history.
An aggressive campaign was launched a few months ago to generate dialogue on local neighborhood governing policies by Historic Madison Park (HMP), a group that solicits donations of up to $100,000...Some negative implications of closing 43rd have already been presented to HMP by affected residents and ignored.The Madison Park Community Council, for at least half a century, has preserved this unique neighborhood for us locals and the city at large. HMP seems to disagree!Paul DobrinMadison Park
It's been a year since I started up this monthly "Turning to the Right" column, and it's been quite interesting. Each month, I've been giving my opinion on subjects important to readers, from global warming to the public schools. Sometimes I've used my own experience; other times I've used research to back up my claims.
The Madison Park community is still in a partial state of shock over the removal of about a dozen large, mature sweet gum trees on the north side of East Madison Street, just up from 43rd Avenue East in the business district, and their replacement with 3-inch-diameter crepe myrtles. Unfortunately, they're now known as the "stick trees." It has left the end of the street looking very barren, with many residents wondering if things will be much better in their lifetimes.