Bicyclists of all ages were ready for the formal opening of the 4.5-block McGilvra Greenway on Sept. 21. The greenway stretches from 37th Avenue East and East Madison Street to McGilvra Elementary School (1617 38th Ave. E.).
Take in the sight of maple trees ablaze in fall color at the Seattle Japanese Garden (1075 Lake Washington Blvd. E.) on Sunday, Oct. 12, when the garden hosts its annual Maple Viewing Festival.
You have plenty of big things to worry about with your child heading off to college, so you probably haven’t done much thinking about the effect on your auto insurance.
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The first round of Metro Transit bus cuts go into effect on Saturday, Sept. 27, with 28 routes deleted and 13 routes revised to match available the agency’s revenues.
The Seattle City Council will vote on Oct. 6 to decide whether to rename Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Other cities have already made the choice to celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day, and it’s time for Seattle to join them.
Metropolitan King County Councilmember Dave Upthegrove introduced legislation this month to require King County Sheriff officers to wear cameras, prompted by the shooting in Ferguson, Mo.
In Craig Johnson’s “The Skeleton Twins,” “Saturday Night Live” alumni Bill Hader and Kristin Wiig get their shot at playing dramatic roles, as Milo and Maggie, two basket-case twins that haven’t seen each other in 10 years.
Head on down to the Seattle Animal Shelter (2061 15th Ave. W.) on Saturday, Sept. 20, for Cool City Pets, an adoption event highlighting small animals looking for their forever homes.
Based on the book series by Lawrence Block, Scott Frank’s “A Walk Among the Tombstones” is essentially a classic private-eye noir with a much bleaker outlook on life.
Kevin Smith’s “Tusk” is a bizarre, twisted movie. There are disturbing images in it that will remain seared into one’s memory for months to come. It’s a horror comedy: a cross between an abduction/torture picture and an R-rated guy comedy.
See what’s new and exciting at Seattle Opera this Sunday, Sept. 21, as the company kicks off its 2014-15 season with a free community event from noon to 5:30 p.m. at McCaw Hall (321 Mercer St.).
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray has put forth a plan for consideration in the city’s new budget: the creation of a new Department of Education and Early Learning.
Two Seattle police officers recently proved that the Seattle Police Department’s new use-of-force (UF) policies don’t bind them in emergency situations.
Willow Bader started hanging her encaustic art in the St. Clouds (1131 34th Ave.) bar three years ago. Now, the restaurant is celebration her ever-changing art with a party on Tuesday, Sept. 16, from 5:30 to 7 p.m.
Shawn Levy’s “This is Where I Leave You” is yet another ensemble funeral dramedy, a subgenre that feels, overall, a little stale and overdone at this point.
Ned Benson’s somber, artfully made meditation on a modern marriage, “The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby,” encompasses many things. It’s about regret, impulse decisions, second chances, fresh starts, reconnecting, uncertainty and drifting in and out of love.
