The Neighborhood Matching Fund, a program of Seattle Department of Neighborhoods, is hosting its last two workshops for those interested in applying to the Large Projects Fund this May.
The Seahawks fan group 12s Helping 12s is holding its first rally and fundraiser Sunday, March 29, to help 12 fan John Bachner and raise money for area charities.
What makes Seattle’s natural areas special? What values are important to your neighborhood? Join the community discussion.
King County Metro Transit will have experts speak on the future of public transportation in the county during a “visioning” workshop on Tuesday, March 31.
If voters weren’t scared off by the number of levies they’ve approved in recent years asking for their tax dollars, the city’s Move Seattle transportation levy should do it.
Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz took another step into politics last week with his announcement that his baristas would start conversations about race relations by writing “Race Together” on the coffee cups and engage in intense small talk about the issue.
I think it’s safe to say that when you call your movie “Get Hard,” you’re begging for audiences to go in with low expectations. To my astonishment, “Get Hard” is not only funny but consistently funny, a major plus.
It's not a good sign when a movie starring Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence is given a low-profile release.
David Robert Mitchell’s “It Follows” is a superb horror film that creates an atmosphere fraught with paranoia and looming dread.
In Pierre Morel’s “The Gunman,” veteran actor Sean Penn gets to channel his inner aging action hero in the vein of Liam Neeson. Unfortunately, Penn doesn’t have much charisma or the soothing, gravelly voice Neeson has.
Seattle Police Department’s (SPD) four current assistant chiefs have been demoted in the department’s latest shake-up.
While the state attorney general’s (AG) office generally argues much larger issues like the Affordable Care Act, civic bans on legal marijuana sales and, more recently, immigration, Bob Ferguson is taking on a matter that the average Seattleite can relate to: Seahawks ticket scammers.
In addition to vacation and sick-time leave, City of Seattle employees will soon get four weeks of paid parental leave.
House Speaker Frank Chopp, Sen. Jamie Pedersen and Rep. Brady Walkinshaw will hold a town hall meeting on Saturday, March 14, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the Erickson Theater (1524 Harvard Ave.) at Seattle Central College.
Seattle’s Central Area will soon enjoy a newly designed 23rd Avenue through the heart of the neighborhood.
In this age of social media, many still have yet to learn to think twice about what they post online for fear of employers reading it. Especially inept are a few police officers, whose “employers” are the taxpaying public.
Starting now, if you live anywhere between Montlake and Interstate 90, you’re about to hear from three people who want to make your business their business in a big way.
After seeing pediatricians multiple times, Kira was diagnosed with a rare virus. Kira became extremely sick, lost more than 20 pounds and couldn’t leave her house. Not surprisingly, Kira missed months of school.
Graduating seniors who once attended the former Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School in Madison Valley are invited to apply for a $1,500 Martin Luther King School Dream Foundation scholarship.
Jabali Stewart, director of Intercultural Affairs at The Bush School (3400 E. Harrison St.), is one of three recipients of the Center of Ethical Leadership’s 2015 Leadership Legacy Award.
In the Madison Park of yesteryear, little was done with private homes except maybe to repair a broken stair or swing or perhaps build a new garage door. Glimpsing back, one remembers how slowly life moved.
Before immersing themselves in this year’s horse-race speculation, our city’s political class would do well to stop and pay homage to one of the most significant and effective council members in modern Seattle history.
Every time I drive through Olympia, I hear a scream that vibrates above the trees and merges into the kaleidoscope of the sound of the forest. “Do you remember me?”
Sometimes it feels like election season never ends. It’s certainly always fundraising season. It is nearly impossible to read the news today without seeing an example of big money’s influence on politics.
Though your dog or cat may appear as cute as can be while begging, sometimes they cannot stomach what we can stomach.
Keeping up with your kids’ screen-time activities and providing parental guidance and oversight can be challenging. However, kids need help and guidance as they learn how to actively engage in the electronic world and make good choices.
Eric Mandel is the new staff reporter for Pacific Publishing Co.’s Capitol Hill Times, Queen Anne & Magnolia News, City Living Seattle and Madison Park Times.
On Feb. 7, the Madrona Community Council (MCC) teamed up with old friends and new to celebrate Neighbor Appreciation Day.
Spectrum Dance Theater (800 Lake Washington Blvd.) has announced this year’s board of directors and a new school director.
If you’d like to sell your home in Madison Park, now is clearly the time. In fact, the opportunity seemed so good to my wife and me that we decided to sell our house. It was on the market for exactly a week.
It’s probably the question I get asked most often: Should I sell now, or should I wait? Perhaps you should ask yourself, What am I waiting for?
Hugel-what now? Don’t let the fancy German intimidate you. In fact, hugelkultur — which translates to “mound culture” — is a more intuitive, sustainable and just plain easier way of creating a garden out of readily available resources than many of our traditional methods.
