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A new path: Christian yoga

It’s fair to say Seattle’s oldest Christian congregation, First United Methodist Church, founded in 1853, is unafraid of breaking new ground.

It's not about the hair: Barbershop quartet brings songs, delight to Queen Anne

The Raining Sounds Barbershop Quartet, which practices at Queen  Anne  Baptist Church, makes people burst into smiles. In fact, it’s those smiles that smile that make the singers perform time and time again.

Magnolia Community Center hours cut

Walk-ins are restricted at center, but no classes cut

 It is going to be a lot more difficult for Magnolia residents to just drop in to the Magnolia Community Center this year after the Seattle City Council voted to reduce the center’s operating time to just about 35 hours a week.     No classes will be impacted by this decision. Instead, what the reduced hours mean is that students and adults who have had the opportunity in the past to just drop by the center during the day to use the gymnasium or other facilities, won’t be able to now.

Artistry in the kitchen | Thoa Nguyen

Whether it is an art studio or a kitchen, Thoa Nguyen has found outlets for her creativity.

Tent City3 to be a learning experience for SPU, community

Tent City3 members talk to local residents about homelessness and the new SPU encampment

Tracy Arant says for many people it’s a thin line between having a home and being homeless. The Tent City3 member was part of a nine-member panel talking to about 35 interested residents that live near the Seattle Pacific University campus. SHARE/WHEEL, the organization which manages the temporary encampment of about 100 homeless people known as Tent City3, organized the Jan. 10 meeting along with SPU to help interested citizens learn more about the encampment and to answer their questions concerning the project. The temporary encampment is moving to the school’s Wallace Field, along Nickerson Street, from Jan. 21 through Mar. 24.

ARTISTRY IN THE KITCHEN | Anna Beard

Crumb Cake Ingredients

Ballard Beavers survive tough early schedule

As the Ballard Beavers reach the halfway point of the current basketball season, the team continues to...

Daring "Artist" a glorious ode to the silent film era

It took some courage on Michael Hazanavicius’ part to make his latest film “The Artist” in the style of an...

Philip Eaton looks back: SPU president retires June 30

On the corner of West Bertona Street and Third Avenue West, a red sign emblazoned with the Seattle Pacific University (SPU) crest faces the busy, outside world. Written on the back of the sign, less visible in sanctuary-like tree shade, are these words: And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.   Micah 6:8

Magnolia's Marla Beck brings home Small Business Award

When Marla Beck traveled to Washington D.C. in May to be honored as the State of Washington’s Small Business Person of the Year, the journey represented sweet vindication for nine years of hard work — not to mention the scary leap to start her own business.

George Kinnear and his mansion

Seattle pioneer stood up for the Chinese in the 1880s

George Kinnear (January 30, 1836 – July 21, 1912), Seattle pioneer, real estate developer and community benefactor, was a leader in the development of Queen Anne Hill and a prominent figure in early Seattle history.

A support network for new parents

For all the increase in social media, and the repurposing of old words like, well, —“like” — the debate over the new paradigm for human connection is a hot topic.

Neighborhood group files appeal against controversial Metropolitan Market project

[Updated version]Queen Anne property owners Warren Farmer and Steve Matasy say they don’t like the current plans for a Metropolitan Market apartment complex and want them changed. They are taking their campaign right to City Hall.