LOCAL
"It was twenty years ago today Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play."
BY W.E. REINKA | May 24, 2007 at 12:00 a.m.
A New Chapter for Margaret Larson
Most people in the Seattle area are familiar with Margaret Larson as the face of KING 5’s New Day Northwest, a position she held for ten years
Check Out Washington
“Check Out Washington” allows users to check out a special Discover Pass and adventure pack at their local library
This week in Northwest history
Tacoma's Eleventh Street Bridge was renamed in honor of Murray Morgan
Port Blakely Harbor, Bainbridge Island
This beautiful little bay on Bainbridge Island is called Port Blakely Harbor. It was once the site of the biggest sawmill in the world.
This month in history: August Wilson premieres autobiographical solo show in Seattle
According to The Seattle Times, Wilson had done it as a "kind of gift to the Seattle Repertory Theatre"
Washingtonian Will Celebrate 91st Birthday on 50th Road Scholar Trip
Bob says his experiences with Road Scholar have changed his life
Candacy Taylor
Meet Candacy Taylor at a free author event on May 19
Villages Designed to Help Seniors
This year celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Village Movement to support seniors in their own homes
La Conner and the Rainbow Bridge
The fight went on for months and months. Finally, the state of Washington backed down and the La Conner got their orange-ish, reddish Rainbow Bridge
76-Year-Old Driving Tractor Cross Country to Raise Funds for Parkinson's
Mike Adkinson will be driving his tractor from Bellingham to Minnesota to promote awareness about Parkinson’s disease
How a 1962 art critic reviewed the Seattle World’s Fair
Futuristic features like the Monorail, the Boeing Spacearium and the Bubbleator drew crowds, but so did a section of the fair called the World of Art.
Free community performance and program commemorating the 80th anniversary of the wartime eviction of Japanese Americans in Tacoma
The South Sound Day of Remembrance marks the anniversary of the wartime eviction of more than 700 Japanese Americans from Tacoma on May 17 and 18, 1942
May is Older Americans Month
Sound Generations is planning to share the stories and experiences of older adults every Friday in May
