July has been a month of traffic news and blues in Seattle. Officials have made progress on some decisions, while traffic still seems to grind to a halt whenever an accident, event or a little summer rain happens.
In “Hercules,” director Brett Ratner really wants you to know that it’s about Hercules. In fact, the movie is 98 minutes of people being blown away by Hercules.
The Seattle School Board has appointed retired Marysville School District Superintendent Larry Nyland as the interim leader of Seattle Public Schools, effective Aug. 1. He will serve until June 2015.
Luc Besson’s mildly entertaining “Lucy” is part-B action movie and part-high-concept science fiction about the potential of the human brain.
The Seattle School Board will hold a special meeting at 4:15 p.m. tonight (Friday, July 18) to select an interim superintendent to lead the district for the next year. It may vote to approve a contract during the meeting.
Local government, arts, community and business leaders have launched Pianos in the Parks, a summer campaign that encourages residents to discover the more than 32,000 acres of parks and open spaces through the power of music and art.
A 46-year-old man from Renton has been arrested and booked into King County Jail for investigation of homicide after a motorboat he piloted allegedly crashed into a sailboat off Leschi last night. Additional charges are pending.
The Landmarks Preservation Board will consider nomination of McGilvra Elementary School at its meeting on Sept. 3 at 3:30 p.m. in the Seattle Municipal Tower, on the 40th Floor, in Room 4060.
Seattle City Light CEO Jorge Carrasco is his own worst advocate. Since the Seattle City Council approved a 45-percent raise for Carrasco last month, he has continued to make a series of missteps that makes one wonder why he was considered for any raise.
Kent resident Ali Muhammad Brown, 29, has been charged with the aggravated first-degree murders of Dwone Anderson-Young and Ahmed Said outside of a Leschi home on June 1.
If you’re interested in becoming a foster parent for cats and kittens from the Seattle Animal Shelter, there's a free orientation session on July 6 from 1 to 2:30 p.m.
