If you get a kick out of caroling, cocoa, Christmas-tree lightings and contributing to your community, you’re in the right place. Magnolia’s Winterfest and Queen Anne’s Holiday Magic are both coming soon.
Blogging in Seattle seems like a natural outcrop of rainy days and a tech-savvy population, but I’m convinced blogging about animals is truly an art
Both gubernatorial candidates Jay Inslee (D) and Rob McKenna (R) have said they would weigh the job-creation benefits that proposed coal terminals would bring to Washington state against the impacts identified in the coming Environmental Impact Statements (EIS). After the election, what’s truly at stake for communities situated along the rail lines comes down to whether residents come out to voice their opinions on plans to potentially transport 150 million tons of coal per year through their neighborhoods.
I last wrote about what King County Metro Transit lost in September: the popular downtown “Ride Free Area.” But the same day that ended, a new service began. It’s RapidRide Lines C and D.
The Queen Anne neighborhood is one of the most affluent areas in all of Seattle — why would it need a food pantry, clothing bank, services for people being evicted from their home, services for residents who are sick and can’t afford medication, and services for single parents who want to go back to school but can’t also afford the grocery bills?
As Americans, we are so accustomed to having the right to vote that we seldom think of the time before the American Revolution when the voting privilege was not available. Even we women, who have had voting rights only since 1920, now take that right for granted.
The recent sexual-abuse scandal at Pennsylvania State University saw all the familiar incubators for the silent epidemic of sexual abuse in this country and abroad: shock, denial, a self-protective, closed institution — in this case, a university orbiting around a football team — and shame and reticence among its victims.
The Affordable Art Fair (AAF) is coming to Seattle for the first time Nov. 8 through 11 at the Seattle Center Exhibition Hall. The Emerald City was selected as one of two U.S. locales, along with New York City, to showcase and sell local and international art ranging from $100 to $10,000.
With Pearl Django and guest vocalist Greta Metassa providing the soundtrack, the Queen Anne Helpline celebrated its 30th year with its annual fund-raiser gala at Fisher Pavilion on Saturday, Oct. 27.
Two officers from the Seattle Police Department (SPD) were patrolling Magnolia on Tuesday, Oct. 30, when they learned of an armed robbery at Magnolia People’s Bank, 3300 W. McGraw St., around 2:30 p.m.
Each year, the Foundation for a Drug-Free World, in liaison with the local Church of Scientology, celebrates Red Ribbon Week at the end of October.
As part of the something-old, something-new celebration of its 50th-anniversary season, the Seattle Repertory Theatre currently features a revival of “The Glass Menagerie,” directed by associate artistic director Braden Abraham. The Rep last produced Tennessee Williams’ semi-autobiographical, modern classic in 1979.
The Seattle Pacific University Theater Department will present the musical comedy “Nunsense” beginning Wednesday, Nov. 8. The play follows the misadventures of nuns trying to raise money to bury their dearly departed sisters.
Originally developed by former Seattle Rep artistic director Daniel Sullivan and the Rep’s resident acting company in 1991, “Inspecting Carol” has become a holiday staple for many community theaters. As part of its 50th-anniversary celebration, the Rep reprises this backstage comedy about the financially and artistically deficient Soapbox Theater as it tiredly goes about the business of rehearsing its annual cash cow, “A Christmas Carol.”
The Greater Queen Anne Chamber of Commerce held its annual holiday luncheon at the Church of Scientology in Uptown on Thursday, Dec. 13.