Last week, Seattle saw its notorious traffic trouble worsen with Chinese President Xi Jinping’s official visit to Western Washington.
Denis Villeneuve’s “Sicario,” a film about the U.S./Mexican-border drug war, doesn’t shy away from showing us graphic violence. However, violence is probably the least surprising aspect of this picture.
It may be in the Seattle Police Officers Guild’s interest to keep officers employed, but it was in the city’s best interest that Officer Cynthia Whitlatch no longer wears a shield.
“Goodnight Mommy” is a slow-burn thriller. It will test your patience big-time, but it pays off in the end because it essentially tricks you.
In advance of the Sept. 28 World Rabies Day, which raises awareness of and promotes rabies prevention worldwide, the Seattle Animal Shelter is encouraging pet owners to do their part by vaccinating their pets.
Legendary actress Lily Tomlin wreaks havoc as feminist poet and crazy grandma Elle in Paul Weitz’s amusing and tender “Grandma.”
Scott Cooper’s gangster film “Black Mass” does a great job of encapsulating Irish mob boss James “Whitey” Bulger’s outlook on life and depicting his general intimidating demeanor.
“Everest” has outstanding visuals and sound design but is undone by a convoluted, emotionally stilted script that doesn’t do its amazing (and tragic) source material justice.
Another raunchy New York set romantic comedy about two dysfunctional people who eventually find love, “Sleeping with Other People” excels due to Leslye Headland’s (who also directed the movie) punchy, tremendously funny script and the breezy repartee between its two stars.
While 53,000 Seattle Public Schools students waited out a strike by more than 5,000 members of the Seattle Education Association, state legislators continued their long legislative break.
Children ages 6 and younger who sign up for their first library card from The Seattle Public Library will get a free tote bag from the Friends of The Seattle Public Library.
While the rain has been falling off and on recently, Seattle Public Utilities continues to ask people to reduce water use by 10 percent.
Children, teens, parents and caregivers are invited to a Back to School event at the Douglass-Truth Library on Monday, Sept. 14.
Watching M. Night Shyamalan’s found-footage horror comedy “The Visit” is a hell of a lot of fun. Shyamalan cuts loose, making a hilarious, twisted horror film that also manages to be clever and suspenseful.
Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant and the Coalition for the Schools Seattle Deserves will hold a community meeting on Thursday, Sept. 10, in support of the striking Seattle Education Association members.
Teens who are interested in journalism are invited to learn basic interviewing skills in a preview class for RadioActive Youth Media’s 13-week course. The free preview class will take place on Friday, Sept. 11, at the Douglass-Truth Library.
Mayor Ed Murray and Seattle City Councilmember Mike O’Brien announced on Sept. 1 that two pieces of legislation moving forward to the City Council for approval would provide an estimated 6,000 affordable housing units over 10 years — all with the help of developers’ fees.
In observance of Labor Day, King County Metro Transit will operate a Sunday/holiday schedule on Monday, Sept. 7.
Many Seattle Parks and Recreation facilities will close for Labor Day on Monday, Sept. 7.
Alex Ross Perry’s “Queen of Earth” is a bizarre, chilling and mesmerizing portrait of one woman’s psychological breakdown and the degrading effect said breakdown has on her relationship with a lifelong friend.
The Seattle Police Department (SPD) is doing its best to keep up with a spike in violent crime this summer — or at least that’s the report Chief Kathleen O’Toole recently gave during a press conference that focused mostly on gang activity in the city.