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Wednesday nights on the Sound

A sailing journal by Katherine MacLean

Every Wednesday night around 6 p.m. most people are stuck in traffic. The lucky ones have already made it home to their families, pets, and/or televisions in an attempt to unwind from the typical mid-week workday.

Loss and love explored in 'Still Walking'

In writer/director Kore-eda Hirokazu's "Still Walking" we get a fly on the wall perspective of an extended Japanese family still working out the kinks of marriage, parenthood, retribution and the ever-present tug of loss.

Lord bath's Ghost Story

With Halloween just around the corner its time to rake the leaves and think about ghoulies and ghosties and things that go bump in the night. The British Aisles have many haunted places from Roman soldiers disappearing through the walls in the city of York, to spooks wandering around the Tower of London to friendly and unfriendly spirits in castles and stately homes.

Moore's engaging 'Capitalism' asks some heady questions

If there is anything to be said about Michael Moore is that he makes you think and entertains you while doing so.

Harlem's king of education comes to Seattle

Geoffrey Canada helped turn around ailing program in New York

Just like any other kid, Geoffrey Canada loved Superman. But his life came screeching to a halt when his mother told him that the man of steel did not exist.

Parkinson fundraiser is ooh la la

Dressed in pearls, culinary uniforms and berets, 160 people filled the Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center in Discovery Park Friday to get a taste of the Julia Child inspired cuisine featured at the annual fundraiser for the Washington state chapter of the American Parkinson's Disease Association.

Green Gateways landscaping celebrated

Spirits were high as volunteers planted and passers by exchanged greetings two Saturdays ago at the Galer and McGraw intersections on Queen Anne Avenue.

Neighbors ready for ghostly night

Magnolian makes Halloween a front yard festival

Halloween fun does not have to stop when the trick-or-treat clock runs out, especially not when one grows a pumpkin patch in their front yard every year.

McClure girl enters pageant

There may be glitter, glitz and glam at the Nationals' 2009 Miss Pre-Teen Seattle pageant, but it's not without a purpose - as its motto, 'pageantry with purpose' declares.

A bold history

Queen Anne historian unearths rare view of Puget Sound life

The Craigslist ad was from the Turner Publishing Co. looking for an historian who could write the text for a book of historic photos of the Puget Sound.

Queen Anner tests mettle with 100-mile marathon

Neighbor, 'Orange Man' equally passionate

Running 100 miles might seem daunting, difficult, even daring. But to Caroline Ly, the Cascade Crest 100 Mile Endurance Run just seemed like fun.

Turnout for 350-tree planting at park better than expected

Tired of the often depressing day-to-day of her career as a psychotherapist, Leslie Collins decided to go green.

QA, Magnolia shops gear up for trick-or-treaters

In her yearly role of passing out candy to costumed kids for the Upper Queen Anne Trick-or-Treat event at her Hill business, Jennifer Hill had no idea traffic and pedestrian safety was an issue during the event.

A tiger by the tail, er, collar

Halloween creatures, candy and costumes

Children and adults alike descended upon the Village to get their share of the treats merchants in the business area handed out on Saturday. Queen Anne merchants and the Farmers Market were also abuzz with music, sweets and kid creatures. Costumes ranged from sports figures to boxes of french fries and parents joined their kids in the fun.

When owls attack

Two Magnolians dive-bombed in separate incidents in Discovery Park

Lost in a melody by Stevie Wonder (was it "Higher Ground"?), long-time Magnolia resident Jeff Sweeney huffed along the heavily treed path just past the military cemetery in dusky Discovery Park when something hit him hard in the back of the head and dug into his skull.