January 2014

The Seattle Seahawks, set for the Superbowl on Sunday, got a unique and out sized salute in West Seattle on Thursday Jan. 30 with the flying of a 30 foot by 50 foot 12 flag, said to be the largest flying 12th 'fan' flag.
It's called 12th Fan, not 12th Man because of the copyright on that name held by Texas A&M University.

On hand to raise the flag were White Center's own former NFL quarterback Jack Thompson and former Seahawk Robbie Tobeck.

Approximately 200 people gathered outside the West Seattle Corporate Center on Delridge Way S.W. for the event which featured remarks from Thompson and Tobeck and representatives from Bartell Drugs and Metropolitan Market who sponsored the event.

The flag was made by a company in Tacoma.

I interview myself

This is an interview I conducted with myself.

I: You get your name in the paper all the time. What's with that?
Me: I' the editor…what sort of question is that?
I: Nobody seems to know anything about you. Only your name.
Me: So?
I: people what to know who is editing their paper.
Me I am
I. Right. But who are you?
Me: Oh. Okay. Where Should I start?
I: (sigh) Where were you born?
Me: Seattle, a new neighborhood just east the airport.
I: I would appreciate it if you sped this up a little.
Me: Great: Went to Highline High in Burien, then Edison Tech, then Highline College, then Olympic College, then Seattle U, then the Goethe Institute in Berlin, then UW. Gasp!
I: What was your first job?
Me. I was an indentured servant to my father at the White Center News. I was Printer's Devil in the '50's, melting lead for the Linotype machines.
I: Boring…go on.

I interview myself

This is an interview I conducted with myself.

I: You get your name in the paper all the time. What's with that?
Me: I' the editor…what sort of question is that?
I: Nobody seems to know anything about you. Only your name.
Me: So?
I: people what to know who is editing their paper.
Me I am
I. Right. But who are you?
Me: Oh. Okay. Where Should I start?
I: (sigh) Where were you born?
Me: Seattle, a new neighborhood just east the airport.
I: I would appreciate it if you sped this up a little.
Me: Great: Went to Highline High in Burien, then Edison Tech, then Highline College, then Olympic College, then Seattle U, then the Goethe Institute in Berlin, then UW. Gasp!
I: What was your first job?
Me. I was an indentured servant to my father at the White Center News. I was Printer's Devil in the '50's, melting lead for the Linotype machines.
I: Boring…go on.

I interview myself

This is an interview I conducted with myself.

I: You get your name in the paper all the time. What's with that?
Me: I'm the editor…what sort of question is that?
I: Nobody seems to know anything about you. Only your name.
Me: So?
I: people what to know who is editing their paper.
Me I am
I. Right. But who are you?
Me: Oh. Okay. Where Should I start?
I: (sigh) Where were you born?
Me: Seattle, a new neighborhood just east the airport.
I: I would appreciate it if you sped this up a little.
Me: Great: Went to Highline High in Burien, then Edison Tech, then Highline College, then Olympic College, then Seattle U, then the Goethe Institute in Berlin, then UW. Gasp!
I: What was your first job?
Me. I was an indentured servant to my father at the White Center News. I was Printer's Devil in the '50's, melting lead for the Linotype machines.
I: Boring…go on.

The DPD released its latest update for land use applications. There are six here in Ballard. Most of them are for subdivisions, but there is also a larger project for a seven story assisted living structure and an application for a streamlined design review. Be sure to comment on these projects before Feb 12.

Information provided by the Department of Planning and Development

2240 NW 62ND ST: Land Use Application to subdivide one development site into two unit lots. The construction of residential units are under Project #6389539. This subdivision of property is only for the purpose of allowing sale or lease of the unit lots. Development standards will be applied to the original parcel and not to each of the new unit lots.
Zoned: LOWRISE-1, URBAN VILLAGE OVERLAY

UPDATE Jan. 30

Amanda Knox was declared guilty of murder in an Italian court today in Florence. Her one time boyfriend Raffaelle Sollecito was ordered to surrender all his paperwork. The court said that Amanda Knox was in the U.S. "illegally" and signaled that they would seek her extradition to serve a 28 1/2 year sentence.

Raffaele Sollecito, Knox’s former boyfriend, was also found guilty Thursday.

Italy’s Supreme Court will need to ratify the decision before the country asks for Amanda Knox’s extradition to Italy.

Lawyers for American student Amanda Knox warned jurors not to overlook mistakes made by investigators as deliberations began here Thursday in Knox’s new appeal of her conviction for the 2007 murder of British student Meredith Kercher.

“We are anxious about your verdict,” lawyer Luciano Ghirga told the judge and jurors moments before they filed out to consider the fate of Knox, 26, and her former boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito, 29.

A design review meeting is coming up Feb. 20 for the "Alki Landing project being developed by Borge Steinsvik as a mixed-use building located at the eastern corner of 59th Ave. S.W. and Alki Ave. S.W. at 2626 Alki Ave. S.W. The meeting will be at the West Seattle Senior Center at 4217 S.W. Oregon Street at 6:30 p.m.

Steinsvik owns the 13,700 ft. lot that Alki Beach Properties and Saigon Boat Café currently call home. According to Roger H Newell AIA Architects (tasked with designing the new development) the plans are for a mixed-use residential and commercial space with surface parking and “one or two eating establishments on the main floor of the building with possible commercial uses on the upper floors.”

AIA previously presented four different design options at a Southwest Design Review Board meeting.
The current design will be available for review at the meeting.

Architects initially planned to build underground parking, but Newell said the idea was scrapped “due to the extensive peat layer under the site.”

information from King County

As construction progresses, King County will continue to provide monthly project updates to keep the community informed. King County will notify the community and ferry commuters should any ferry lane closures or work requiring additional notification occur.

Previous work
Work over the past month has focused on construction of the utilidor and concrete placements in order to:
· Finish walls in the pump station, odor control room and valve room.
· Complete construction in the utilidor. The utilidor provides access to underground pipes for routine maintenance or emergencies.

Upcoming activity
Over the next month, you’ll see:
· Trucks continuing to come in and out of the site; crews will move traffic through the site in coordination with the ferry terminal.
· Concrete placement for the roof deck of the odor control room, valve room and the utilidor.
· Crews preparing and painting walls of the valve room and pump station.

What to expect
· Work hours typically 7:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

information from Seattle Public Schools

Seattle Public Schools families who want to request a different school or program assignment for the 2014-15 school year should submit a “choice application” during Open Enrollment, which runs from Feb. 24-March 7, 2014.

Open Enrollment applies only to those families wanting their student to attend a different school or program – or to those who did not enroll their soon-to-be-kindergartener (or other new student) during the early enrollment process. Parents of students who are already attending Seattle Public Schools or participated in early enrollment will receive a letter right before Open Enrollment starts with next year’s assignment.

“While our Student Assignment Plan focuses on placing students in their attendance area school, it also provides opportunities for families to request a different school or program for their student, such as Montessori, International, Spectrum or APP,” said Faauu Manu, John Stanford Center for Educational Excellence (JSCEE) Service Center Manager.

UPDATE Feb. 4
Seattle Police Department public affairs officer Rene Witt explained that SPD and the Coast Guard, "didn’t find anything or anyone in distress. They did however, find the light in question and it was attached to a crab pot. Possibly put there by a fisherman."

Original Post Jan 30
Seattle Police on Alki around 4:30 a.m. Jan. 30 noticed an extremely bright light, underwater across from Bonair Drive.

They called in the Coast Guard but were not able to determine the source of the light.

According to scanner calls they have marked the location via GPS and are continuing to investigate the matter.