Matt Yuen of Queen Anne’s Boy Scout Troop 70 wants to help people who are in need of shoes. He feels “one pair of shoes can change someone’s life for the better,” especially kids’ sport shoes. His goal is to have his troop collect 300 pairs of shoes for Redeeming Soles, which collects and distributes shoes to the needy.
A people who puff up their chests in victory make themselves small. Friday night’s capture of the second suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings set off dancing in the streets of Boston and chants of “USA! USA!” — as if an international hockey match had just been won. Similar scenarios were repeated in several stadiums around the country.
Each October, Jim Christenson and a pal or two disappear into the high country around Ellensburg, Wash., to hunt elk. If the elk aren’t there, it’s OK by Jim: There’s always the quiet landscape and companionship around the fire beneath the cold stars.
A rave to the owner of the Seattle Wood Fired Pizza truck on Elliott Avenue.
At its April 9 meeting, the Port of Seattle completed the first tangible step for its proposed surplussing and sale of the West Yard at Smith Cove. This action will move forward the much-anticipated land swap, taking the Port out of ownership and making King County and the City of Seattle the owners of that property.
Commuters traveling state Route 99 will face lane restrictions associated with the West Phase of the Mercer Corridor Project, beginning April 22. These lane reductions are one of the first steps in beginning Mercer West construction and will allow crews to complete early preparatory work associated with rebuilding the SR 99 Aurora overpass over Mercer Street.
The setting: KeyArena, at 2:20 p.m. on a Wednesday (March 27). The place is filled with 15,000 middle- and high-school students and their adult chaperones. I’m in a staff lounge, preparing to start working on the tear-down crew at the end of this event, watching the on-stage action from a video feed.
I practice a special kind of meditation on an almost-daily basis. Perhaps “meditation” isn’t the right word since it doesn’t require me to sit in silence with my eyes closed and legs crossed or anything like that. It’s more a form of taking stock of where my life is going at any particular time.
Seattle Center has prepared a report, “Seattle Center Historic Landmark Study,” to brief the Seattle Landmarks Preservation Board at its regularly scheduled meeting on Wednesday, May 1. Many of the spaces included in the study are legacies of the 1962 Seattle World’s Fair, and now, at 50 years of age, have been assessed for their historic value.
There is this amazing chartreuse-green haze in our landscapes. The dark background setting of our firs and cedars only enhances this slightly acrid haze. Yes, it is our big-leaf maples, the new flowers on our Madrone trees and…. All the budding, new growth holds this ephemeral lightness, including the soft redness seen in the unfurling plum-and-red maple trees.
“Sylvia” will be the master of ceremonies for Rainbow Bingo at Ballard N.W. Senior Center (5429 32nd Ave. N.W.) on May 3. From 6 to 9 p.m., players will play to win special prizes. Dinner will be served at the start of the event, at 6 p.m.
Paule Attar, co-owner of Paule Attar Salon, invites the Queen Anne community for a series of free Eat to Thrive classes that will focus on cooking wholesome, fresh food for a low cost.
On the evening of Wednesday, April 17, Guty del Campo faced a dilemma usually encountered only in people’s imaginations.
Merrill Gardens at Queen Anne will welcome its new general manger, Tommy Tomlinson, during its monthly professional networking event on Thursday, April 25. The event will start at 4:30 p.m. in the East Building at Merrill Gardens (805 Fourth Ave. N.).