March 2015

Laundry thief takes washer and dryer

On March 1, Seattle police were notified of a burglary that occurred at the 5800 block of 14th Avenue Northwest. The complainant told officers that someone entered the home through a kitchen door. No damage to the door was reported. The suspect took a washer and dryer from the home. Police dusted for fingerprints but were unable to recover any.

Beauty bandit breaks in

On March 1st officers responded to burglary at a business at the 5600 block of 24th Avenue Northwest. Employees showed up to open the business and saw that the front doors had been pried open. The suspect stole cash from the register and several boxes of beauty supplies. There was no security footage of the burglary, and no fingerprints were recovered.

Burglar banned by window-stop

On March 5, Mayor Ed Murray joined neighborhood business district leaders and local business owners in Seattle's Othello business district to announce a $1.8 million investment in 21 neighborhoods as part of the Only in Seattle initiative.

The culmination of more than 18-months of strategic planning and community-building by the Ballard Chamber of Commerce and the Ballard Partnership for Smart Growth has resulted in an award totaling $190,000.

Ballard's Only in Seattle award of $90,000 will be used to:
· Fund a commercial trade area analysis and market study
· Provide transitional support as the Ballard Chamber of Commerce moves toward establishing a Business Improvement Area (BIA)
· Support the Chamber's and the Ballard Partnership's marketing and communications initiatives

“Thriving, walkable business districts are vital to the success of Seattle’s neighborhoods,” said Mayor Ed Murray. “We work with local leaders and business owners on these grants to develop a shared vision that brings more shops and restaurants – and jobs – to neighborhoods throughout the city.”

The three state legislators from the 36th District, Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles and Reps. Reuven Carlyle and Gael Tarleton, will host a town hall meeting from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturday, March 14, at the Phinney Neighborhood Association, Community Room in the lower brick building at 6615 Dayton Ave. North.
The 36th District encompasses Ballard, Greenwood, Queen Anne, Magnolia, Interbay, Belltown, and parts of Phinney Ridge and Fremont.

“I look forward to our town hall every year,” Kohl-Welles said. “It is a unique opportunity to gather with constituents and discuss issues that are important in our neighborhoods, city and state.”

“Having a meaningful, engaging dialogue with citizens is a crucial part of our democracy,” Carlyle said. “We’re eager to talk about the successes and failures from this past legislative session, and dive into the issues you care about.”

“Constituent engagement is a critical part of the legislative process,” said Tarleton. “It’s absolutely essential that our neighbors make their voices heard.”

The Department of Planning and Development approved two subdivisions in Ballard. They also released the proposal for the “2015 Revision to Stormwater Code” and the “2016 Stormwater Code and Manual Update.”

6105 14th Ave NW: Granted
Land Use Application to subdivide one development site into four unit lots. The construction of residential units are under Project #6384776. 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.

5900 28TH AVE NW: Granted

Land Use Application to subdivide one development site into three unit lots. The construction of residential units is under Project #6421843. 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.

Appeals of this decision must be received by the Hearing Examiner no later than 3/23/2015.

Description of Proposal

by Greg McCorkle

On a beautiful Saturday afternoon in Fremont hundreds of people gathered at the Fremont Foundry to celebrate Bacon and Bourbon, showcasing the burgeoning craft distilling movement of the Puget Sound region and the culinary expertise of some of the best restaurants in Seattle.

Pairing smokey malty beverages with bacon infused entrees was the main reason to enjoy this event, but there were underlying themes that permeated the day.

Organized by radio stations 99.9fm KISW and 107.7.fm THE END, the event was to help raise money for Motley Zoo, a non profit, all volunteer organization dedicated to placing pets into homes that shelters could not handle.

Motley Zoo volunteer Christi Dickerhofe explained that shelters have a hard time placing high needs pets in good homes. Some of those reasons include pets that are pregnant or need surgeries. The funds Motley Zoo raises go to financing needed surgeries and taking care of new born pets until they can be adopted. Last year alone Motley Zoo placed 1500+ pets to loving homes since 2009.

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

SPOKANE--Xavier Turner threw in 31 points as the Seattle Lutheran boys basketball team secured a third-place state Class 1B finish with a 61-53 win over Shorewood Christian on Saturday afternoon.
It was the fifth meeting of the year between the two Sea-Tac B League rivals, with the Saints winning four of the five.

Seattle Lutheran hails from West Seattle while Shorewood Christian is from White Center.

Turner also hauled down seven rebounds in the action at the Spokane Arena and racked up three assists.
Josh Meyer was next for the Saints with seven points and five rebounds.
Shorewood Christian had a more balanced attack.

JJ Young led the Lions with 19 points as Jovi Fevaleaki finished with 15 and Spencer Howell hit 12.
Young also led with eight rebounds and four steals.

Fevaleaki had six rebounds, Howell five rebounds and Stan Domingo five points, five rebounds, four assists and three steals.

Shorewood Christian came away with the fifth-place trophy.

Lummi Nation won the 1B championship by a 54-33 score over Neah Bay.

by Paul Moseley

The Wildcat Girls Basketball team ended their season today with a one-point loss to the Arlington Eagles in the consolation round of the Hardwood Classic WIAA State basketball tournament. The game to determine the 5th and 6th place finishes among Washington 3A schools may not have been for a championship, but both teams threw their back into it, trying to finish the season with a win in Tacoma.

In a close game from start to finish, the two teams swapped leads seven times as each side got hot on offense or defense at different points in the contest. West Seattle came out on top in the first half, going into the break up 21-18. The first quarter was punctuated by aggressive offense and accurate shooting, but both the second and third quarters were defensive battles. In the two middle quarters, West Seattle scored 12 to Arlington’s 11 points.

Seattle Police were called after a 13-year-old girl reported a man accosted and touched her while she was on her way to school in West Seattle on Thursday.

According to the police report she said she was on a Metro bus when a man sat down beside her. She reported that the man stared at her and then followed when she got off the bus near SW Hanford Street and California Ave SW to eat breakfast at McDonalds near West Seattle High School.

She said that the man touched her on the buttocks as she got off the bus and she saw him standing outside the restaurant while she ate. He began to follow her again when she left and asked the girl for change. He began shouting at her, including insults when she told him she had no money.

When she got near the Madison Middle School he stopped following she said. Once safely in the school the victim told school officials, who then contacted police.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call 911.

By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

SPOKANE--Similar losses left Seattle Lutheran of West Seattle and Shorewood Christian of White Center to play each other in the third place game of the state Class 1B boys basketball tournament.
Seattle Lutheran suffered a 66-47 loss at the hands of Lummi Nation in one state semifinal Friday night, before Shorewood Christian lost the other to Neah Bay, 67-44.

All four teams came out of the same Tri-District tournament on their way to state.

Seattle Lutheran will now meet Sea-Tac B League neighbor Shorewood Christian at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Spokane Arena to battle for third and fifth place in the state.

Lummi Nation and Neah Bay play at 5 p.m. for first and second and the fourth-sixth game features Pomeroy and Cusick at 9:30 a.m.

All three games can be followed live on the WIAA website and scores can be found on the West Seattle Herald website.

Seattle Lutheran had opened the state final eight Thursday with a 58-36 win over Cusick and Shorewood Christian downed Curlew, 75-61.

By Amanda Knox

Annie Lareau was right; David Henry Hwang’s Chinglish is not an easy play to put on.

There’s the fact that the script suggests multiple and various settings that the small, ArtsWest stage must somehow accommodate. Scenic designer Carey Wong accomplishes this with minimalism: the barest necessities as far as furniture, slight variations to the arrangement of bamboo screens, and a small decorative hanging to provide character and reference to familiar locations. The only hitch in this otherwise successful display is the armoire that lies down to become a bed. It might not have been so noticeably heavy and distractingly clunky had the script not necessitated that it be dropped down and picked up again multiple times throughout the show.