REVIEW | ‘Slow West’ isn’t your traditional western

Not a lot of violence occurs in “Slow West”; director John Maclean keeps the focus on the characters.

EDITORIAL | Homeless need support, not arrests

A recent study from the Seattle University School of Law found that by making homelessness a crime, cities are actually costing themselves more.

LAND USE | May 21, 2015

EDITORIAL | Seattle should forfeit play in arena politics

“No major findings stand in the way of arena construction,” Mayor Ed Murray said of the Final Environmental Impact Statement recently released for the project — except for one glaring omission: public funding.

LAND USE | May 14, 2015

SR 520 lanes to close near Montlake

All lanes of eastbound state Route 520 will close overnight on Monday, May 18, between Montlake Boulevard and the highway on-ramp from Lake Washington Boulevard.

EB Montlake on-ramp to SR 520 closed

The state Route 520 eastbound on-ramp from Montlake Boulevard is currently closed and will remain closed through the evening rush hour due to nearby construction activity.

Montlake Bridge repairs Saturday morning

Drivers on Montlake Boulevard (state Route 513) should prepare for possible delays at the Montlake Bridge Saturday morning, May 9.

Cleaning up

More than 40 members of the Madison Valley community and McGilvra Elementary School got together on April 25 to clean up East Madison Street.

ASK RAY ABOUT REAL ESTATE | Seattle’s uneven real estate market

In my three decades in the Seattle real estate industry, I cannot recall a day when just two properties were listed for the entire city.

PRACTICAL MONEY MATTERS | Getting serious? Five important money questions to ask

If your relationship is heading toward joint finances, it’s essential to talk about it first — openly and honestly.

GARDEN HOTLINE | Fun with food scraps

Composting food waste is an important step in reducing thE mountain of garbage that is now hauled 300 miles away for disposal in a landfill in Eastern Oregon.

REVISITING THE PARK | Taking the No. 11 to the Orpheum

When news went through school of a movie coming to the Orpheum Theatre, we counted the days. Back in the 1940s, a black-and-white movie filled us with anticipation and drowned out any negativity about world events.

SEATTLE SOUNDINGS | But it’s for the kids!

Last fall, the Seattle City Council gave voters a choice between two competing ballot measures that never should have been juxtaposed.

THE BOTTOM LINE | It’s time for a green-lining police for American-African community

There is always a moment when you can feel the ground shifting under your feet, when you know that things are not going to stay the way they are and change is on the horizon. That is the way that I see the change the Martin Luther King County recently made on the youth jail after young protesters disrupted meetings.

MILT PRIGGEE | May 2015

Volunteers integral to Crisis Clinic

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PAWS AND REFLECT | Choose a pet that’s right for your family

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AGING WITH CARE | Keep your brain young

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FOOD MATTERS | A cocktail with no name

Barrel-aged cocktails are a thing in some circles. I’m not a huge fan.