Picnic in the East Precinct takes place every year to provide the business and residential communities to enjoy a day of celebration with the local police. This year’s event will take place on Saturday, Aug. 30, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Cal Anderson Park.
A sequel to his “The Trip” from 2010, Michael Winterbottom’s “The Trip to Italy” is an example of how minimalistic comedy can be done well.
It’s difficult to not let a smile creep onto your face whenever the titular character of Frank (Michael Fassbender) comes on screen in Lenny Abrahamson’s quirky Sundance standout “Frank.”
Dorffel Drive, in the middle of the Denny-Blaine neighborhood, has seen more and more cut-through traffic over time. SDOT has finally agreed to a traffic study with hopes of permanent change.
Madison Park’s Sudeshna Sen did the unthinkable last year: She quit her job as a university professor to write her first screenplay and produce her first short, “Julia’s Farm.”
When “Cider House” took itself to Los Angeles and then to Broadway, Platt teamed up with colleague Paul “Pablo” Butler, the Spanish teacher at Charles Wright, and plunged into the restaurant business.
DASSdance, which got its start in New York City, will show off its space at the MLK FAME Community Center (3201 E. Republican St.) with its new “Lights, Camera…ACTION!” show on Sept. 20 and 21.
The fifth-annual Madison Park Art Walk will kick off Sept. 12 with a public reception at Starbucks (4000 E. Madison St.), from 6 to 9 p.m. The event will feature live music and refreshments.
The thrill of that first car while in our teens and all that followed were fresh on our minds when another craze came along: stereophonics. Our favorite music was played on KJR-AM and other popular AM radio stations in the ‘50s.
As parents and teachers prepared for a new school year, the state Supreme Court quietly agreed in August to hear a case that may prove as influential as McCleary v. State of Washington for the state’s public schools.
In July, more than 200 people from across the city crowded into Ballard Community Center for a unique evening session of Seattle City Council’s Housing Committee.
We have seen the image of mostly black teenagers rushing into a store together, taking anything they wanted and completely overwhelming the store clerk. We have seen other images of black youths snatching cell phones out of people’s hands in broad daylight.
The first day of school can often bring forth understandable jitters. Sometimes, however, the most daunting task a child can face during the school year is to read aloud in front of their peers.
