Even though the new year for Seattle Public Schools begins Friday for most students, COVID-19 has created a lot of uncertainty for parents and teachers as students prepare for an all-remote start to the school year.
With a little urging from her parents, Queen Anne teen Emani Burkhart has turned a hobby to keep busy during the pandemic into something even bigger.
Madison Park has always been very social, partly because of its size, but also for the similar backgrounds and interests of the villagers. The love for and the history of our neighborhood has created a mutual abiding consciousness.
Back in the 1980s, I interviewed Stanley Marcus, board chairman of the luxury retailer, Neiman Marcus. I’ll freely admit I was a bit gobsmacked. My father, himself a great merchant in my eyes, had run a small department store in a small town in rural western Ohio. Dad had an eye like no other in terms of quality, style, affordability and what his clients wanted. To Dad’s market, his goods were top of the line.
