The festival will feature a nice, round 400 films, split across 161 features, 58 documentaries, 14 archival showings and 163 short films. Actor spotlights will celebrate the work of Anjelica Huston and Sam Elliott.
“I don’t know what I was expecting,” said a Trump supporter who identified himself as Mark. “This was the first time I’ve done any of this.”
A two-hour rally for sign-making and speeches -- delivered to an open field under cold morning rain -- began at Judkins Park, followed by a march to Seattle Center in Lower Queen Anne that passed through the Central District, Capitol Hill, First Hill and the Sixth Avenue downtown corridor.
Happy May Day everyone!
Frustrated with your weeds? This year, consider a new plan for revenge: tossing them in a salad and eating them!
Frustrated with your weeds? This year, consider a new plan for revenge: tossing them in a salad and eating them!
The Seattle City Council has passed a resolution to allow city employees to take an unpaid day of conscience on May 1, May Day, "without retaliation,” according to the language of the bill.
Supporters of scientific funding and progressive science policy held signs that read “I’m a Scientific American,” or “Mr. President, science gave us Rogaine,” or “Without belief in science, we would be cooking over wood in the dark.” A popular choice was “There is no Planet B!”
...and, we’re off.
Mayor Ed Murray announced he intends to institute a citywide income tax on Seattle’s highest earners, and defend said tax in the State Supreme Court, potentially leading to an income tax statewide.
Councilmember Debora Juarez says yes; commission chairs aren't so sure.
The Washington State Department of Transportation has asked the city of Seattle for a noise variance to allow nighttime construction on the State Route 520 bridge for the next seven years. About 50 residents of waterfront communities near the construction had one word for that request at a recent meeting: Shush.
We — the almost-legal-agers — often met in one of the three taverns in Madison Park after a hard day’s work.
Scoop du Jour has been at 4029 E. Madison since 1984, if you can believe it.
Seattle’s Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs will soon establish a $1 million legal defense fund for residents who face immigration proceedings.