REVISED APPLICATIONS: *802 Pine St. (3005432) for a Land Use Application to allow a 39-story building with 190 hotel rooms, 213 residential units and retail at grade. Review includes demolition of structure. Parking for 296 vehicles will be located above- and below-grade.
Indoor gardening shop The Copper Vine keeps things easy and unusualTucked neatly into the heart of the booming condominium developments of South Capitol Hill, in a East Pine Street storefront between 13th and 14th avenues, is the Copper Vine. As the name might suggest, it's a plant lover's treasure chest that bills itself as the only indoor gardening shop on Capitol Hill.This is not a place to find indoor growing lights for indoor farmers, rather a place to find the kinds of plants and support materials to make your house, condo or apartment a home. "There wasn't an indoor gardening shop on Capitol Hill since City People left," said Kim Hightower of her decision to open the shop. "I spent a little time in Europe and discovered how great it is to shop in shops that are small and you can walk to."
Seattle Parks and Recreation is seeking nominations for the Denny Awards, which honor volunteer service to the city's parks system. The deadline for nominations is Oct. 15 .The awards will be presented at the second annual recognition ceremony to be held at the Olympic Sculpture Park on Nov. 13,.
Councilmember Sally Clark released the following statement in response to the Mayor's veto of a bill concerning a license for nightclubs:"It's unfortunate to get to this point after so many months of hard work by the Council and the stakeholders in the nightlife and residential communities. Given how the legislation was amended, it is hard for me to muster enthusiasm for an override.
In the second veto of his administration, Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels vetoed a bill passed last week by the Seattle City Council that he said failed to take meaningful action on nightclub licensing and promoting public safety.The City Council vote followed a nearly two-year process to develop legislation that would address concerns about violence in some nightclubs.<br
PERMIT APPLICATIONS:1546 Sturgus Ave. S. (3007881) for a Land Use Application to subdivide one parcel into six unit lots. The construction of townhouses is being reviewed under Project No. 6102714. 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.
During Columbia City's early years, Washington struggled with the Prohibition issue. Temperance advocates had begun their work back in the 1850s, when Washington was still a territory. At that time, hard-line prohibitionists were closely aligned with other "radical" causes such as the abolition of slavery and women's suffrage. Over the next half-century, the Prohibition movement waxed and waned...
Seattle Public Schools (SPS) has been designated a grant recipient for 2007-2008 with an award of roughly $600,000 from The Office of the Superintendent for Public Instruction (OSPI) for the 21st Century Community Learning Center (21st CCLC) program. The grant funds will be used to continue building strong relationships with community partners that serve students and families. These funds will be specifically allocated for out-of-school time programs as well as professional development for staff in this field.
Summer has flown by and many college students are immersed inschool. Some will be moving into their first apartments. Just as you need to study for your classes, you should do your homework before signing a rental agreement. Then sit down with your roommate(s) to agree on some basic rules. Apply your consumer smarts so that you don't end up fighting to receive your rent deposit back next spring or wondering how to give a dead-beat roommate the boot.<br
The Washington Poison Center is organizing its second statewide Poison Prevention Week Poster Contest running from now through October. This contest is open to all 3-5th graders who participate in a local poster contest through their school, youth group or other community programs. Individual entries will also be accepted this year.
SEATTLE - If you're interested in becoming a foster "parent" for sick or immature cats and kittens from the Seattle Animal Shelter, plan to attend a free orientation session Saturday, Oct. 6, beginning at noon. The 90-minute session will be held in the shelter's conference room located on the shelter's upper level at 2061 15th Ave. W.
CHEF-IN-RESIDENCE: Dan Ahern, executive chef of Impromptu Wine Bar & Café, 4235 E. Madison St., and his wife, "Gluten-Free Girl" author Shauna James Ahern, are participating in the University District Farmers Market's new Chef-in-Residence program. INCREDIBLE FEAST: Three local chefs participated in the third-annual Incredible Feast: Where the Farmers are the Stars event on Aug. 26.
kernels in the bottom of a pan and waited for the first pop before you started shaking the pan? I imagine if you asked most kids how to make popcorn, they would say, "Put a bag in the microwave oven, and hit the popcorn button." It might be safe to assume homemade popcorn is a thing of the past - that is fair. Why go back to a procedure that takes more time and dirties a pan when you can pop it in the microwave without any fuss.<br
With the vast amount of health information available to us, it's difficult to keep up. For a refresher course (including the difference between "good" and "bad" cholesterol), here are some helpful information and useful tips for lowering your cholesterol.
Walter Baz, a dear friend to many and a longtime Madison Park resident, passed away quietly Sept. 10, 2007, after a month-long illness. Mr. Baz was born in Camas, Wash., on Jan. 23, 1920. He graduated from Camas High School in 1939, and in 1940, as a member of the "greatest generation," entered the U.S. Air Force and served until the end of hostilities in 1945.Mr. Baz returned to the Northwest and the University of Washington, where he was affiliated with Phi Kappa Psi fraternity. He graduated with a degree in political science in 1953 and then took advanced interior design schooling at Parson School of Design in New York.