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Making merry!

Madison Park Christmas carolers performed Dec. 17 at the Madison Park Starbucks (4000 E. Madison St.).

THE REAL ESTATE CHASE | To develop or not develop?

A quick trip around the neighborhood reveals that there is plenty of development currently in progress here, all of it involving the construction of single-family residences.

GUEST COLUMN | Help protect your home, neighborhood from crime

While crime is up across the city, we need to take ownership and action as a community in preventing crime and creating the reality that no level of crime will be tolerated in our neighborhood.

ASK RAY ABOUT REAL ESTATE | Where is real estate headed in 2015?

Most Seattle neighborhoods experienced frenzied bidding wars in 2014, due in part to the low supply of listings combined with pent-up buyer demand.

PRACTICAL MONEY MATTERS | Don’t ignore tax deduction for moving expenses

Many people don’t realize that if they’re moving to start a new job, transferring with a current employer or even returning to the United States to retire after working abroad, their moving expenses may be tax-deductible.

JUST IN TIME | Build your emergency fund

Having an emergency fund is important. Most financial experts recommend setting aside enough money to cover your expenses for at least three to six months.

LAND USE | Jan. 2, 2015

A lot is proposed for subdivision along Martin Luther King Jr Way South.

EDITORIAL | A look back

2014 was a busy year for Seattle. A lot of things changed, but a lot of stayed the same — much to our chagrin. Here are the big issues for 2015: 

EDITORIAL | Making room for homelessness

Acknowledging that it will take much longer than their 10-Year Plan to End Homelessness Plan allows, city and county officials have decided that if they can’t beat homelessness, then it might as well live with it.

No solid-waste collections on New Year’s Day

No garbage, yard-waste or recycling collections are scheduled in Seattle on Thursday, Jan. 1.

LAND USE | Dec. 26, 2014

The Valley School's plan to construct a new two-story classroom building has been approved.

No solid-waste collections on Christmas Day

No garbage, yard-waste or recycling collections are scheduled in Seattle on Thursday, Dec. 25.

REVIEW | ‘Unbroken’ is uninteresting take on a hero’s journey

Angelina Jolie’s sophomore directorial effort, “Unbroken,” is an utterly bland, mostly soulless endeavor. It’s the kind of large-scale historical biopic that comes ready-made with words like “inspirational,” “heartbreaking” and “powerful.” But the movie is none of those things. 

REVIEW | ‘Into the Woods’ not worth the trip

I’ll admit up front that I’m not the audience for Rob Marshall’s “Into the Woods,” an adaptation of the hit Broadway musical (written by James Lapine; music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim). Still, I can say that the movie isn’t a disaster. 

REVIEW | ‘Gambler’ risks it all on Wahlberg’s perfomance

Rupert Wyatt’s “The Gambler” is simply a good movie. It’s a remake of the 1974 James Caan film of the same name, but this version isn’t a carbon copy.

Cool City Pets up for adoption on Saturday

Head on down to the Seattle Animal Shelter (2061 15th Ave. W.) on Saturday, Dec. 20, for Cool City Pets, an adoption event highlighting small animals looking for their forever homes.

LIQUOR | Dec. 18, 2014

A grocery store is opening up at 28th Avenue East and East Madison Street.

Metro reduces service for holidays

King County Metro Transit buses will operate on Sunday and reduced weekday schedules during the holidays, including the final week of the year.

City parks facilities to close on holidays

Many Seattle Parks and Recreation facilities will close or be on modified schedules in observance of winter holidays.

Langston Hughes Institute to host Kwanzaa celebration

This holiday season, the Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute (104 17th Ave. S.) will present a series of Kwanzaa programming.