The City of Seattle Department of Neighborhoods recently awarded young artists at a recent celebration at Rainier Community Center.
Elisa Sun of Lafayette Elementary School won a Crystal Award for her art piece which included a $15 check, a Neighborhood Appreciation Day T-shirt, and the certificate.
Mayor Greg Nickels presented during the 15th annual “Neighborhood Appreciation Day" contest.
I just finished reading all the editorials in the Wednesday Feb. 11 paper and I am overjoyed to see so many people agreed with what I have said in the past.
Most of all Beverly Bansy from Seattle and Steve Ludwig from Ballard. Either of these people would make a good mayor.
Steve Ludwig sees beauty in the (Alaskan Way) Viaduct as I do. I think it’s beautiful and so for the earthquake we just had Jan. 30, 4.5 didn’t even make her move. We also had another on Feb. 7, a 2.1.
I guess you can see she just needs retrofit, and that would make her sound again and it would still put people to work. You don’t need all that park and you take away the parking that we need.
I love Seattle, I was born here 76 years ago at home and I don’t like what is happening to my city. Better off not all you see is money mongers making money.
Where is the low income (housing) for young people and senior citizens? Look at East Lake, $200,000 you can buy. Who has that kind of money?
Kathleen Vogel
Delridge
Regarding the small group of daycare and preschool establishments that want to change the North Admiral Park to encourage families with small children to meet and thus further their business daycare enrollment opportunities? We offer a new solution.
Those of us adjacent to the park and in the North Admiral District that own dogs could apply for a similar $15,000 grant. We could then open a lovely off-leash area for the many pets living in the apartments, condominiums and homes in the area. The pets may outnumber the preschoolers. This would bring the many pet lovers together and offer new business opportunities for the dog walkers, doggy day care centers and pet groomers.
This being the case, the park could remain an open grassy area to continue pleasing the vast majority of North Admiral folks that have protested almost violently any change to the existing park.
In the Feb. 11, 2009 West Seattle Herald article, "Community mourns one of its own," it was reported that the victim was seen near the Poggie Tavern. The crime is still under investigation and that detail has not been corroborated.
Burien City Manager Mike Martin reassured Boulevard Park residents at a recent open house about his city’s plans to annex their area.
He said that Boulevard Park, in North Highline’s southeast section, looks much like Burien did 15 years ago when the city incorporated. Incorporation would bring improvements to the neighborhood, according to Martin.
“Having a vision and sticking to it is the key,” Martin declared at the Boulevard Park Library gathering.
The city manager downplayed “conspiracy theories” concerning Burien’s interest in annexing.
“I reject the notion that somebody is getting rich,” Martin said. ”We are not looking for anything but good public policy. We think we can do something good for the community. (Annexation) is not a money maker, nor a money loser.”
Martin said Burien is pursuing annexation because Burien and North Highline share strong historical ties and mutual community interests.
His 15-year-old city can financially handle annexing only the southern portion of North Highline at this time, according to Martin.
At its regular meeting on Feb. 26 the Seattle Parks Board was presented with a proposal that the Elliot Bay Water Taxi begin operating year round at Seacrest Park and that King County funds be used to improve conditions of the Seacrest dock.
In 2008, after the King County Ferry District took over the Water Taxi, a record high of 182,000 riders used the service. Now, the district has recommended the service become year-round in 2010. Currently, the Water Taxi runs from April Through October.
“As we’ve watched the water taxi clientele grow people are becoming more used to the service and enjoy it more and we’re finding that commuters are using it more,” said Kjristine Lund, executive director of the King County Ferry District.
She added that during this winter’s snow storms some West Seattle residents used ferry services from Fauntleroy to Vashon Island and then passenger ferries from Vashon to Downtown Seattle when the West Seattle Bridge was closed. When construction on the Alaskan Way Viaduct begins Lund anticipates the Water Taxi will also be useful year round.
On Feb. 20 at 2:40 a.m., an employee of a business in the 6700 block of Greenwood Avenue North was leaving the bar after closing time. She was carrying the day’s receipts in a bank bag.
As she turned to lock up the front door, an unknown suspect grabbed her from behind held something sharp against her neck. He demanded money, but she initially refused to surrender it. The suspect then made a small cut on the victim, and then she surrendered the money. The suspect fled on foot northbound.
Containment was set up, and K9-7 attempted a track. The suspect was not apprehended. The victim was not seriously injured. The investigation continues.
Dear Green My Ballard,
I heard there were changes to the recycling program. Do you know what they are?
Thanks, Ballard Recycler
Dear BR,
Isn’t it great when recycling just gets easier? And that’s exactly what will happen on March 30, when new services by Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) begin.
To throw out just one factoid that illustrates why recycling is important: All of Seattle’s garbage is sent by train to a landfill in Oregon. And, according to SPU’s recently mailed flyer, our yearly garbage adds up about 7,000 train cars. Ouch.
First of all, thank you for doing your part. Much of the stuff we don’t want anymore can be reused or recycled.
So what will the new program provide? Well for one you’ll be able to put meat and dairy (such as cheese) in your yard waste bin along with other food scraps, including bones. And that container will be picked up every week, instead of every other week.
Also, more items can go into your recycle bin, like paper and plastic cups and plastic plant pots (Woohoo! Figuring out what to do with those plastic plant pots makes me crazy.)
The picture says it all. This year’s pilgrimage to the Amgen Tour of California was cold and wet. At least the part that I experienced was.
The Tour of California is a nine-day professional bike race. It covers about 750 miles from about midway in the state to around San Diego, all on public streets and highways.
This year 17 teams with eight riders each started the race. Eight of the teams were pro tour which means that they take part in races like the Tour de France. The others were professional but not at the pro tour level.
This was my fourth year at the race, and each year it has grown and improved.
Lance Armstrong came out of retirement this year and was racing on Team Astana. I don’t know how the race directors can improve on that.
Every year that I’ve attended has been an adventure. The stage routes change, the teams change and the weather changes. February weather in California, especially Northern California, is similar to Washington. It can be nice and it can be brutal. This year it was brutal.
The West Seattle psychedelic band The SLAGS put the metal back in metal, unlike their name suggests. They punked out Poggie's in the Junction recently with original numbers and covers. The versatile foursome played country and reggae, too.
Bryan Grossman and Tim Healy join twin brothers Bill and Mark Curtain. They are produced by popular West Seattle dynamo, Chas Redmond, who was on hand hosting and doing sound.
Popular Poggie bartender, “Big Jim” held down the fort. “Everybody has a good time here, and we don’t charge a cover,” he said. “People think we just have rock music here. But come on a night when we have jazz, blues, and country.”
If you’re lucky, Big Jim will tell you about his role in Northern Exposure, if you can hear him over the high-volume of bands and fans.
