The Special Interest collector cars began rolling in at 8 a.m., for the 9 a.m. start of the Magnolia Village Auto Show. The event was held two weeks ago Saturday, on a blocked off section of McGraw, "In the Heart of the Village," between 32nd Ave and 34th Ave.
With the eighth anniversary of 9/11 approaching next week, talk radio phone lines and Internet blogs will no doubt soon be full of individuals telling anyone who will listen about the numerous conspiracy theories still circulating about that tragic day.
Audrey Young, M.D., is a doctor who for many years plied her trade at Harborview. Now she's written a book about it: The House of Hope and Fear, pubbed by Sasquatch Press. I heartily recommend it. In addition to telling some heart-wrenching tales about patients, Young preaches a wonderful sermon about Dr. Michael Copass, the guiding force of Harborview Emergency Treatment services for years.
Dear Editor,I understand that the President now has over three dozen czars.
On a recommendation from the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), Seattle Parks and Recreation will close Discovery Park, effective immediately.
Inspired by the philosophy of "3/50 project: saving the brick & mortars our nation is built on," the Upper Queen Anne Merchants Association (UQAMA) will host a Shop Local and Save Our Schools fundraiser this fall.
Seattle Parks and Recreation has reopened Discovery Park after the capture of a cougar that had been seen in the park.
With the Language Arts Adoption Curriculum Alignment for grades 9-12 taking effect this year, the Seattle Public Schools District aims to close the achievement gap by upgrading curriculum to college-ready standards and reducing the amount of site-based decisions that fragmented the district for years, said a school district spokesman.
Sustainable Magnolia is organizing a Climate Action Day, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Oct. 24, with a goal of planting 350 trees in Discovery Park.
At last week's Queen Anne Community Council meeting, Parks Committee Chair Don Harper spoke briefly on the criteria for the Opportunity Fund, the 2008 Parks and Green Spaces Levy that set aside $15 million for community-initiated projects.
About 25 employees at Seattle Bank's lower Queen Anne branch at 190 Queen Anne Ave. N., are volunteering to paint rooms, prepare lunches and offer budgeting and savings classes for residents of the Sacred Heart Shelter just a few blocks away.
Last week the Obama Administration levied a fine on pharmaceutical juggernaut Pfizer Inc., for $2.3 billion for the company's illegal promotion practices of its painkiller, Bextra.
I'm just back from my annual train trek to Cincinnati, from whence I sprung, full-grown and note quite 40, in 1984.
The fall has been precipitous. Just months into his first term, President Obama's support is evaporating at record rates. Even a majority of the independent voters now disapprove of his performance.
What's it all about? Are you angry with 'the Man'? Are there too many rules so you've got to break some? If you don't roll through stops might you have an affair or perhaps 'go postal' or dye blue your hair?