April 2011

Friends, family and customers of Joseph “Joey” Brewer gathered under the sun at Lincoln Park’s Shelter 3 today, April 18th to share memories of the co-owner and head butcher of The Swinery in West Seattle.

A collective of Brewer’s past and present co-workers from the culinary world banded together this morning to put together a feast of pulled pork, potato salad … even Jamieson Irish Whiskey tiramisu (in honor of one of Brewer’s favorite libations) for all to enjoy.

Joey Brewer, described by a friend as “a big, big burly guy with a huge mustache but the biggest heart” passed away on April 8 at the age of 35 and, for the record, The Swinery is still open for business after losing him.

A tax day rally took place in front of Ballard's Bank of America at noon today. This was one of hundreds of rallies taking place throughput the nation today. Organized by moveon.org, the rally is to protest corporate tax dodgers.

Denny International Middle School Principal Jeff Clark was given the Foster Award last Thursday, April 14 (the Herald previously covered his award announced last month at the school here) and Assistant Principal Chanda E. Otis shared this:

"Last Thursday, our principal, Jeff Clark was awarded the Foster Award... at the Alliance for Education Annual Breakfast. When given the opportunity to speak, he thanked and credited our students, staff, and our community for our progress. We would also to recognize and thank our elementary school partners for doing amazing things in preparing our students for future success in middle school, high school, and college. "

She also shared the video produced by the Alliance for Education you can view below.

A project called M.O.V.E (Mapping Our Voices for Equality) is in the process of conducting Digital storytelling workshops in Delridge and White Center. The goal is to create an online map with stories by local community members about tobacco and healthy eating and active living.

Abbie Zahler with International Community Health Services and in charge of the project said, "We are still collecting stories for our mapping project so there is not a map to view yet but you see some stories here: www.mappingvoices.com."

By mid-summer we will have a map created and stories will be embedded in the map so that you can connect a preson's story to their location."

In the workshop you will learn

• How to tell an effective story in just two minutes!
• Multimedia tools including digital photography, recording digital audio, video editing, and Google maps.

Total commitment: 4-6 hours of workshop time. Lunch provided. All recipients will receive a USB flash drive and gift card to local stores.

Dates and times can be determined by interested participants

Update: The man shot and killed by a sheriff's deputy in Burien on Sunday has been identified as Anthony D. Ourada, 25.
A friend of Ourada was quoted in the Seattle Times as saying it was not right that Ourada was killed by police.
"He just liked stealing cars and having fun," Margaret Thompson told a reporter.

Press Release:
A man wanted by the Sheriff's Office for felony eluding a week ago, and wanted for questioning in a similar eluding case yesterday afternoon, was shot and killed last night about 8:20 PM. The man, 25 years old, died at the scene.

The first chase was on April 10th about 5:20 PM. A deputy tried to stop a dark Honda after he saw the car go through a red light at a high rate of speed. He tried to pull the car over at S. 120th and Des Moines Memorial Drive, but the driver refused to stop.

The chase continued for several blocks until terminated due to speeds in excess of 70 mph. Later the deputy identified the driver of the 1990 Honda Accord from a photo montage prepared by detectives. The driver is the registered owner of the vehicle, with an address in Covington.

Between 10 and 11 p.m. on April 11 a male victim walking home after getting off the bus along the 3700 block of California Ave s.w. was approached by a white male with a beard, wearing a dark beanie and a red jacket. The bearded man grabbed the victim’s arm from behind, swung him around and pulled out a black handgun. The suspect demanded his wallet and said he had a family to feed, but never raised the gun and pointed it at the victim. The victim pulled out twelve dollars from the top of his wallet and gave it to the robber (he told police he had more money in the wallet). The robber thanked the victim and attempted to shake his hand. The victim declined the gesture and called 911. A K-9 unit was dispatched to the scene but the suspect was not apprehended.

West Seattle & Westwood Curves Food Drives
During April two Curves locations are having food drives to support West Seattle Food Bank and White Center Food Bank. During April we will waive our joining fee for a bag of groceries. Help feed our neighbors and friends by dropping off non-perishable food donations.
3280 California Ave. S.W., M-F 6:15 a.m.-8 p.m., Saturday 8-1:30 p.m., 206-932-5650.
11001 16th Ave. S.W., Suite 100, M-F 6:45 a.m.-8 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m.-noon, 206-246-7900.

Discovery Shop
4535 California Ave. S.W.
206-937-7169
Wednesday, 4/20 thru Saturday, 4/23: Easter items 50%. Wednesday, 4/20 thru Saturday, 4/30: Blue tags $1.00. Friday, 4 /22, Earth Day: 20% off anything BROWN
Sunday, 4/ 24:Closed for Easter Sunday. Monday, 4/ 25: Cookbook and Teacup Special begins! The Shop is open on Sundays 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. All other days the Shop is open for our valued customers & donors purchasing and/or contributing goods; offering estates or financial support from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m

Seniors Making Art: Drawing Course
Delridge Community Center
4501 Delridge Way S.W.

This is the third part in my three part series that I've written. In the first part “Where We've Been”, I talked about the history of the automobile until the late 20th century. In the second installment “Where We Are”, I discussed the industry where it stands now and now I'd like to take a look into the future.

In 2011, we have many new choices in transportation – traditional gasoline engines have gotten very sophisticated, hybrid vehicles have been out for several years, electric-only cars are making their way to the marketplace, diesel engines continue to evolve and new possibilities are on the horizon.

As with most new technology, it is expensive at first but as more people adopt it the costs go down. This is one of the reasons we have relied on traditional gasoline power for so long – the cost to vehicle manufacturers for developing new technology is very high and the companies were more interested in keeping sales up and that led to delayed investments into alternative fuels. This, coupled with the relatively low cost of gasoline (until recently!) and the political clout of the large oil and fuel companies kept gasoline in our vehicles.

Le Bon Ton Roulé Bar & Restaurant

4332 Leary Way NW

206-297-8888

http://www.lebontonroule.com/



Please note: 21 and over only

Monday - Thursday 11:30 a.m. - 10 p.m.; Friday 11:30 a.m. to midnight; Saturday noon to midnight; Sunday noon - 10:00 p.m.



A self-described juke joint, Le Bon Ton Roulé has rolled into the former home of Bright Street, the Treehouse Bar & Grill and a few other establishments to bring us a Seattle version of New Orleans classic cuisine.  From the interior, it’s not easy to tell this is a house built in 1900. But look hard to see some surviving details, and on the outside you can still see the original front of the building, which gives a feel for the old neighborhood.



The fare is not exactly like the food in the South and it’s not supposed to be, so don’t get too hung up on that.  The name is spelled phonetically so people here can pronounce it (instead of the correct Laissez les bon temps rouler) but remember, this isn’t Louisiana.



By Justin Bennett, UW News Lab student

Fourteenth Avenue Northwest was a particularly colorful sight on Saturday, April 16th. Led by the East Ballard Community Association (EBCA), a parade of fish was guided from 59th street to 63rd street to mark the culmination of 14th Avenue's planter project, which was started three years ago by the EBCA.

Students at St. Alphonsus School made aquatic creatures of recycled blinds from the school’s old blinds to be installed in the planters along 14th Avenue.

The school-wide project took nearly 100 hours to complete, said art teacher Susan Ozubko. Students took the school's old blinds, cut them into fish-like shapes of varying sizes, painted them, and attached them to recycled plastic tubing. Then, the fish were weather-coated and prepared for installation.

The completion of this project is a small stepping stone in a six-year vision of the EBCA to turn 14th Avenue into a park boulevard.