An hour of additional service at night will be added to Metro Route 24’s service starting on Feb. 16, but no other service restorations are planned, said Metro Transit’s service-planning supervisor David Hull at a meeting with the newly formed Magnolia Transit Riders Group on Jan. 15. This means Route 24 will now operate until 10:30 p.m. instead of 9:30 p.m.
Among rows of shelves waiting to be stocked and massive boxes waiting to be unpacked, a plump, little pug in a pink harness trotted around, investigating any strangers who showed up at the front doors.
Tacoma native Vicci Martinez, a finalist on NBC’s “The Voice” will make an in-store appearance at Silver Platters, 701 Fifth Ave. N., on Feb. 9 at 1 p.m.
Then… “…1925, there were four stores open for business, beginning what is now known as the Magnolia Village: Craigen’s Magnolia Pharmacy, Jorgenson’s Market, Howard T. Lewis Real Estate and Scott’s Service Station on McGraw Street, according to Joan Santucci’s article in “Magnolia: Memories & Milestones.” From that cluster of shops on West McGraw, there started a tradition of booze, bakeries and the best of Magnolia Village.
At 53, Sowle spends his days sorting, cleaning, repairing and giving footwear to those in need. It’s a 40- to 60-hour weekly process that is fueled by generosity from donators and volunteers.
No wonder Puccini’s “La Bohème” has been a box-office hit for more than a century.
For an Oscar year in which several big awards were foregone conclusions, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences soiree last Sunday, Feb. 24, included its share of surprises.
United Indians of All Tribes Foundation (UIATF) is commemorating the 43rd anniversary of its founding with its gala fundraiser on March 8 at Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center.
Phyllis Tickle, author of more than two-dozen books on religion and spirituality, most recently “Emergence Christianity — What It Is, Where It Is Going, and Why It Matters,” will speak at Queen Anne United Methodist Church on March 16.
Late in the afternoon on Thursday, Feb. 28, more than two-dozen people turned out at the Queen Anne Helpline offices, 311 W. McGraw St., to honor Donna Hegstrom on her last day as a 20-year volunteer.
From two blocks to two continents, Seattle natives Claire Magruder and Monica Lowe are masters of long-distance friendship and career partnership.
On Feb. 18, longtime Queen Anne resident Pat Barger got quite a surprise: She was named winner of the Fabiola Woods Inspirational Award, an honor bestowed annually upon outstanding community volunteers.
After a crowded school-board meeting last Wednesday, March 6, Seattle Public Schools Superintendent Jose Banda quickly reinstated a Center School class on “Citizenship and Social Justice” — but not without some changes to the curriculum.
Several local high-schoolers will perform in Pacific Northwest Ballet School’s presentation of “Hansel & Gretel,” a narrated, hour-long version of the classic tale aimed at younger audiences.