November 2008

The Magnolia Community Club is taking issue with the Business Access and Transit lanes installed on 15th Avenue West and Elliott Avenue West over the summer because it believes the lanes present safety and congestion issues for commuters using that corridor, including those from Ballard.

The Business Access and Transit designation (commonly referred to as BAT lanes) restricts the far right lane of north and southbound traffic to busses, bicycles and vehicles making right turns.

Bill Bryant, transportation team coordinator for the Seattle Department of Transportation, said

What do you get when you cross pancake batter, digital cameras, K-8 students, Fair Trade products and the Saturday before Thanksgiving?

Answer: a Fair Trade sale and pancake breakfast at Salmon Bay Elementary and Middle School on Saturday, Nov. 22. Adults are looking forward to Pura Vida coffee samples while students are already jostling over who gets to flip the pancakes.

I miss regularly mounting the grand stairways of the former James Monroe building that houses Salmon Bay School on N.W. 65th.

Pizza from farmers' markets to streets of east Ballard

Hours: 11 a.m. - 9 p.m. daily, closed Tuesday

Address: 500 NW Market St.

Phone: 206-525-1813

Website: www.veracipizza.com

By Allison Espirtu

Partners James Privette (left) and Fred Detore II celebrated the grand opening of "Cove To Go", a division of their established business, Emerald Cove Catering, Friday night at the Normandy Park location. Cove To Go features gourmet meals ready to pick up. Patrons can customize their lunch or dinner meals in a variety of ways. On the menu you'll find Kalbi Beef short ribs, Chicken Picatta, Savory Moroccan Stew and many sides such as Wild Rice Pilaf, Tri-colored Rainbow Couscous and Penne Lisce. They have kids meals too, including Mac 'n Cheese and Sloppy Joes. The address is 17825 1st Ave.

The Burien Lions Club first annual Bash for the Blind and Deaf was a rousing success Wednesday November 12th at Mick Kelly's Irish Pub in Burien. Dozens of auction items and hundreds of raffle tickets were sold for the single night event. Mark Minium, Burien Honda, Duane Quande, Burien City Garage and Bradley Hawthorne, Prudential NW Realty, kept the action going throughout the evening. With more than 43,000 clubs and 1.5 million members nationwide, the Lions lived up to their motto "We Serve". The local Lions club was chartered in 1957 and can be found on the web at www. burienlions.org

Provided by Jon Gerhardt

In the financial world, stocks tend to get most of the attention. But if you're going to make progress toward all your long-term goals, you need to be aware of all types of investments, and bonds can be an important part of your portfolio.

Many people, however, don't fully understand how bonds work. So, before you invest in them, familiarize yourself with the "bond basics." Here are a few of them:

Bonds are "debt" instruments. When you buy shares of stock, you're actually becoming an owner, although one of a great many, of a company.

The city Department of Transportation is considering re-striping Fauntleroy Way Southwest from Southwest Alaska Street to California Avenue Southwest to improve safety, pedestrian access and bicycle usage.

When the street is paved, the city would reconfigure the motor vehicle travel lanes to provide one lane in each direction with a center turn lane. Also, the pedestrian crossings on Fauntleroy would be improved and bicycle lanes with shared lane pavement markings would be provided.

The City Council will vote on a proposal Monday to increase parking meter prices in Ballard and other Seattle neighborhoods.

The price increase would compensate the city's most recent 2009-2010 budget cut alteration.

Originally proposing a 50 cent increase in parking meter rates, Mayor Greg Nickels intent is to create additional revenue in the general fund, which funds things such as the police, social services and public safety, according to the mayor's office.

The increase to parking meter prices has been split into three tiers, which is a part of the mayor's

The Seattle School Board voted Nov.

The entire student body of Pathfinder K-8 School voted for the office of President of the United States and Governor of the State of Washington in a simulated election at the school on voting day, Tuesday, Nov. 4.

Great excitement was generated as the classes, who had discussed the election process in advance, brought their completed ballots to the library where they were cast into the ballot box. State Sen.