There’s a reason Queen Anne community volunteers speak of Craig Wilson with a touch of affectionate awe and why their words seem genuine.
As a fearless 12-year-old in New Jersey, Frankie Rongo jumped on his sled and sped down an icy slope after his friend warned him not to. Aiming for a space between two trees, Rongo lost control. His head missed one tree, but his legs did not: one leg nearly wrapped itself around the trunk.
Center School senior Tara N. Conley was named one of 23 semifinalists from Seattle Public Schools in the 58th-annual National Merit Scholarship Program.
Fostered by rezoning efforts, the City of Seattle has laid out big plans for South Lake Union, which would see about 40 towers built along the urban center over 40 years.
Robert Lorenz’s “Trouble with the Curve” is basically “Moneyball” — if it were told from the point of view of the crusty, old scouts who are opposed to using computer programs as a way to recruit players — crossed with a sappy, father-daughter melodrama with a romantic comedy thrown in.
Depending upon what it commemorates, the anniversary of a major event could be difficult emotionally, or inspiring and wonderful. For Kami Combes, a Queen Anne resident and married mother of two, the fifth anniversary of Swedish Medical Center’s Seattle Brain Cancer Walk this Saturday, Sept. 22, at the Seattle Center might creates a mixture of both feelings.
Ben Affleck’s “Argo,” which opened Oct. 12, tells the true story of a movie that never existed: a plot, in the caper sense of that word, to free six Americans hiding out in the Canadian embassy in 1979 Tehran, Iran.
After just a minute or two of Christiane Libor’s positively stunning performance in Beethoven’s “Fidelio” at Seattle Opera, you will have absolutely no doubt why Speight Jenkins sought Libor for the title role.
Considering it has such a simple concept, Dan Ayer’s “End of Watch” is a surprisingly enthralling police picture. It zips along from one beat to the next with ease; no scene or portion ever drags. It’s exciting and tense. There are scenes that are downright shocking and ones that engage you emotionally.
If there is one central theme running through Lisa Moore’s life, it is this: If you see something you think is wrong, do something. And that is a perfect fit for her new job as executive director of the Queen Anne Helpline, whose mission for the last 30 years has been to support neighbors in need.
Queen Anne’s Katharine Hershey, who bought Queen Anne Books last April, is looking for someone to buy the store before she leaves at the end of November. The store closes next Wednesday, Oct. 31. File photo by Jeff Bond.
Australia’s “Wake in Fright,” directed by Canadian Ted Kotcheff and co-starring British actors Donald Pleasence and Gary Bond, first appeared in 1971, garnered some critical kudos and rapidly became almost impossible to see. It opens Friday, Oct. 26, and runs through Nov. 1 at SIFF Cinema’s Film Center.
“The Perks of Being a Wallflower” can be summed up as a coming-of-age story. It deals with the ever-so-pivotal experience of high school and all the ups and downs that come along with it.
Bob Dylan last performed at Key Arena in 2006, shortly after the release of “Modern Times.” That concert was an improvement over 2004’s disastrous three-night stand at the Paramount, which was more of a rehearsal for his new band rather than a concert, but never reached the heights of his 2001 “Love and Theft” outing at the Key. The 71-year old song and dance man recently appeared in Seattle at 2010’s Bumbershoot, his voice shot and his inspiration exhausted. It seemed like the end of his road as a performing artist.
In “A Long and Winding Road” from Magnolia: Making More Memories, Magnolia resident Claudia Isquith describes the four-decades-long battle between an early, prominent land owner James Clise, the city of Seattle, Magnolia residents against the city and then amongst themselves to get Magnolia Boulevard paved...