Friends and foes of the Fremont Canal Park fire circle gathered on Monday, Nov. 5, to voice their concerns in a public meeting held by the Seattle Parks and Recreation Department at B.F. Day Elementary School.The meeting was a long time coming for Fremont residents, after a violation from the city fire marshal's office in June forced the parks department to close the pit, angering many members of the community.
With the arrival of Sound Transit's light-rail station in the bustling hub of Roosevelt's retail district looming, a large contingent of residents - many of whom have worked to plan and maintain the area's small-scale, urban-village appeal - are feeling anxious about the future of development in this North Seattle neighborhood. Specifically, many people are nervous about widespread rumors of a 10-story or higher building going up on a central chunk of property owned by landlord Hugh Sisley, a highly controversial neighborhood figure who has been accused of shoddy management of several Roosevelt-area rental properties and who many believe wants to sidestep current zoning to build properties high into the sky.
Sherril Huff (standing), director of the King County Records, Elections and Licensing Services, speaks with poll workers Carol Oldfin (forefront) and Charlie Hart on Election Day morning at University Lutheran Church, 1604 N.E. 50th St.Huff traveled to three North End polling places on Tuesday, Nov. 6, to explain the new voting and security procedures and to thank the poll workers for their years of service.
The city will have three open-house events to share information about improvements to Magnuson Park, as stated in the park's master plan. The open-house events will take place in Building 406 (The Brig) at Magnuson Park on Nov. 17, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.; Nov. 19, from 5 to 7:30 p.m.; and Nov. 27, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. All presentations will include the same information.
Seattle Parks and Recreation will have a community meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 13, to discuss the renovation of the 10 tennis courts at Lower Woodland Park. The meeting will take place from 6:15 to 7:45 p.m. at the Green Lake Library, 7364 E. Green Lake Drive N.<br?
Around Veterans Day, I always recall some of the stories of one of my college professors, Hans Mair. Dr. Mair taught a course titled simply "World War II," in the political-science department at Loyola College in Maryland. While not an American veteran, his lessons reveal a lot about Americans during and after the war and resonate through the Novembers.
University District Arts & Heritage Committee has conducted an intensive planning process to identify and shape a cultural program called Museum Without Walls. Museum Without Walls' (MWW) mission is to celebrate and interpret important events, places and individuals in the civic life of the University District. With exhibitions, walking tours, maps, guides and ephemera, billboards and performance events, MWW will both pay tribute to the neighborhood's past and illuminate the unique and dynamic contemporary cultural life of the University District community.
If this sounds familiar, it's because it is.Twice before - on March 7, 2003, and just last year, on Nov. 30, 2006 - hundreds of area residents jammed auditoriums to testify overwhelmingly in opposition to the Republican-dominated Federal Communications Commission (FCC)'s attempts to further weaken ownership limits on broadcast television and radio properties. In each case, the crowds testified only before the two Democratic commissioners; the three-person Republican majority was MIA in Seattle.This time, FCC chairperson Kevin Martin, architect of the latest big-industry deregulation scheme, is bringing the whole commission to town to prove to them that Seattle really doesn't care all that much about this arcane stuff. The hearing itself will also be on a Friday night, from 4 to 11 p.m. Friday, Nov. 9 at Town Hall, at Eighth Avenue and Seneca Street.  
Questions or comments about the following applications or actions should be directed to the Regulatory Services Division, Washington State Liquor Control Board, 3000 Pacific Ave. S.E., P.O. Box 43098, Olympia, WA 98504-3098, or call (360) 664-1600.
Earlier this year, "Brittney" announced her engagement. Brittney has dated for at least 18 years - half her life. She's been disappointed, but Brittney still holds fast to that Barbie ideal of childhood: of home, husband and children - in that order. She acquired the first alone, and a growing anxiety over gaining the second and third led her to seek dates on-line.
While Inge Wood looms for the last time ("It works really well"), volunteer Virginia Wilson, (background, right) speaks with University District resident Ceci Chiu about purchasing a $100 loom during the Saturday, Nov. 3, rummage sale at the University District Senior Center, which closes in December. "All of the kinks have been worked out," Wilson said of the used looms. About five looms will be for sale until Dec. 31.
Paper, paper, paper. I must have, at my command, enough paper to provide recycled bags to Red Apple, Trader Joe's and QFC for a year at least. All of those bits of paper in brown bags, at one time or another, I felt must be saved.For example, I have unearthed a deposit slip dated 2005, a receipt from Macy's (when it was still The Bon Marché) and an instruction booklet for a phone I owned two phones ago. I discovered these in my files as I - in my madness - decided to clean them up.
PERMIT APPLICATION10503 Interlake Ave. N. (3008119) for a Land Use Application to install three modular trailers and two tents for temporary use as fire station (Station 31). Existing single-family residence to be demolished. Existing play area to remain. ,br> The following approval is required: SEPA environmental determination. Building and demolition permits may be needed but were not included in this application. Written comments accepted through Thursday, Nov. 15.
me and the approach of winter, it's dark out there! If you are putting your house on the market, shorter afternoons and darker days can make selling more of a challenge. And most real estate agents and potential buyers would rather view a home during the light of day.However, this challenge of less natural light can present a great opportunity to really showcase your home.
GARFIELDHouse page: Junior Philmon Haile, 16, of Garfield High School, has been chosen as a page serving the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington, D.C. He will live near the Capitol in page housing and work in the House for the fall term.