The Brown Bear Car Wash, located in Fremont at 3977 Leary Way N.W., dons a saran wrapped bronze bear to protect it while a scenery, consisting of rocks and logs, is created around it.
Planned installation of parking meters and residential parking zone signage have been on schedule and have been popping up in Fremont’s business district since Monday.
Still covered with hoods, an installation schedule of approximately two weeks, Seattle Department of Transportation hopes to activate and have them running by March 9.
The city department of transportation says the change is meant to ensure that finding a space to park will be easier for residents, visitors and business owners and employees.
Some business owners, residents and the Fremont Chamber of Commerce have opposed the plan, which has been under discussion since November 2008.
“We’ve had Seattle transportation trucks on half a dozen streets in Fremont all week and everyone’s shook up about it,” said Suzie Burke, president of Fremont Dock Company. “It’s heartbreaking to see our city cause so much grief to the small businesses that are struggling. The timing on this is awful.”
Astronaut Dr. Bernard Harris, 52, the first African-American to walk in outer-space, hosted a pep-talk to a crowd of receptive students at the Madison Middle School auditorium Feb.27.
This is Harris' first stop on a 10-city " Dream Tour," sponsored by Exxon. His own "Harris Foundation, Inc." talk dovetails with this tour. His foundation sponsors a summer camp.
Its thrust is to instill into young students the gravity of learning mathematics, science, technology, and engineering when focusing on career goals. Those skills will open doors to 80-90 percent of all jobs in the future, he said.
According to the Dream Tour Web site, "In 1990, (Dr. Harris) was selected as a NASA astronaut and flew his first mission three years later. A payload commander of STS-63, the first flight of the joint Russian-American space program, Harris accomplished his childhood dream by completing a walk in space, becoming the “First African American to walk in Space."
At the time of his retirement from NASA in 1996, he had logged more than 438 hours in space and traveled over 7.2 million miles.
To raise awareness of urgent health problems threatening babies, Seattle Storm and March of Dimes have collaborated to encourage mothers and future mothers to take preventative action.
A March of Dimes March for Babies Kick-off in Bellevue today was in celebration of the new partnership.
Karen Bryant, chief executive officer of the Seattle Storm, and Ashley Robinson, a center for the women's basketball team, have been named the 2009 March for Babies Official Spokeswomen.
The Storm recently announced it would be moving its headquarters to a facility in Interbay.
Bryant has experienced first hand the health problems that affect babies, as her daughter was born nine weeks early last April and spent two months in the neonatal intensive care unit at Swedish Medical Center.
“The March of Dimes was there when my family needed it through the NICU Family Support program,” said Bryant in a statment. “It’s important for me and the Seattle Storm to score big points for our fans and the community by making them aware of the pregnancy and newborn resources available to help them. The Seattle Storm is excited to be part of this important partnership.”
To suit the theme of the popular musical "Mamma Mia!" the Admiral Theater is offering to host a wedding at the theatre's premiere screening of the film's sing-a-long version.
The stage, a minister, possible wedding cake, admission for 25 guests and a dinner at Cafe Revo will be provided to the winning couple as they celebrate their nuptials in front of aroom full of strangers while singing the music of ABBA.
"Hey, these are tough times and pennies can only get pinched so far ya know?" the theater declares in a press release.
To enter email Dinah@admiralentertainment.com In one paragraph, explain why you would want to get married this way, how you met your intended and attach a recent photo of you both with a working phone number.
Couples entering must be able to provide a legitimate marriage license and be over the age of 21.
The winning couple will be announced by March 7.
Several cities in South King County recently announced plans to build a 668-bed jail for misdemeanor offenders because the county's jail has become overcrowded.
The cities, Auburn, Burien, Des Moines, Federal Way, Renton, SeaTac and Tukwila, hope to open the new site in mid-2011, according to reports.
The jail will be operated by an organization called the South Correctional Entity (SCORE).
Misdemeanors inmates are those who have been convicted to serve a maximum sentence of no more than one year, like drunk driving or burglary.
King County Jail and the Regional Justice Center jail in Ken only house felony inmates and do not accept misdemeanor types of prisoners, so there is a need to house them.
The cities of Seattle, Shoreline, Redmond, Bellevue and Kirkland are leading an effort to build a regional municipal jail A draft environmental impact statement is due later this year. Six sites are under consideration for the municipal jail, including one on Highland Park Way Southwest.
The site being considered for the misdemeanor jai is at a 14-acre vacant lot in Des Moines owned by the Port of Seattle.
The facility is expected to cost about $80.5 million.
In this week’s edition of the News-Tribune, there was an article about the increasing number of homeless people hanging out at Bergen Place Park. Ballard was chosen by the city to be an area that was going to become more densely populated. Ballard is a neighborhood in the middle of a large American city.
You can’t expect an urban neighborhood to become more densely populated and assume that none of the problems that plague cities are going to come up. The real issue here is how the people of Ballard approach and deal with the homeless that are in our midst.
There are many who want to help homeless people in some way and there are those who don’t want to help at all because it encourages them. Regardless of how you feel on this issue, there is one thing that truly bothers me and that is people who are upset by their mere presence.
If Ballard is supposedly so tolerant, why is everyone so upset by the sight of people who have nowhere else to go hanging out in a public area?
Are you thinking of planting some veggies this spring? It seems like most folks I talk to have plans for pushing some seeds in the ground this year, and new gardeners are popping up like little orange Crocus’. Myself, I am beginning my second year of food growing in a tiny Ballard yard with limited southern exposure and equally limited expertise.
There are good reasons for this resurgence of gardening. Financial stresses and general economic nervousness put pressure on folks to reduce their food bills and assure access to good fresh food. Safety concerns in light of food contamination as well as sustainability issues encourage homegrown goodness. And what could be more local than salad greens from your backyard?
Resources for growing or finding local food are abundant. From pea patches to shared yards, community supported agriculture (CSA’s) to the Ballard Farmers Market, garden coaching to edibles planted and harvested for you, there is a seeming vast number of options for new gardeners, old gardeners and don’t-wanna-be-gardeners.
On Feb. 26 at approximately 10:05 a.m. someone called 911 to report what they believed was a body lying on the beach at the north end of Golden Gardens Park.
Patrol officers responded to the area and located a deceased adult female at that location. Homicide detectives were called to the scene. This is an active and on-going death investigation.
The garden world here in Seattle was all a-buzz with the recent news of the Northwest Flower & Garden Show’s possible demise. Being both an exhibitor and a vendor, there was an opportunity to hear a few different perspectives – and to see how people deal with change.
Being in the thick of it, I held down two booths in the plant market with my miniature garden ideas, plants and products, as well as a separate display on the skybridge. To be surrounded by the many different people who make up the Flower Show, it brought an interesting point of view. Here are some perspectives that I thought would be interesting to share.
The customers were greatly disappointed. Many mentioned that they were sad that it was all coming to an end. It’s interesting to note that 35 percent of the attendees have been coming to this show consistently, for five years or more. A lot of my customers quickly signed up for my mailing list knowing that they may lose track of me if there wasn’t a buyer for next year’s show. There was a frenzy in the air as if they thought all of the vendors and nurseries were going away too.
