If you’ve been combing through the paper or online and noticed something different, it’s that there’s a new Madison Park Times editor on the job.
For people who haven’t yet filed their taxes, the United Way of King County is offering free preparation services online and in person at 30 locations.
A crowd gathered in the newly reopened Seattle Japanese Garden on Sunday, March 4, to witness a Shinto blessing ceremony that was meant to bring good fortune to the green sanctuary within the Washington Park Arboretum.
The fence is up around the Seattle Asian Art Museum, where interior work has already started on the $54 million renovation and expansion. Representatives from the head contractor, Seattle Art Museum and city parks department on March 2 gave an overview of the roughly 15-month process that will be taking place in Volunteer Park, with most of the outside impacts expected between April and June.
The Seattle Japanese Garden in the Washington Park Arboretum reopens Sunday, with a Shinto blessing to start the 2018 season. The Arboretum Foundation is encouraging people to purchase advanced tickets in order to witness Reverend Koichi Barrish of Tsubaki Grand Shrine perform the blessing.
Seattle Police are searching for a man alleged by Meany Middle School students to have entered the Capitol Hill campus on Monday morning and made threats.
Moss is a single-player action-adventure puzzle game for PlayStation VR that takes place in the world of Moss. The game unfolds through storybook readings that transition into a blend of classic console gaming and VR assistance from “The Reader,” the player who has a giant’s perspective on the game’s true hero, an inquisitive mouse named Quill.
The Madison Park Business Association got an early start on this year’s community events planning this week, and is looking at how limited funding can be put to the best use when it comes to promoting the neighborhood.
Soccer Without Borders uses soccer to foster inclusion and support newcomer refugee and immigrant youth as they integrate into their new communities and build their English language skills. This mission made Seattle World School a perfect fit for the city’s first program.
Capt. Bryan Grenon is a 25-year veteran of the Seattle Police Department and the newest leader of the East Precinct. He joins the precinct’s new Operations Lt. Paul Leung, who was promoted last November after 34 years with the department.
Long vacant commercial spaces on East Madison Street should be ready to house new Madison Park businesses by this summer. Ewing & Clark purchased 4116 E. Madison St. for $1.38 million in October 2017. The King County Assessor’s Office last assessed the value of the property at $662,500.
Mayor Jenny Durkan promised to continue being impatient about meeting the growing needs of Seattle residents during her first State of the City address on Tuesday, and also laid out new programs and initiatives she’ll be pushing in 2018.
The Seattle Art Museum hasn’t set a firm date for the start of its $54 million renovation and expansion of the Seattle Asian Art Museum, but will be hosting a community meeting on Thursday, March 1, to update residents on the construction process, timeline and impacts on the surrounding area.
Opening a sit-down vegetarian restaurant that relies on locally sourced produce inside an airport takes some extra effort, but Nat Stratton-Clarke thinks it’s worth it. Floret opened at Sea-Tac International Airport in mid-February, and is a spinoff of Cafe Flora, which has operated in Madison Park for the last 27 years.
Holy Names Academy principal Elizabeth Swift says the school wants to be a good neighbor, and that means taking steps to address what has been a longtime issue in the neighborhood — parking.
FairVote-WA founding member Colin Cole says the 2017 primary election in Seattle is a perfect example for why the city should switch over to ranked-choice voting.
The Seattle Department of Transportation will be taking public comment on a Determination of Non-Significance for the Madison Bus Rapid Transit project through March 1.
