If you have lived in Madrona through a summer or two, you already know the neighborhood does not have one calendar. It has three overlapping ones, and the residents who get the most out of June through September are the ones who have quietly learned which day belongs to which. Friday afternoon has a rhythm. Sunday morning has a different one. The weekday beach, the part almost nobody outside the neighborhood thinks about, has a third.
The interesting piece of news for 2026 is small but worth registering: the Friday market at Grocery Outlet on MLK Jr Way has been
