Starting mid-September, Mayor Mike McGinn will write a weekly column for the West Seattle Herald and our sister paper the Balllard News-Tribune.
This column will be exclusive to our newspapers and websites and will cover anything going on at city hall without limitations.
Both newspapers are part of the Robinson Newspapers.
Start looking for the mayor's column on September 16.
West Seattle resident Beth Montanez has just opened her new studio, Be Pilates at 3703B California Ave. SW. She has practiced Pilates for 12 years, taught for 6 years, and recently earned her master certification to teach future instructors. That workshop begins Sept. 30.
According to pilates.com, Pilates is an "innovative and safe system of mind-body exercise using a floor mat or a variety of equipment. It evolved from the principles of Joseph Pilates and can dramatically transform the way your body looks, feels and performs. Pilates builds strength without excess bulk, capable of creating a sleek, toned body with slender thighs and a flat abdomen."
Montanez offers not only her expertise, but an array of modern equipment including two CoreAlign units by Balanced Body, "the only studio in Seattle with this ground breaking, versatile unit," she said, and three Stott Pilates V-2 Max reformer combos. Work-out sessions run about an hour.
How interesting to read the rosy interpretation of the BERK report in the Burien City News (Sept. 2011) and how it differs from the full report.
It is surprising the city propaganda machine is trying to spin the newest BERK report to suggest that Burien really can afford to annex White Center.
In their 2007 report, BERK made it clear that Burien could not afford to annex White Center. In the most current report BERK suggests that with a possible infusion of millions of dollars through sales tax credits (that lasts only ten years) Burien could afford to manage White Center for 10 years.
However, Burien will not receive funding to fix the Proposed Annexation Area's crumbling infrastructure which will cost anywhere from $46 million to $77million to repair. The BERK report also states that at the end of the 10th year, Burien will have a -24 percent deficit in its budget and there is no explanation of how White Center's infrastructure deficit will ever be paid for.
In addition, without the excess sales tax monies, Burien will be in the same financial position that was pointed out in the 2007 BERK report, which showed the city could not afford to annex White Center.
I wish to congratulate my two opponents, Councilmember Lucy Krakowiak and Planning Commissioner Greg Duff. I do want to thank them for running open and transparent campaigns, based on issues.
I would also like to thank everyone who voted for me. If any of them wish to see a particular idea of mine for the future of Burien to move forward, please contact the City Council.
All my campaign signs have been picked up -- I think -- if you see one please let me know, either by calling 206-246-5162 or e-mailing me at EdDacy@msn.com and I will pick up the sign, I do not want them lingering in the landscape of Burien.
On the Bob Edgar issue; I assume that Mr. Edgar is an honest and ethical man and he was taken by surprise by the support he received in the primary election; I do not think he planned on going on to the general election.
But now is the time for Mr. Edgar to state his intentions. If he would take office if elected he needs to file with the Public Disclosure Commission, so the voters can look to see if there are conflicts. If he will not take office if elected then he needs to make that pledge.
A collective sigh of relief may be heard from many in White Center as Club Evo’s attempt to reopen as Club Reventon on 16th Ave S.W. has been denied by the Department of Development and Environmental Services (DDES), according to King County Councilmember Joe McDermott.
Club Evo was shut down in fall 2010, an injunction placed upon the business for operating without proper licenses that violated land use and building code requirements.
Community outcry had been raging for some time over the Friday and Saturday night crime linked with Evo’s all-ages club. There were reported fights outside – sometimes involving guns and knives, windows broken in downtown White Center, teenagers drinking in their vehicles before going into the club and a shooting inside the club on September 4, 2010.
News of Club Evo’s license denial comes three days after the King County Council passed a one-year moratorium on any new dance clubs opening in the North Highline area.
While your recent article detailing the bulkhead removal dispute between the City of Normandy Park and its private citizens was informative and interesting, it really only brushed the surface.
Look closer and you'll find bureaucratic language deep in codes and reports advocating actions which may result in confiscation of private property, as well as plans for expansion of city property inventories and accusations of potential conflict of interest, all ably supported by the impenetrable Wall of Denial as practiced by public officials.
There ought to be a law.
John Rankin
Normandy Park
A collective sigh of relief may be heard from many in White Center as Club Evo’s attempt to reopen as Club Reventon on 16th Ave S.W. has been denied by the Department of Development and Environmental Services (DDES), according to King County Councilmember Joe McDermott.
Club Evo was shut down in fall 2010, an injunction placed upon the business for operating without proper licenses that violated land use and building code requirements.
Community outcry had been raging for some time over the Friday and Saturday night crime linked with Evo’s all-ages club. There were reported fights outside – sometimes involving guns and knives, windows broken in downtown White Center, teenagers drinking in their vehicles before going into the club and a shooting inside the club on September 4, 2010.
News of Club Evo’s license denial comes three days after the King County Council passed a one-year moratorium on any new dance clubs opening in the North Highline area.
Press release:
Registration is now open for the Burien Brat Trot 5K-a great day of German Style fun and exercise presented by the Tin Room in Olde Burien!
The 5K race starts at 1:00 p.m. in the heart of Olde Burien and widely circles Lake Burien.
The "Seize the Sausage" Family Race (about one mile) starts at Lake Burien Park at 1:40 p.m. Both events finish to cheering crowds right in the heart of Olde Burien where revelers can enjoy a day-long Oktoberfest style festival including brats, beer gardens, live entertainment and plenty of activities for kids! Costumes are encouraged!
The Brat Trot is a true community celebration- that brings out the fun in all of us--and it also raises critical funds for two local non-profits Safe Kids King County South and Highline Schools Foundation for Excellence. Safe Kids supports injury prevention through education and access by providing needy families with essentials such as car seats and cribs. The Highline Schools Foundation provides community resources to help all Highline Public Schools succeed by supporting classroom innovation, the arts, athletics, college scholarships and many more district programs and needs.
Charles Philipp Martin has accomplished what many only dream of doing, playing his instrument, broadcasting on radio, and writing, and getting paid for it all in a far-away land. He found Hong Kong, or rather, Hong Kong discovered him. He lived there 17 years beginning when he was hired to play bass for the Hong Kong Symphony. He played bass on kung fu movie soundtracks, wrote a Sunday column for the South China Morning Post, and gigged at various venues.
He met his wife, Cathy, in Hong Kong. She played french horn in the orchestra. She now teaches music at Westside School. Their 17 year-old son Toby, was born in Hong Kong. He attends Garfield High School and plays cello. Charles currently records an English language jazz radio show for Hong Kong radio called Three O'Clock Jump from his home studio near Morgan Junction.
Hong Kong was a good fit for Martin because, he said, "It's kind of a paradise for musicians. All the hotels employ live musicians. You go to High Tea at the Peninsula Hotel and there is a string quartet playing."
Press release:
The contractor working to widen the Spokane Street Viaduct (the raised roadway that connects I-5 to the West Seattle Bridge) plans to close the structure’s westbound lanes just west of I-5 for three nights: September 7, 8 and 9. To complete necessary work, crews will also close First Avenue S at S Spokane Street overnight from September 6 through 10. Details are as follows:
· Westbound Spokane Street Viaduct closed September 7, 8 and 9
10 p.m. each night until 5 a.m. the next morning
· First Avenue S at S Spokane Street closed September 6 - 10
9 p.m. each night until 5 a.m. the next morning - September 6 & 10
11 p.m. each night until 5 a.m. the next morning - September 7-9
During the viaduct work, southbound I-5 traffic will be directed to the S Forest Street exit to access surface streets. Northbound I-5 traffic and westbound traffic from Columbian Way will be detoured to surface streets at 6th Avenue South. Motorists can still use southbound SR-99 to access the high-level West Seattle Bridge, or can access the low-level Spokane Street Bridge from East Marginal Way South.
