January 2015

Seattle Police are on the lookout for a young man connected to a rampage of burglaries in the North Seattle area.

Detectives believe Joshua Meadow-Mittenen, 24, is linked to break-ins in Queen Anne and a New Year’s Eve burglary in Magnolia.

On Jan. 7, Meadow-Mittenen ran from police after detectives tried to arrest him at the Northgate Mall. Detectives were tipped off about Meadow-Mittenen’s plans to meet a criminal associate at the mall.

Officers found Meadow-Mittenen driving a white Dodge Charger in the mall parking lot. When officers attempted to take him into custody he sped away.

Police describe Meadow-Mittenen as 6’0, 185 lbs with green eyes and brown hair.

He is believed to be driving a white 2013 Dodge Charger with Washington license plate AJG1332 or a black Chrysler 200 with Washington plate APH775.

Citizens are advised to contact police at (206) 786-2746 or 911 if they have information leading to Meadow-Mittenen.

information from South Seattle College

South Seattle College released an all-star line-up of participating chefs for the annual fundraising event, “Gifts From the Earth,” today. This year’s event will take place on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015 at 5PM in the heart of campus at the Brockey Center. The proceeds from the event benefit South Seattle College’s Foundation that supports student scholarships and services.
In addition to a silent and live auction, guests will enjoy a multi-course meal that is prepared by 15 of Seattle’s finest chefs – including Chef Caprial Pence and Chef Matt Brandsey - along with the help of South Seattle College’s Culinary students. Each chef will prepare a meal for two of the 30 tables (with 10 guests per table) at the event.

Here is this year’s line-up of accomplished chefs, including four graduates of South’s Culinary Program:
 Chef Alvin Binuya, Ponti Seafood Grill – South Seattle College Culinary Alum
 Chef Matt Brandsey, El Gaucho
 Chef Paul Duncan, Ray’s
 Chef Eric Floyd, Washington Athletic Club
 Chef Anthony Hubbard, Chow Foods/Endolyne Joe’s Catering
 Chef Jacky Lo, Wild Ginger

Seattle Police and Fire units responded to reports this morning of a body face down in the water off Beach Dr SW near SW Oregon Street. The Fire Dept. accomplished the recovery of the body which they report to be an approximately 50 year old female. The body was found about 20 yards off shore.

She was pronounced DOA. Seattle Police are investigating.

Local West Seattle based BelliVita, the unique company that creates molds of the bellies of pregnant women to commemorate their pregnancy, turning them into beautiful porcelain or blown glass replicas is headed to Hollywood.

They will be part of the Golden Globe Awards on Jan. 11 and they are taking a whole team. The telecast can be seen on KING5/NBC starting at 5pm.

Their Seattle team includes Laura Peters (Twedt-Leith) owner/artist, Anna Marie Leith 18 yrs - assistant, Emily Leith 16 yrs - assistant and Nancy Hill (Twedt) - PR assistant . They will be part of a secret room event in honor of the 2015 Golden Globe Awards - nominees style lounge. They are happy to put West Seattle on the map and are excited about the prospects the exposure will bring. This specific event will be showcasing BelliVita's blown glass belly bowls by artist Melissa Misoda with Misoda Glass. She is BelliVita's glass artist.

They've done this work for a couple of so far unnamed movie stars and word is spreading in the Hollywood community.

Families commission these “belly bowls” as a commemorative keepsake and heirloom.

A "tussel" between two females at the South Seattle Market, at 35th and Morgan Street SW turned into a assault with a weapon when one of them took out a knife and stabbed the other. The victim was reportedly 17 years old

The victim did not suffer life threatening injuries but it was serious enough to send her to the hospital. The alleged assailant was taken to the SW Precinct for questioning.

Another person, an adult male was also taken into custody on an apparently unrelated charge.

The Nordic Heritage Museum presents the sixth annual Nordic Lights Film Festival. This cutting-edge cinematic event offers an immersion into the world of Nordic films during the chilly winter season, focusing on contemporary, award-winning feature-length films, documentaries, and short films from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

This is a not-to-be-missed opportunity to watch high-quality films from the Nordic countries, which often are not released widely in the United States.

Tickets: $12 | $8 Nordic Heritage Museum Members and SIFF Members
Passes: $65 | $55 Nordic Heritage Museum Members and SIFF Members

The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) is working to better serve Ballard residents, businesses, and visitors, by balancing the parking needs of all. New areas of time limits, paid parking, and angled parking are coming to Ballard in spring 2015. Parking is a limited resource that is often in high demand. SDOT is continuing its work with businesses and neighborhoods to optimize the use of our city’s resources, and parking management is an important part of enhancing access and mobility.

Please follow the link below for the full posting:
http://sdotblog.seattle.gov/2015/01/07/parking-modifications-coming-to-…

information from King County

Starting as early as Monday, January 12, crews will replace four concrete panels in the southbound curb lane of Fauntleroy Way SW in front of the Barton Pump Station construction site. This work will occur daily from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. until Friday, January 16. This work is weather dependent and may be postponed in inclement weather.

All lanes on Fauntleroy Way SW will remain open. Flaggers and a police officer will shift traffic to the east around concrete work during the day. Crews will use steel sheets to cover concrete work at night.

Keeping ferry traffic moving
King County has been working closely with Washington State Ferries throughout the project to ensure minimal disruption to traffic along Fauntleroy Way SW and to keep ferry traffic moving. Flaggers and a police officer will direct traffic on to the ferry dock. All ferry lanes will remain open during this work.

What to expect
· Concrete restoration work to occur January 12 - 16 from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. weather permitting
· Flaggers and police officer to direct traffic around work during the day.

By Georgie Bright Kunkel

In an age of computer hacking and scams it is imperative to keep one’s private information secret. Every site that we visit on line therefore must be entered with a special password. The problem is that we then have to keep a file of passwords so that we can access the numerous accounts that we need to carry on our complex lives. Once in a while I mess up and forget a password. Now don’t tell me I am getting old. It seems to be a common problem to forget at times. My explanation is that after a few years our memory banks are burgeoning with information and each little bit of stored data takes a little longer to access.

It is amazing how many passwords any one individual needs in carrying on one’s day to day life. I need a password to get into my bank vault. I need a password to operate my key box in case I forget the actual key to my house. I need a password to access my bank statements on line. I finally prepared an envelope holding all the passwords that I need to carry on my day to day business affairs. But it takes a while to sort through all of them to find anything in a hurry.

Mild winter temperatures allowed Woodland Park Zoo’s 2½-month-old, triplet lion cubs to take their first steps outdoors in the public exhibit yesterday, Tuesday, January 6. The cubs, all males, were accompanied outdoors by 5-year-old mother Adia (ah-DEE-uh) and 7-year-old father Xerxes.

The outdoor adventure, which lasted an hour, marked the first of a series of introduction sessions that will continue over the next couple of months. “Putting the family outdoors will be dependent on the weather and how well they adjust to being outdoors. We estimate it will be late February or early March before we can establish a consistent viewing schedule. Before then, seeing the cubs on exhibit will be a hit and miss, but a lucky, opportunity for zoo-goers,” explained Martin Ramirez, Woodland Park Zoo’s mammal curator.

The cubs have been living in an off-view maternity den where they can bond and grow in quiet surroundings since their birth in October. Introductions between the father and cubs in the off-view enclosure, which began only a few weeks ago, were successful because of the strong bond between Xerxes and Adia, said Ramirez.