Upper Queen Anne has, for now been granted a reprieve from the city which until last night had been expected to install pay-and-display parking meters along the commercial center of Queen Anne Avenue North.
The acting's the hard part, he said. But for the sake of the company and his career, ballet student and budding apprentice Ezra Thomson, who will be performing in the Pacific Northwest Ballet School's upcoming rendition of Pinocchio, a narrated, one-act ballet based on the illustrated storybook by Carlo Collodi, will stick it out.
"It was during this trip [(to the West)] that some important information was passed on to [Dr. Henry A] Smith [Magnolia's first white pioneer].
As far as Pamela Patton is concerned, it's never too late to get in shape. That's especially relevant in her job as the wellness director at Queen Anne's Bayview Manor retirement community.
The women's soccer team of Seattle Pacific University might have seemed overmatched against an unbeaten and higher-ranked University of Western Florida team that featured fast, physical players with international experience. But in the end, it was disciplined team play and a solidly executed game plan that won the day for the Falcons 1-0, in double overtime, Sunday at Pepin Stadium in Tampa Bay, Fla.
Andrew Greenwald walked into the Queen Anne Safeway last Wednesday to buy some groceries and walked out with $100,000.
Queen Anne residents add a little light to their lives with the unveiling of the lights at Counterbalance Park in lower Queen Anne last Saturday. Creating the park has been a 10-year project made possible by several active citizens and business people living and working in the community.
Retiring state Rep. Helen Sommers (D-Magnolia) shared a moment with her successor, Rep.-elect Reuven Carlyle (D-Queen Anne), on the floor of the House of Representatives in Olympia during the recent committee assembly days.
Last Thursday the Magnolia Merchants Group, a sort of retail committee made up of Magnolia Chamber of Commerce members, held their first Girls Night Out event and to much fanfare.
There's lots of things to do and see in the neighborhood to close out 2008.Whether in Magnolia or Queen Anne, you can ring in the New Year without traveling all over Seattle, staying close to home, having a great time, and supporting your local merchants. Bring in the New Year with friends and neighbors.
Sharing gritty stories of Level 5 prison visits, the most violent gangs in the world and the heartwrenching introductions between American parents and their adopted Chinese children, journalist Lisa Ling captivated her audience Sunday night at Benaroya Hall.
Last I heard, poet, short story writer and novelist, Denis Johnson, was still living in northern Idaho, somewhere near Sandpoint.
How long does it take for a book to become a classic? Maybe 15 years, if we're talking about "Northwest Passages."
Let's face it, 2008 was one of the worst years ever. The economy began its descent. The housing market all but froze. There was crime, graffiti, sour politics, transportation project boondoggles and a revolving door for drug thugs in a local park.