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Mentors needed for SGS students

Do you remember your middle school experience? Looking back, do you ever wish you had someone outside of your family and friends to talk to, to encourage you or maybe to open your mind to possibilities you may not have considered?

ASK RAY ABOUT REAL ESTATE | Size doesn’t matter with real estate companies

We’re planning to sell our home in a few months, and we’ve interviewed several agents. The agent we like works at a small company. I’m concerned that we might be better off going with a bigger real estate firm.

JUST IN TIME | The do’s and don’ts of credit

Everyone needs to save money. It’s easier for some than others, but for most people, debt is a part of their lives that causes stress and anxiety. Almost everything we do has a cost, and it can be difficult to determine what things are worth it and what things aren’t.

EDITORIAL | ‘Tweet Smart’ limits won’t enhance police safety

The Seattle Police Department (SPD) announced last month that it is asking Seattle citizenry to “Tweet Smart” during police activity.

REVIEW | ‘November Man’ complicated by clichés

Pierce Brosnan gets to relive his James Bond glory days in Roger Donaldson’s “The November Man,” as Peter Devereaux, a former CIA operative who’s called out of retirement for one last mission.

REVIEW | ‘Sin City 2’ left originality elsewhere

I’ve never been a great admirer of Robert Rodriguez. Like Quentin Tarantino, Martin Scorsese and Jean-Luc Godard, the 46-year-old, Texas-born filmmaker is a self-taught “student of cinema,” a one-man crew.

Final deadline approaching for McGilvra bricks

Due to continued interest, Sept. 4 is the extended (and likely final) opportunity to purchase a commemorative Centennial Paver brick to celebrate the first 100 years of McGilvra Elementary School (1617 38th Ave. E.). No orders will be accepted after Sept. 4.

LIQUOR | Aug. 21, 2014

Liquor license updates for Madison Park and the surrounding neighborhoods.

LAND USE | Aug. 21, 2014

Land use updates for Madison Park and the surrounding neighborhoods.

Neighborhood hopscotch on Saturday

Hopscotch CD (www.hopscotchcd.com) returns this year on Saturday, Aug. 23, with more than 40 community groups, businesses and neighbors taking part in the 2.9 miles of new hopscotch paths across the Central District.

REVIEW | ‘If I Stay’ doesn’t give audience reason to care

Based on the book by Gayle Forman, R.J Cutler’s “If I Stay” is really two movies in one. The first is about the blossoming love between a shy cello player and a cool, leather jacket-wearing hunk in a rock band.

EDITORIAL | Investing in the local economy

The Seattle City Council is considering an ordinance that would require construction companies bidding on city projects to be based in Seattle and hire Seattle workers.

SDOT crews out repainting lane stripes

Seattle drivers will soon have repainted lines on major arterial streets throughout the city. Seattle Department of Transportation crews are out painting fresh stripes on major arterial streets.

Shelter to host pet vaccination, license clinic

The Seattle Animal Shelter will host a pet licensing and vaccination clinic from 3 to 6 p.m. on the fourth Friday of each month, beginning Aug. 22.

History House collecting donations for vets

The History House of Greater Seattle (790 N. 34th St.) is collecting sellable and recyclable items for St. Vincent de Paul of Seattle–King County’s “Operation Veteran Renewal” program.

REVIEW | ‘Expendables 3’ is as expendable as its predecessors

“The Expendables 3” is surprisingly watchable. Considering the picture was preceded by two lackluster installments, I’d say that’s the highest praise a movie called “The Expendables 3” can get.

REVIEW | ‘The Giver’ has little to offer in its execution

Directed by Phillip Noyce and based on the children’s dystopian future book by Lois Lowry, “The Giver” is set in a society where everything is the same.

LIQUOR | Aug. 14, 2014

Liquor license applications for Madison Park and the surrounding neighborhoods.

LAND USE | Aug. 14, 2014

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

Alzheimer’s public policy on Friday

The Alzheimer’s Association will hold a town hall meeting on Friday, Aug. 15, from 6 to 8 p.m., at St. Joseph Parish (732 18th Ave. E.) to solicit feedback on public policy priorities.