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Japanese diplomat to visit alma mater: Catharine Blaine K-8

Ichiro Fujisaki, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to the United States, will be visiting Seattle Sept. 15-16, to participate in a series of events including a speech scheduled at the Seattle Rotary Club.

New principal at St. Anne's

17 years as assistant principal, Sherman ready to take charge

Newly appointed St. Anne School principal Mary Sherman grew up four blocks away from the school, where she, her six siblings -and even her father - attended school.

Ending on a good note

Gerard Schwarz will perform his favorites in his final year

He's been at it for 28 years (two years prior to becoming music director), and so Gerard Schwarz, the beloved conductor of the Seattle Symphony, feels it's time to move onward.

The doctor is in

Intiman's hilarious take on Moliere piece is prescription for fun

If laughter is the best medicine, what better prescription for a nation mired in gloomy headlines and an uncertain economic future than a good belly laugh. Intiman's new adaptation of Moliere's "A Doctor in Spite of Himself" delivers them non-stop throughout approximately 90 minutes of clowning, sexual punning, comic physicality and downright cleverness.

Vacation? Europe can be done

Non-peak season means fewer crowds

The fact of the matter is this: When you travel during the summer you will pay for it.

Nothing sophisticated about 'Gentlemen Broncos'

Sci-fi never looked worse

"Gentlemen Broncos" was a good reminder that tags like independent, low-budget and quirky don't guarantee a profound, or even remotely worthwhile movie.

Parents pleased with school boundary plan

But grandfathering siblings still in question

Parents of students throughout the Seattle Public Schools district finally have what they want most: predictability.

Lawton teacher receives award for integrated, green teaching

The Lawton Elementary School all-purpose room was abuzz last Friday with cheering students and teachers, much to the surprise of fourth grade teacher Peter Hubbard - especially when he realized the signs and cheers were for him.

Fire rips through warehouse in south Seattle

No one hurt in 3-alarm fire at Sunny Jim building

A 3-alarm fire erupted in the former Sunny Jim building in south Seattle this afternoon. The building was empty. No one was hurt.Fire fighters trained water hoses on the blaze for several hours while police roped off intersections at Airport Way South and Industrial Way.

Death in question Part I: Shooting prompts police department reorganization

Investigation answers may be months away

Just two men know precisely what happened on a sunlit Monday afternoon in downtown Seattle. But only one is still alive to tell about it.

An especially busy Thanksgiving

Ballard Food Bank seeing 30 percent client increase

The act of giving for Thanksgiving was dealt an unexpected blow last week after the burglary of Rainier Valley Food Bank, in which more than $1,500 worth of fresh vegetables and canned food was stolen.

The curious case of Jerry Manning

Artistic director at the Rep. wants to keep it local

The movement of Jerry Manning's mind resembles molten mercury. It rolls from one subject to another with quicksilver restlessness. He goes from the brilliance of Shakespeare and the culture of Jesuits to John Waters to the minor writings of the Marquis De Sade to the perfect Boston Crème pie.

After three years, the magnolias from Japan have arrived

Stained glass installment fulfills dream of resident at retirement center

The paint has little glass beads in it, and is only sold to governments, but it's the stuff that will make the new stained-glass installment shine at the Bayview Retirement Community in Queen Anne.

'Oh My God' is provocative if not enlightening

In his documentary, "Oh My God," filmmaker Peter Rodger asks his subjects from every corner of the world perhaps the question of all questions: What is God?

District seeks to rename Old Hay

Goal is to alleviate confusion, and to keep a promise

Despite its status as an historic landmark, the Old Hay building will likely be renamed after Caspar Wistar Sharples.