Mayoral candidate Joe Mallahan wants a tunnel to replace the Alaskan Way Viaduct, thinks the city budget can be trimmed to avoid new taxes and to add 100 more police officers and to be accountable to the voters for his stewardship of the city for the next four years.
As the fastest growing sport across the country, with the most growth in the Northwest, lacrosse continues to gain popularity as an alternative spring sport.
In the upcoming Sea and Sky: Black and White Photography Exhibit, photographers Doug Tostenson and Jahnavi Lisa Barnes showcase the techniques of purist black and white photography, sometimes giving their photos a painterly quality.
Three score and 10 years ago Robert E. Sherwood penned an epic play about Abraham Lincoln. "Abe Lincoln in Illinois" is the latest offering in Intiman Theatre's American Cycle series.
Frank Charles Smythson died suddenly Nov. 4, 2009 with his wife, Evelyne, at his side. Mr. Smythson is survived by Evelyne, his wife of 32 years; children, Greg Jackson (Janice), Cynthia Jackson and Pamela Jackson; grandchildren, Travis, Kyle, Tyler, Kayley, and Lindsay; sister-in-law, Bev (Mick) and brother-in-law, Bob (Mark).
During September, Queen Anne residents experienced planned and unplanned power outages. On Tuesday evening, Oct. 13, Seattle City Light held a public meeting addressing these outages in Seattle Center's Rainier Room. The meeting's goal was to explain what went wrong and what the city is doing to fix the problems. About 15 community members attended.
Benjamin Slusser and Erica Melief were married Aug. 22, 2009 at The Golf Club at Newcastle.
Perhaps the only redeeming quality of "Couples Retreat" is that it shines a light on a harsh reality in our society - the perpetual failure of relationships, especially marriages, due to a lack of communication.
McClure Middle School students were the beneficiaries of Friday's Turkey Bingo event and Sunday's book fair at Queen Anne Books the latter raising $153 worth of books to donate directly to the school from the wish table.
Bugged out!Isabella Rossellini, known as the face of Lancôme cosmetics from 1982-96 and as a film and TV actress (Blue Velvet, Fearless, Alias, 30 Rock), is also the creator/writer/director of Green Porno. These short films about the fascinating reproductive habits of insects and marine animals star Rossellini garbed in fantastic creature costumes of her own design-NOT your typical science feature à la Animal Planet or National Geographic. Green Porno, the book, with 125 film stills of Rossellini from the Sundance Channel-produced series, along with a narrative text and DVD, will be out this Fall. She lectures at 7:30 p.m., Nov. 18 at the S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium in Benaroya Hall. Tickets: 206-621-2230 or www.lectures.org.
"Cash-for-clunkers" was extremely successful by any measure. Even those who can't fathom government doing anything right were soon silenced by the program's popularity. But the overwhelmingly positive outcome should be of no surprise.
It's not every day that a gaggle of regulars go out of their way to recognize a business owner who is going through perhaps the biggest moment of her life.But that is indeed what happened when regular customers at the Upper Crust Bakery in Magnolia Village made a special cake for bakery co-owner Anna Beard.
For the first time, Lawton Elementary School will host a Christmas Tree Fundraiser. Organized and hosted by Lawton's PTA, 100 percent of the purchases at the tree lot will benefit programs funded by the PTA.
While many kids get sucked into the video gaming world, around 50 students at Catharine Blaine K-8 are exercising their brains and bodies in a different way after school - jump roping or riding unicycles.
Walking into the new restaurant Toulouse Petit in Lower Queen Anne might feel like stepping into an art gallery at first.