A lot of Magnolia and Queen Anne parents are fed up with having their children bussed to distant public high schools. But now there's a call to set up a new high school in or near the two neighborhoods so that local kids could stay in the area.The idea of providing neighborhood kids with a residence-based high school is only in its preliminary stages, but Seattle School Board member Dick Lilly thinks the change is doable with the help of a grass-roots effort on the part of parents.
The paint is peeling, windows are boarded up and weeds are invading the playground at Briarcliff Elementary School, a Magnolia institution that was closed down two decades ago. It's no longer the Seattle School District's worry, though.
Like the character of Richard himself, Seattle Shakespeare Company's production of "King Richard II" improves as the play progresses to its conclusion.
It is not surprising that the most technologically advanced country on the globe would usher into the dance world a company so cutting edge as to be uniquely coupled with the term "audiovisual architectonics."
Doubts on the Seattle City Council about the wisdom of routing the monorail across Seattle Center grounds surfaced again last week when council president Peter Stein-brueck announced that he was proposing a resolution that would prohibit such a move.
Occasionally you meet extraordinary individuals who remain undaunted by the harshest circumstances. Such is artist Sally Kirk. People who know her-and there are many-find infinite joy in her sunny disposition, vibrant spirit and enduring optimism.
The Seattle Department of Transportation recently got some unexpected help eliminating one of the nine remaining routes under consideration for the Magnolia Bridge replacement.
Rain or shine, Joe Pietersz sits on the stoop outside his Queen Anne apartment building. He is a familiar sight to neighbors and passersby, and always has treats for their dogs.If Joe isn't shooting the breeze with someone, he's reading. He especially likes books about World War II. Perhaps he's trying to better understand an event that mercilessly swept him up when he was a child.
When you go on summer vacation, your boss hardly ever asks you to write an essay on what you did while you were gone. If your boss does ask you to write an essay on your activities over the summer, then I want your boss. Tell him I said so.
'Tis the season for all sorts of holiday entertainment, most of it schmaltzy fare targeting the entire family. Not on the mainstage at On the Boards, though.
The lighting directors got it just perfectly right last week. Didn't you find yourself stopping and just basking in the stunningly beautiful autumn light? Sometimes, in the morning, the sun's glare and glint off the fresh dew could catch you having to squint. By noontime, the night's chill was off the air, yet the light had none of the summer's haze.
Mia Amore, Italia!, an exhibit of traditional and digitally altered photographs depicting daily life in Italy is currently being shown at three venues in Magnolia Village - Celebrations to Go, Upper Crust Bakery and Around the Block.
I got into journalism voluntarily and with great enthusiasm about 25 years ago now. I was curious about the motivation of folks who crossed over societal lines the rest of us - however reluctantly we do so at times - stayed within.
As Pacific Northwest Ballet gears up for its final season under the leadership of artistic directors Kent Stowell and Francia Russell, PNB lecturer Doug Fullington will moderate a number of public events to let people peep behind the curtains and see the inner workings of a ballet company."Conversations with PNB" will fea-ture talks with dancers, choreographers and other artists associated with the production. For the first time, the series will be presented downtown at the Elli-ott Bay Book Company, 101 S. Main St.
Recently, some good news happened. With the help of some Good Samaritan neighbors, a semiprofessional bicycle theft was thwarted, and the alleged thief apprehended.
Now that Phase I of the monorail plan has been given the go-ahead by the voters, Seattle Popular Monorail Authority interim chairman Tom Weeks said the organization is setting up shop for the next phase of its work.
A new middle-school girls' lacrosse team has formed on Queen Anne, and it's already scored one victory: finding a place to play. "I called months ago to request field space (at Little Howe Field)," said Stephanie Cone, a Queen Anne resident who organized the team. "In January, they gave me the field I asked for."
