Denise Burse is no stranger to Seattle theater-goers.
“Drink up the culture!” is the message from the organizers of the Seattle Jewish Film Festival as the longtime local cinematic event hits its milestone 21st year.
As the Democratic presidential primary season rolls on, Washington sate got its chance on Saturday, March 26, to weigh in on the race between former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.
It speaks volumes that Seattleites were more captivated by a man who climbed an 80-foot sequoia tree in the middle of Downtown Seattle than by the visit of presidential candidate and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
Atom Egoyan’s “Remember” is frustrating, not because it’s necessarily bad but because it wastes an intriguing premise and a great performance by Christopher Plummer and settles for mediocrity.
Construction has started on the Arboretum Loop Trail.
Crews will close the westbound lanes of state Route 520 to remove a portion of the decommissioned off-ramp to Lake Washington Boulevard.
There’s too much going on in “Batman v. Superman.” The picture is a disorganized, unfocused, overstuffed and emotionally stagnant mess that turns into a nonstop barrage of mind-numbing action.
Trey Edward Shults’ debut feature “Krisha” is a raw, passion project about addiction and the damage it can inflict on a family.
While local voters won’t get the chance to weigh in on local races until August, Democrats will have the opportunity to voice their opinions on the party’s presidential race this weekend
More than 30,000 people rode University Link light rail during its first day in service on Saturday, March 19, which included an opening celebration between the University of Washington and Capitol Hill.
The Seattle City Council decided to buy a failing bike-share program last week, and it’s difficult to determine how to feel about that.
This week one year ago, thousands of hoop-hungry fans packed KeyArena for the second and third rounds of the NCAA tournament. That same level of passion was back at Seattle Center on Sunday, March 20 — this time, they were just feeling the Bern.
Two-time Olympic medalist Michelle Kwan was in Seattle on Friday, March 18, as the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign’s surrogate outreach coordinator, in advance of next Saturday’s Democratic caucuses.
Beginning Monday, March 14, contractor crews working for the Washington State Department of Transportation will deliver and place bridge girders for the West Approach Bridge North Project.
We do it twice a year without giving it too much thought: Come spring, we turn our clocks by one hour forward; in autumn, we dial them back again.
Facing dramatic increases in population and rising demands for more affordable housing, as well as a homelessness crisis, a year-long process is finally complete.
The first People’s Assembly drew several hundred attendees to City Hall on Feb. 27, many carrying signs and flyers with slogans concerning health care and housing.
Last week, banners went up at the former Seattle Times building in South Lake Union proclaiming, “You sweep. We occupy” and “Sweeps makes squats.”
Drivers planning to use eastbound state Route 520 this weekend will need to take a detour this weekend.
Washington’s 43rd Legislative District lawmakers shared an update on the status of this year’s short session during a town hall meeting on Feb. 20, addressing everything from education funding to affordable housing.
In 1992, Arun Jhaveri was elected as the first mayor of Burien, a city that then had a population of around 30,000. Almost 25 years later, he is taking aim at a higher political office and the chance to represent at least 20 times as many people.
Whether the city continues its partnership with online residential community site Nextdoor.com appears to be up in the air. While the site has its uses, fostering inclusiveness at public meetings is not currently one of them.
Work to rehabilitate street ends in the Madison Park area has been building momentum, with a work party on Feb. 20 to remove blackberry bushes in the first step of a community improvement project.
This spring, we will see the opening of two light rail stations, the King County Metro restructure to link with light rail and opening of the new state Route 520 floating bridge. Many of these changes will affect the Capitol Hill area and the neighboring communities.
USA Today and 10Best are taking votes for Favorite Urban Beach, and Seattle’s Madison Park Beach is among the 20 urban beaches selected as nominees.
The April 2 grand opening celebration of the new state Route 520 floating bridge across Lake Washington will feature family-friendly, interactive exhibits and displays showcasing the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) involved in building a floating highway.
Brunch is — or ought to be — the least stressful meal of the week. So let’s take a look at brunch in some of our neighborhoods, compiling notes on visits over the last few months.
Seattle Japanese Garden will celebrate First Viewing, a reopening event welcoming the general public inside the gates for the 2016 season, on Sunday, March 6.
Madison Valley-based DASSdance will bring more than 100 young dancers and dance masters from the Greater Puget Sound area for its sixth-annual All 4 1 dancepalooza event.
My in-laws have been uprooted, due to a $400-per-month rent increase, here in Madison Park. Must we be priced out of our very own home and neighborhood?
The Feb. 3 Metro shooting came only two days after horrifying details emerged in police documents concerning the previous week’s killing of two people and wounding of three others in “The Jungle.” In both cases, the crimes were big stories involving shootings in distinctive locations.
We’ve said it before in this column: The city could double rates of new residential construction in Seattle and that still would not bring rents down. It gives us no joy to say, “We told you so.”
It has been a pleasure sharing my views on the world around us for the last few years, and I hope that I said something in that time that may have helped you see things a little differently. In the meantime, let me suggest a few things for you to consider with Black History Month just past and for the months to come.
It’s fair to say that no family of trees has more magnificent and garden-worthy members than the maple genus.
There is new data that shows there’s been a gain in the value of remodeling projects.
Get planting early this year by scouting out local nurseries and early plant sales. Perusing their displays weekly in the spring can provide ideas for what’s in bloom to plant immediately in your garden.
If it has been a while since you’ve gone for a ride or if you feel annoying aches and pains when you bike, you might be due for a bike fit.
City Sweats has opened as Seattle’s first infrared spa in Madison Park.
MoveMend recently welcomed two new staff members.
2016 marks an auction year for the McGilvra Elementary School. The school’s PTA, faculty and students are busy making this big fundraising event a success.
The stage is set for Starbucks’ 21st-annual Hot Java Cool Jazz to once again delight Seattle-area jazz fans as the region’s top young musicians come together for a special show at the Paramount Theatre.
