Some five years ago, a group of University of Washington drama students got together after graduation and asked themselves a collective version of that familiar post-college question: "What do we want to do with our lives?"The answer they came up with was fortuitous, at least for anyone concerned with the health and well-being of arts in the Emerald City. Five of the '02 grads, all of whom had been students of UW drama instructor Jon Jory, decided to stick together and form a new, independent theater company. They named their new venture the Washington Ensemble Theatre - WET, for short.
"Joy, Peace & Harmony," a concert dedicated to the late Daniel Pearl, will be offered at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28, at the Shorecrest Performing Arts Center. Participating are the Seattle Civic Band, Rain City Women's Chorus, Seattle Peace Chorus and peace commentator Jack Tingstad.
2144 Westlake Ave. N. (3004498) on a Shoreline Substantial Development Application to remove 11 floating piers and four timber pilings. Installation of a main pier, an extension and seven finger piers, for an over-water coverage total of 4,811 square feet. Project includes 34 12-inch steel pilings. No additional parking proposed. The following appealable decision has been made based on submitted plans: Variance to provide less than required parking granted.
"Joy, Peace & Harmony," a concert dedicated to the late Daniel Pearl, will be offered at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28, at the Shorecrest Performing Arts Center. Participating are the Seattle Civic Band, Rain City Women's Chorus, Seattle Peace Chorus and peace commentator Jack Tingstad.
FRIDAY, OCT. 26Fright Night Halloween party and trick-or-treat walk, for children age 2-12, on Friday, Oct. 26: Bags and maps available, 5 p.m.; Trick-or-treat walk, 5:30 p.m.; Fright Night, with games, food, crafts, costume contest and haunted house, 6-8 p.m. (at Lake City Community Center, 12531 28th Ave. N.E.). North Seattle Family Center, 3200 N.E. 125th St., Suite 2. 364-7930.Pumpkin Prowl, on Friday, Oct. 26-Sunday, Oct. 28, 5-8 p.m. $7/$9. Woodland Park Zoo, 601 N. 59th St. 684-4800.Freaky fall festival, with carnival games, crafts and more, on Friday, Oct. 26, 6-8:30 p.m. $3. Ravenna-Eckstein Community Center, 6535 Ravenna Ave. N.E. 684-7534.Pumpkin flashlight hunt, for children age 4-11, on Friday, Oct. 26, 7-8 p.m. Free. Green Lake Community Center, 7201 E. Green Lake Drive. 684-0780.Halloween Hoopla, with carnival and two haunted houses, on Friday, Oct. 26, 7-9 p.m. $1 or canned-food donation. Wallingford Boys & Girls Club, 1310 N. 45th St. 436-1930.
To continue work on the Fremont Bridge's electrical and mechanical systems, the Seattle Department of Transportation's contractor will close the bridge three nights next week. The bridge will close from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. Monday, Oct. 29, through Wednesday, Oct. 31, and again from 9 p.m. Nov. 1 to 6 a.m. Friday, Nov. 2.
is truly unfortunate how the city's purchase of the Capehart property has been criticized and portrayed in recent weeks. This process has been marred by either distortion of fact or a failure to recognize all the facts. The city is not spending $11 million on this purchase. More than $7 million of the total comes from other sources, and these funds are specifically designated for open space and parkland.
Amid the confusion of telemarketing messages, glossy mailings, local news stories and editorial pronouncements regarding this next election, there is a recent bit of great news that needs to be celebrated. Snoqualmie Point Park will officially be opened Saturday, Oct. 27, at 9:30 a.m. Take Exit 27 off Interstate 90, eastbound. So what does this piece of good news have to do with the upcoming election? Everything ...
Teachers are underpaid in comparison to accountants. They are not underpaid in comparison to healthcare workers, excepting RNs and docs. But money aside, it is undeniable that teachers are very important. Bad teachers, whether they reach bad from burnout or natural inclination, do a lot of harm. Good teachers, well, they do a lot of good.In my travels through 12 years of Catholic school, grade and high, and then four-and-a-half years of ostensibly higher education and two degrees - one from a city college, the other from the University of Cincinnati - I've had my share of both. Let's review, class.
November's election isn't as titillating as next year's presidential brawl, but it still carries some significant issues dealing with our rights and our wallets. Here then are my recommendations, starting with the biggies.I've already stated my position - a resounding YES - on Referendum 67 for citizen's rights to get the money owed them by insurance companies. NO, NO and NO on Sound Transit Prop 1.
he Board of the Greater Queen Anne Chamber of Commerce recently voted not to endorse Proposition No. 1, citing several concerns that led to the 9-nays, 2-ayes and 1-abstention opinion. Major concerns included the significant increase in taxes and the lengthy time frame of the project. In the board's majority opinion, the current proposal fails to remedy traffic for the city of Seattle, address the viaduct or offer remedies for traffic in Queen Anne. Lastly, the board members were concerned that the current proposal is insufficiently defined and that S[eattle] D[epartment] O[f] T[ransportation] and W[ashington] S[tate] D[epartment] O[f] T[ransportation] won't be able to come back to voters for further funding for additional projects within a reasonable period of time.
There has been much debate about Proposition 1, the $47- billion "Roads & Transit" ballot measure that would increase car-tabs bills and sales tax to pay for 50 miles of new light transit and 186 miles of road improvements in a three-county region. We believe voters should reject the proposition for a number of reasons.To begin with, it's an unusual pairing of mass transit and mostly Eastside roadwork, the latter of which would face an uphill battle in voting booths if it weren't linked to light rail, many opponents say.
More than most, this election season has been dreadful. Last time around I wrote about the vexing Proposition 1, the "Roads and Transit" package that requires voters wishing for 21st-century transportation solutions to also endorse a whole lot of counterproductive 20th- (and 19th-) century boondoggle to get it. That was bad enough. But city voters this season also must consider the future composition of the Seattle City Council.Can we, like, abolish it and start over?<br
BRIAN & TRACY MOST: It feels like a small town. You only come here if you live here. We think it's the last of the true neighborhoods. LEAST: Getting to the freeway is a little difficult.
Teachers are underpaid in comparison to accountants. They are not underpaid in comparison to healthcare workers, excepting RNs and docs. But money aside, it is undeniable that teachers are very important. Bad teachers, whether they reach bad from burnout or natural inclination, do a lot of harm. Good teachers, well, they do a lot of good.In my travels through 12 years of Catholic school, grade and high, and then four-and-a-half years of ostensibly higher education and two degrees - one from a city college, the other from the University of Cincinnati - I've had my share of both. Let's review, class.