3224 results for: Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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Exterior of Cinerama theater, Seattle, March 14, 1997
The Cinerama theater is a single-screen cinema and has had the largest movie theater screen in Seattle since its opening in 1963. It was originally designed (and named) for the Cinerama format involving three simultaneous projectors, but quickly changed most of its showings to more common film formats while maintaining its capability to show Cinerama films The Cinerama's attendance declined…
ID Number:2000.107.19970314.3.14
Date:1997
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Players in an over-50 women's soccer game in the heavy rain at Woodland Park, Seattle, March 18, 1997
Women's soccer in Washington State grew and flourished from the 1970s through the 1990s, with the development of multiple high school and college programs, and women's leagues and clubs. The proliferation of women's soccer clubs gave women of all ages and abilities the opportunity to develop and compete.Here, two over-50 women's soccer teams plays a game at night in heavy…
ID Number:2000.107.19970318.2.14
Date:1997
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TeamChild director Elizabeth Calvin and a client, Seattle, March 21, 1997
TeamChild (formerly spelled Teamchild) is a state-wide organization that supports Washington youth ages 12 to 18 who have ended up in the juvenile justice system. They may have dropped out of school and could also be dealing with homelessness, health care, substance abuse, mental health issues, and other challenges.When a public defender makes a referral to TeamChild, a TeamChild attorney…
ID Number:2000.107.19970321.12.21
Date:1997
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Visio president Jeremy Jaech, Seattle, March 21, 1997
Jeremy Jaech and two other Aldus executives established Axon Corporation in Seattle in 1990 to create business graphics software for personal computers. At the time, little had been developed in the way of drawing tools with business applications. To fill the need, Jaech and his colleagues founded Visio Corporation and created the design product Visio. Some 800 people worked for…
ID Number:2000.107.19970321.15.27
Date:1997
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Judge Jack Tanner, Seattle, March 28, 1997
In 1978, President Jimmy Carter appointed Jack Edward Tanner (1919-2006) as judge to the Western District Court. Tanner was the first African American federal judge west of the Mississippi. A Tacoma native, Tanner attended the University (then College) of Puget Sound and the University of Washington School of Law, passing the bar exam in 1955. At the same time, he…
ID Number:2000.107.19970328.10.12
Date:1997
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Louis Delaurenti, Seattle, March 31, 1997
The DeLaurenti family’s Italian specialty grocery store was established by Pete DeLaurenti in 1946, when he purchased his mother-in-law’s small grocery on the lower level of Pike Place Market. It reopened as “Pete’s Italian Grocery” and soon became a popular specialty market selling gourmet foods, such as special breads, olive oils, and cheeses. Pete’s son, Louis “Louie” DeLaurenti took over…
ID Number:2000.107.19970331.9.07
Date:1997
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Drummer Alfonso Adinolfi playing electronic drum set, Kent, March 31, 1997
Drummer Alfonso (Al) Adinolfi started Alternative Percussion/Boom Theory in an old granary in Kent, WA. In 1991, he received his first patent for his new digital drums that he called “Spacemuffins.” Coming up with Spacemuffins took a lot of creativity and a large dose of venture capital. Adinolfi and his team developed a sound module based on the sensors used…
ID Number:2000.107.19970331.10.02
Date:1997
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Ruth Younker and Dalia Amon cooking for Shabbat Across America, April 1, 1997
Shabbat Across America (SAA) is a program to introduce Jewish families who are not part of a synagogue to Shabbat, the Jewish weekly holy day of rest, which begins at sundown on Friday and lasts until sundown on Saturday. SAA was started in response to fears that more and more American Jews were disconnected from their heritage, with fewer than…
ID Number:2000.107.19970401.32.29
Date:1997
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Project ACTION member near condom dispenser, Seattle, April 3, 1997
Project ACTION was a publicly- and privately-funded two-year campaign aimed at lowering the rate of HIV infection, sexually transmitted disease, and unwanted pregnancy among youth aged 14 to 20. The campaign was one of the earliest efforts to make low-cost condoms available to this age group with no strings attached. Project ACTION hoped to persuade about 130 youth-oriented businesses, such…
ID Number:2000.107.19970403.5.27
Date:1997
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Elizabeth Gordon and Susan Varner at Jubilee Women's Center, Seattle, April 4, 1997
In 1997, the Washington State Legislature cut $35 million from the state’s General Assistance - Unemployable (GAU) program, which at the time provided cash assistance and medical coverage to about 17,000 Washingtonians who were unable to work. As of 2024, this program, now called the Aged, Blind or Disabled Cash Program (ABD), continues to offer cash assistance to low-income people…
ID Number:2000.107.19970404.24.24
Date:1997