Larry Phillips launched his campaign for reelection to a fifth term as a King County Council member on May 19 during a salmon bake at the Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center. Joined by a huge crowd of supporters that included local and national officials, community leaders and residents of the county's Fourth District, the longtime Magnolia resident was running unopposed as of last weekend.
While Tyler Crone and her husband Jorge Barón are concerned about hazardous dust coming from a project to demolish the Seventh Church of Christ, Scientist, others would like to see the building saved for its historical value. In fact, failed appeals of the demolition permit were made on that basis.
Jorge Barón and his wife, Tyler Crone, say they don't really care whether the Seventh Church of Christ, Scientist next door to them on Eighth Avenue West is demolished or not.Barón and Crone appealed the demolition permit to a Hearing Examiner because they have two young children and are worried about exposing Joaquin, 16 months, and Isabella, 4, to lead contained in paint on and inside of the church.The couple won their appeal on May 15, although on minor technical grounds, but their battle with the Department of Planning and Development (DPD) may have a more far-reaching impact in Seattle and maybe in the state.
The worst fears of Tony Pella's family came true last Thursday, May 17, when two Port of Seattle employees found the 22-year-old's body "directly under" the western end of the Magnolia Bridge, said police spokesperson Debra Brown.The Medical Examiner's Office determined that the cause of death was head and neck trauma, and the area where his body was found is on fenced-in Port property near the Smith Cove ballfield, Brown said. The area is not accessible to the public, she added.
Painter Sam English depicts life's journeys through Native American imagery. In one of Sam English's stark, iconic paintings now on display at Daybreak Star Indian Art Gallery, a man and a woman stand against a blank background, facing east. Each of these figures, tall to the point of statuesque, wears a traditional Indian headdress, though for the remainder of their attire the couple are wrapped together inside an enormous American flag. It's an extraordinary image - symbolically charged and deeply, almost defiantly, ambiguous.
A 75-year-old Magnolia woman suffering from Alzheimer's Disease wandered away from her home on 29th Avenue West on Tuesday, May 15, but she was found several hours later - thanks to a Ft. Lauderdale-based phone-alert system called "A Child Is Missing (ACIM)."It's like a reverse 911 call that goes out to residents in areas where both children and adults have gone missing, said Seattle Police Department spokesperson Reneé Witt.
ENGAGING THE SENSES: While there was much fun to be had at last weekend's University District Street Fair, some organizations attended the event to raise awareness for their causes.
The Fremont Bridge is now open to all traffic. The historic bridge had been closed off and on over the last year for the replacement of both bridge approaches, which required traffic restrictions in each direction.Seattle Department of Transportation contractors are continuing to upgrade the bridge's internal mechanical and electrical systems, which will require occasional closures at night and during the weekends through summer 2008. It will open to marine traffic, though bridge operators may open only one leaf for passage.
Blanchet senior returns to school after organ transplantIt's the ultimate gift one can give to another: the gift of life. The simple act of putting a red dot on a driver's license can save the lives of many. It took just one person who said yes to organ donation that helped give Annie Fuglevand a second chance at life.Her story is an inspiration. Through all the hardships and struggles, Fuglevand's faith grew stronger and helped her appreciate what is really important in life.
The results of the city's five-month study on recycling and waste reduction are now available to the public. In 2003, Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels proposed 10 new programs in an attempt to reach a city-wide recycling goal of 60 percent by 2010. In 2005, Seattle's recycling rate had raised 44 percent since 2002. The study returned that at least 360,000 tons of garbage are being produced by the city of Seattle annually. Seattle Public Utilities says that their 1960s-constructed solid waste recycling, transfer and disposal facilities are outdated and inadequate.
PCNW is calling for photographers to submit their work for the 12th annual Up & Now photographic competition exhibition. Photographer Charlotte Cotton is this year's juror for the event offering cash prizes in the amounts of $1000, $500 and $250 to winners. Cotton, the head of cultural programmes at Art + Commerce in New York, served as the curator at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London from 1993 to 2004. She is also the author of a number of books on photography. Cotton will conduct a lecture kicking off the exhibition on July 13 at 6:30 p.m. at PCNW.
Seattle City Light is urging its customers to be on guard against telephone con artists posing as utility bill collectors. Recently, several customers reported that they received phone calls from people claiming to be City Light bill collectors. The callers claimed there was a problem with payment of the customer's bill and demanded credit card information to resolve the matter. The scammers appear to be targeting the elderly and customers who may have a primary language other than English.
St. James Cathedral is looking for participants on their ESL program's advisory board. They are looking for individuals from refugee and immigrant families, those with experience in public relations, evaluation or refugee resettlement or anyone looking to make a difference.
The Seattle Central Community College is holding their College Night 2007 aimed at those looking to start or get back in school. All are invited to learn about the college's four-year college degree programs, professional and technical programs and financial aid and scholarship opportunities. The event will be held on Wednesday, May 30 from 5 - 7 p.m. in Room BE 1110.
The atmosphere in the meeting room among the Seattle Out and Proud (SOaP) board of directors was confident and optimistic, particularly given that the monthly public meeting taking place on Sunday, May 20, featured only four audience members, two of whom were members of the press.While the SOaP board wants more public participation in their plans to produce a large, downtown Gay Pride parade on June 24, (Gay Pride Day nationwide), the absence of angry constituents was an encouraging sign, according to Troy Campbell, the group's media relations point man. Especially given the many negative and hostile reactions SOaP has endured since its shaky financial status threatened to cancel the parade altogether.