The City of Seattle reminds citizens to call the following numbers during flooding emergencies: ❚ (206) 684-3000 to report non-life threatening problems with power, water, sewer or drainage; ❚ (206) 386-1800 if there is a blockage below the street surface that is not remedied by removing the obstacle; ❚ 911 if life or property is at risk.
Since the age of 5, Andy Bethel has lived, loved and breathed baseball. From as far back as he can remember he has been swinging bats and fielding balls on the baseball diamond. Now, at 18, the skills he learned as a child are taking him to the next level. Bethel, who is a senior captain and shortstop at Seattle Prep, has been scouted by Major League Baseball teams like the Mariners and the Atlanta Braves, but he has committed himself to being a Husky for Ken Knutson's University of Washington squad next year.
That last week's public safety forum struck a nerve was evident on multiple levels. For one, there was the crowd. More than 200 people made their way to the Broadway Performance Hall to attend the event. For another, the attention. Three television crews and several print outlets sent reporters to cover it. For yet another, consider that the event was sponsored by a wide variety of community organizations, including the Capitol Hill Chamber of Commerce, Equal Rights Washington, the Greater Seattle Business Association and the Seattle Office for Civil Rights, to name just a few. The forum was put together in response to a recent increase in the number of incidents of malicious harassment and violence on Capitol Hill, incidents directed to members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered community. The forum was an opportunity to discuss hate crimes and create the foundation for a public safety community taskforce.
Does Historic Madison Park really speak for Madison Park Community? Historic Madison Park (HMP), a group formed with the stated intent of improving the neighborhood, has been around now for almost a year; during that time, many residents have observed it with a wait-and-see attitude, hoping to learn more about the organization and its goals, as well as what its impact will be on Madison Park as a whole. Over time, HMP has begun to show its true colors, which should be cause for concern to Madison Park residents.The group's actions-along with the slant of its publication, "The Buzz"-have begun to reveal some disturbing elements, most notably HMP's apparent philosophy of "our way or the highway."
The Frye Art Museum will host Critics Wrap 2007, an occasion for local film commentators to "celebrate the best and castigate the worst" of the waning year's cinema fare next Friday, Dec. 14, at 7:30 p.m
Morgan Roe (above) takes the title role, and Ellie Andrews plays a boy playing a girl, in the alternate-cast production of the Magnolia Theatre's 'Mulan.' The I-guess-we-have-to-call second opening performance will be Thursday, Dec. 6, 4 p.m. at United Church of Christ, 3555 W. McGraw St. There will be two evening shows Friday and Saturday, Dec. 7-8, at 7 p.m. Call 356-1745 for details.
Grafitti graces the window of the bar Pony on the 500 block of E. Pine St. Pony, along with Manray, Kincora's and the Bus Stop, closed for good by Friday, Nov. 30, to make way for a large, mixed-use development.
Following an extensive national search, Dr. Isiaah Crawford has been appointed to position of Provost for Seattle University (SU), effective July 1, 2008. Since 2004, Crawford has served as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Loyola University.
Piers writes:My wife sings in a choir, and tells me that hearing singing is nowhere near as good as doing it. She considers it exercise. She can sing the word "Alleluia" for hours, and some of her music only uses that word!Hallelujah! It's a singer's paradise. Alleluia! So much in one word. 1. Hallelujah! "Praise Ye the LORD" in Hebrew (Hallelu-, praise you all, -Yah, Yahweh, the LORD.) 2. Hallelujah! The most famous chorus from Handel's "Messiah."
Days are numbered for the family-owned Fun Forest carnival, a fixture at the Seattle Center for more than four decades. The city has proposed that the operation leave in 2009 in exchange for paying a reduced rent. "It was sort of an amicable solution," said Seattle Center spokeswoman Deborah Daoust. The move was necessary because the Fun Forest has been hundred of thousands of dollars short on its rent in the past several years.
This year's Holiday Magic celebration on upper Queen Anne brings back many of the annual event's favorites things (think petting zoo) and a number of new features. The festivities, sponsored by the Upper Queen Anne Merchants Association, takes place Friday, Dec. 7, from 3 to 7 p.m. along Queen Anne Avenue North. The 2007 event has expanded to include West Galer and West McGraw streets. A free holiday trolley will transport Holiday Magic revelers from Galer to McGraw and back again with stops in between.
Mayor Greg Nickels is looking for qualified candidates to fill upcoming openings on the city of Seattle's Design Review Board. The positions will be available in April 2008 when retiring board members' terms expire.
The following is part of a summary prepared by Don Miles of the guidelines' design standards. Part of the Urban Village Centers standards include providing public gathering spaces and respecting the context of the neighborhood. PPQA standards have been incorporated in the guidelines and include - among other features - street-level landscaping, curb bulbs, gateway intersections, and pedestrian-oriented signage.
Capping hundreds and hundreds of volunteer hours over an eight-month period, the final draft of the Upper Queen Anne Design Guidelines was tweaked a bit and approved at a third and final public meeting on Monday, Nov. 19. Developed by a 12-member subcommittee of the community council's planning committee, the guidelines are meant to be used by the neighborhood's Design Review Board (DRB), which offers suggestions to developers about what their projects should look like - primarily in the so-called Urban Village at the top of Queen Anne Hill.
A roomful of family, friends and state and county officials honored the late King County prosecutor Norm Maleng at a ceremony last Saturday morning at the King County Regional Justice Center in Kent by renaming the complex after him. Maleng, a longtime Magnolia resident, died unexpectedly last May after serving almost eight terms as the county prosecutor, and he left a lasting legacy, according to speaker after speaker.