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Ewing named MOHAI’s Teacher of the Year

Jamie Ewing, who recently moved to Madison Park, has been recognized for his dedication to making history come alive in his classroom. He was named the Museum of History & Industry’s 2014 Teacher of the Year.

McGilvra off to a running start

On Oct. 17, students, teacher and parents braved the rain to run laps around the McGilvra Elementary School in what is one of our most important fundraisers of the year: the annual McGilvra Run-A-Thon.

EDITORIAL | Fighting for what’s fair for all

Seattle’s Freedom Socialist party came under fire last week when it posted a job opening for a web-content manager that was part-time, didn’t allow telecommuting and, most importantly, only paid $13 per hour.

LAND USE | Oct. 23, 2014

Land use permit applications and decisions for Madison Park and the surrounding neighborhoods. 

Librarians to fact-check election info

The Seattle Public Library has once again partnered with CityClub to serve as official fact-checkers for the online 2014 Living Voters Guide(wash.livingvotersguide.org).

Health clinic to serve 4,000 over four days

More than 70 patient-care organizations will be on hand for Remote Area Medical (RAM), a free health-care clinic for people in need, taking place at KeyArena from Thursday, Oct. 23, through Sunday, Oct. 26.

REVIEW | ‘The Blue Room’ keeps audience guessing

“The Blue Room” is a tense, twisty, little thriller that certainly keeps you on your toes for the duration of its running time. However, it can also feel narratively constricted and underdeveloped in some areas.

EDITORIAL | Fear factor

While the current possibility of religious extremists striking close to home hasn’t instilled fear in people’s minds, the Ebola virus has.

EDITORIAL | Cheating the students

Students at Beacon Hill International School had their test scores from last spring invalidated on Oct. 14 after it was discovered that “there was heavy erasure [in the test booklets], in every single classroom and every single grade.

Local candidate forum on Wednesday

The Madrona and Leschi community councils are hosting a forum on Wednesday, Oct. 22, with the Mount Baker Community Club, on the candidates and propositions featured in the upcoming general election.

Central Library to help voters with disabilities

Voters with disabilities have a new resource to support voting in the upcoming election, thanks to an outreach event at the Central Library (1000 Fourth Ave.).

Council to have second budget hearing

The Seattle City Council will host its second public hearing on the proposed 2015 budget on Thursday, Oct. 23, at Seattle City Hall (600 Fourth Ave., second floor). The public can address council members regarding their priorities as it relates to the 2015 city budget.

LIQUOR | Oct. 16, 2014

Sea Dub Enterprises L.L.C., a restaurant selling beer and wine, at Philadelphia Fever, 2332 E. Madison St, has applied for a liquor license.

LAND USE | Oct. 16, 2014

Land use permit applications and decisions for Madison Park and the surrounding neighborhoods. 

Officials break ground on demolishing ‘Ramps to Nowhere’

Gov. Jay Inslee gathered today (Wednesday, Oct. 15) with federal, state and local officials on the never-completed R.H. Thomson Expressway “Ramps to Nowhere” in Seattle to kick off construction of the state Route 520 West Approach Bridge North Project.

EDITORIAL | An unaffordable Seattle

Much has been said and written in recent years about the affordability of living in Seattle — or lack thereof.

EDITORIAL | Prop. 1 still needs to pass

With already-crowded buses and increasing density, bolstering Metro’s service is a necessity. Let’s hope for a different Prop. 1 fate this time around.

REVIEW |Performances stand out in otherwise slight ‘Two Faces of January’

In Hossein Amini’s thriller “The Two Faces of January,” things start off so simple and pedestrian that you wait eagerly on the edge of your seat for the trouble to start. 

LIQUOR | Oct. 9, 2014

Marine Area 7, a grocery store selling beer and wine; and beer and wine tasting, at 2814 E. Madison St., has applied for a liquor license. 

LAND USE | Oct. 9, 2014

A decision was issued for a land use permit at 1710 27th Ave to allow two single-family structures and two two-unit townhomes in an environmentally critical area.