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Brewing up new opportunities

Brewery to open new location in Queen Anne

Chris Moore, local entrepreneur, has big plans for a vacant warehouse in Queen Anne.

Tree Talk: The American sycamore’s famous offspring

Hang out for long with serious gardeners, and at some point a debate will erupt around a newly introduced plant: Which is better, the species (the parent) or the hybrid? Purists will most often say the species. It’s just in their DNA.

Revisiting the Park: The merriment of it all

We, the thriving and inquisitive students of J. J. McGilvra’s, were especially riveted to what adults were doing in the 1940s. Most intriguing to us was the draw of the taverns in Madison Park.

Sisters of electro-swing

Local singers turned pandemic into new opportunity with Blush Fox Trio

Like many performers in the entertainment industry, the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent shutdowns stalled the careers of actor/singers Carly Marie Corey, Savannah Lynn and Noel Christine.

Mom of 3, longtime Central District resident Michelle Sarju will advocate for student health as board member

For all of Michelle Sarju’s career, children and their health at various stages of their life, have been a central focus.

SCHOOL BOARD: Capitol Hill’s Dan Harder hopes to bring new voice, prioritize individual student excellence if elected

Capitol Hill resident Dan Harder is hoping to bring a new voice to the School Board.

Revisiting the Park: Back under the water

Scuba diving meetings were always well attended. Two brothers named George and Dick Tomsguard suggested a new slant to diving at one of the meetings.

Practice makes perfect

Residents prepare for natural disaster response at drill in Madison Park

It wasn’t an earthquake that prompted a small group of residents to gather at Madison Park near the tennis courts, Aug. 16, and open the unprepossessing brown metal container, but the drill was an important one in that they finally figured out what was in the box.

MP Emergency Preparedness: Will the big brown box save you?

Perhaps you’ve noticed that brown metal box next to the tennis courts in Madison Park. Some people think it’s chock full of supplies that will help them after an earthquake, like food, water and medical supplies.

Revisiting the Park: Ferry dock dives

Our newly formed Madison Park SCUBA group attended meetings to gather information on popular dive spots. Most of these spots involved having a boat, so, in lieu of that, we were able to take advantage of the ferry system.

Tree Talk: Our horticultural museum

Madison Park is something of a living museum of trees.

Seattle Pacific University professor takes literary look at whales in first book

Seattle Pacific University associate professor of English and local author Peter Moe knows the frustration of gazing at the ocean in hopes of spotting a whale swimming past and seeing nothing.

Pilot program in Seattle business district aims to decrease rat population through nonlethal means

Goal is to launch similar projects in other neighborhoods

When a snowy owl touched down among the rooftops and trees on top of Queen Anne last fall, Tanea Stephens, along with fellow Queen Anne residents and daily visitors, regularly flocked to the side streets off Queen Anne Avenue to admire and photograph the country raptor wintering in the big city.

Tree Talk: The not-so-fine (and sometimes accidental) art of coppicing

Nature can be a merry prankster, a purveyor fo whimsy, a master of serendipity.

Revisiting the Park: Developing a passion for diving

Skiing was always an option in the winter time for Madison Parkers. The Seattle drizzle eventually got to us, so I was happy to help those who were interested in the sport I just took up, SCUBA diving.