August 2012

It's finally here, the first Tuesday of August, which means Night Out.

Night Out is the perfect excuse for neighbors to get together outside, legally block off a road and have fun. There will be block parties all over Seattle (some of which can be found here, though not all are listed), so make sure to find one near you. Many events are starting between 4-6 p.m., just in time for those getting off work, and promise to go late(ish) into the night.

But more than just fun, Night Out is meant to encourage neighborhood safety and crime prevention. By creating a more aware and closer-knit community, a neighborhood can become that much safer.

Don't forget this weekend that SPD will be hosting "Picnic at the Precinct," Aug. 11, 1-4 p.m., to talk about public safety issues and to take comments from the community.

Susan Harmon is a West Seattle psychic and spiritual healer whose ambitions have led her in many directions, including political activism and community involvement. But her psychic abilities were what led her to form a network of like minded individuals she called the Emerald Sprial that opened a physical location on California Avenue that the Herald profiled in 2010. While that storefront closed last year for a number of reasons, Harmon managed to snag the interest of documentary film maker Joe Garner.

Harmon said, "Over 3 1/2 years ago, a few months after Emerald Spiral opened in 2008, we placed an ad on Craigsist for artists. Joe Garner answered our ad as part of making his documentary, CRAIGSLIST JOE. The documentary is from Executive Producer Zach Galifianakis

Langhorne Slim’s music often sounds like hot, sweaty summer nights made up of bad decisions and dancing -- and last Friday night at The Tractor was an evening just like that.

As Slim rose to the stage, his fedora outlining his recognizable silhouette, he rapid assaulted his guitar with strums as his backing band The Law prompted danceable grooves behind him. Slim may be a folk artist, but he and his band have a Glam Rock attitude with a Southern Rock response.

Many of the songs centered on recklessness, such as his minor hit “Wrong Side of Heaven,” with raucous rhythms and excited guitar lines.
“Most all of these songs are going to be a dance songs in some way,” Slim said part way into the beginning of his set. Jumping up and down Slim hit his head on a hanging speaker, but simply gave it an inquisitive look before going back to zipping back and forth between his band mates -- nothing was going to stop him from riling up the crowd.

The annual Night Out event Tuesday, Aug. 7 whose purpose is to familiarize neighbors with each other and help prevent crime is shaping up for 241 West Seattle, and South Park neighborhood blocks according to Seattle Police Crime Prevention Coordinator Mark Solomon. You can see our coverage of last year's event here.

Of the 241 signed up, only 21 have elected to make their party known more widely and literally put on the map.

There is still time to register your party (before 12 Noon on Aug. 7) on the SPD site here.
Those who have registered and added their party to an interactive map for the purpose are listed below:

• 3200 44th Ave. SW between Hanford and Hines 6 pm
• 4800 SW Spokane Street 5 pm
• 35th Ave SW at Spokane St. Night Out 5pm

The tiny shipping container sized neighborhood grocery store called Stockbox that launched a prototype in the Delridge "food desert" last year is back for round two but this time is meant to be more permanent. Located in the business district in the South Park neighborhood Stockbox is the product of Seattle-based entrepreneurs, Carrie Ferrence and Jacqueline Gjurgevich, The store will open on Aug, 15 with a grand opening set for ten days later Aug. 25.

Stockbox is a business-based solution created to increase access to fresh, affordable and good food choices within urban communities. The store is located at 8520 14th Ave. S., Seattle, WA 98108.

Today is the day (Aug. 18)!

The 6th Annual Delridge Day Festival is coming to the Delridge Community Center and Park on August 18th, and four hours of non-stop family fun are planned.

Where: Delridge Park/Community Center at Delridge Way S.W. and S.W. Genesee St.

When: August 18 (Saturday), from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Please read on for details on music, skateboard competitions, kid activities and more.

Update for Aug. 14
With only a few days to go until Delridge Day 2012 kicks off, here are the latest updates from Holli Margell with the planning committee:

- The Music Stage has a full 4-band line-up from 11am-3pm: Ellis Brothers, Moongirl, Sidesaddle Cowboy, and from the North Delridge Neighborhood, Low Land High.

- Skate Competition prizes have been counted and there’s plenty of decks, hats, shirts and other swag for lots of contestants. Registration starts at 10am, closes at 11am for competition. Parental signature (minors only) and helmets required for entry. A $15 registration fee includes Festival Shirt.

26-year-old Burien motorcyclist killed in Sea Tac collision
A motorcyclist was killed in a collision July 30. He was a 26-year-old Burien resident, according to Sgt. Cindi West of the King County Sheriff’s Office. He had just crossed International Boulevard while going eastbound on South 160th Street when he hit the passenger side of a taxi turning left into a private driveway. The impact spun the cab 180 degrees and investigators believe the motorcyclist died instantly. The taxi driver, the only person in the cab, was not hurt. Witness said the motorcyclist was speeding, according to West. King County Sheriff’s Major Accident Response detectives will continue investigating the accident.

Woman flees police car, then rams it

The White Center Community Development Association (WCCDA), in partnership with the King County Food and Fitness Initiative and Communities Putting Prevention to Work, has created a new Buy Fresh website that highlights thirteen different neighborhood produce markets and retail stores that offer fresh fruits, vegetables, and a variety of healthy affordable food for multi-ethnic communities. The site has multi lingual headers reflecting the ethnic diversity of the community.

Included on the site are the business profile pages, previously used in print that introduce customers to local healthy food shopping options, including the merchants themselves, store specialties and merchants’ favorite recipes from their home countries. The pages list business hours, EBT and/or WIC acceptance, and a list of the most popular items always in stock.

SEATTLE--Des Moines resident and police officer David Bell cannot say he isn't liked in his volunteer job as crew chief for the U-17 Miss Red Dot unlimited hydroplane.

"He's one of my favorite people in the world," said regular U-17 driver Kip Brown as he sat out this past weekend's Seafair Albert Lee Cup festivities on Lake Washington because of a broken leg sustained at the Tri-Cities races the week before. "I'm so fortunate to work with him. I'd go to the ends of the Earth for him."

New crew member Rick Scidmore also had glowing words to say about Bell.
"He's a great crew chief," said Scidmore, a Tacoma resident who works for the sponsoring Red Dot Corporation. "He's fun to be around. He jokes all the time."

Bell has many duties as the crew chief of a hydroplane on the H-1 Unlimited tour besides working on the engine and the hydroplane body.
Saturday he worked to strap in replacement driver Nate Brown -- Kip's uncle who had retired as a regular hydroplane driver three years earlier. Bell also reeled in the straps from a crane used to put the boat in the water, tied the boat to the dock to keep it in place and even swept off the deck.

Press release:

Seattle Met magazine has announced its top docs and Highline radiologist Peter Ory, MD is among the esteemed list of physicians. According to the magazine, over 4,500 doctors in the Seattle metropolitan area participated in the 2012 survey, with active participation from almost 40 percent of doctors practicing in King, Kitsap, and Snohomish counties, and parts of Pierce County.

Rankings were determined by algorithms that rate doctors on a 10-point scale, employing not only peer endorsements but factors such as experience, education, training, disciplinary history, fellowships, hospital privileges, and awards. The doctors that make it as part of the top doc listing’s, represent the top 4 percent of practitioners in their fields as of May 2012.

Dr Ory joined Highline in 1997 and was Medical Director of the radiology group iRAD from 2005 to 2010. He is triple board certified in, Radiology, Internal Medicine and Rheumatology. In addition, he did a neuro-radiology fellowship at UW.

Highline Medical Imaging staff is honored to work with Dr Ory and are pleased he received this prestigious recognition.