FOOD MATTERS | Crushed, armed, pickled

Peter Johnson is the new lessee of the space at the corner of 34th Avenue and East Union Street — occupied for the last 20 years by the Madrona Eatery & Ale House — to be renamed Madrona Arms.

Library to host special activities for Summer Parkways

During the Seattle Summer Parkways festivities in the Central Area, the Seattle Public Library will present a day of stories, music and outdoor activities from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sept. 12 at the Douglass-Truth branch.

A neighborly Night Out

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2015 McGilvra Runathon activates local community

This year, the McGilvra Elementary School PTA has announced that its annual Runathon, the school’s biggest fundraiser and the only one driven by students, will look a little bit different.

Late Night program to serve teens free meals

Seattle Parks and Recreation’s Late Night Recreation Program will start offering free hot and healthy meals to participants beginning in September 2015.

Sawant, Banks shift focus to District 3 general election

The race to become the first-ever District 3 Seattle City Councilmember is now down to two.

Three local projects get matching funds grants

The City of Seattle recently awarded matching funds to three local groups to support neighborhood-initiated projects.

Summer Parkways volunteers needed

The Seattle Department of Transportation is recruiting residents and businesses to help make this year’s inaugural Seattle Summer Parkways events a success.

COMMUNITY CORNER | September 2015

POLICE NOTES | September 2015

24th Ave. E. bike route to close for six months

Contractor crews rebuilding SR 520 plan to close a key bicycle and pedestrian route next week between the University of Washington and Capitol Hill.

East Madison spot-paving on Saturday

New pavement is coming to the westbound curbside lane of East Madison Street near 27th Avenue East.

REVIEW | ‘Digging for Fire’ still searching for heat to story

While staying at a friend’s house, a man discovers a mysterious human bone and handgun buried in the backyard. That sounds like a set-up for a murder mystery; instead, Mumblecore director Joe Swanberg’s “Digging for Fire” is an early mid-life-crisis drama.

EDITORIAL | Murray is ‘the man’ — by choice

One would assume that after 18 years serving as a state legislator for the 43rd District in Olympia, Mayor Ed Murray would be used to being called “the man.”

City paving 31st Ave. S. in Leschi

Seattle Department of Transportation crews will pave 31st Avenue South this weekend.

EDITORIAL | Summer school for legislators

The state Supreme Court lodged its most recent volley at legislators and Gov. Jay Inslee last Thursday, Aug. 13, demanding they head back to Olympia to find billions of dollars more for public education or face a fine of $100,000 each day.

REVIEW | Stars not strong enough to save ‘American Ultra’

“American Ultra” is a hard-R Jason Bourne-meets-Cheech and Chong — it is an intriguing idea that falters in execution.

LIQUOR | Aug. 20, 2015

LAND USE | Aug. 20, 2015

Veyera named new staff reporter

Joe Veyera is the new staff reporter for Pacific Publishing Co.’s Capitol Hill Times, Queen Anne & Magnolia News, City Living Seattle and Madison Park Times.