JANUARY:Seattle Parks and Recreation announced plans to tear down the Nike antiballistic-missile bunker in Discovery Park. A relic from the Cold War when the United States and Russia were arming themselves with atomic bombs and missiles, the squat building has walls that are 3- to 4-feet thick in places, and it won't be easy to demolish. Still, a city architect wondered if the building should be save for historical purposes.
Beacon Hill's esteemed hip-hop duo ends 2007 on a strong break-beat note The Blue Scholar's emcee Geologic wore a sweatshirt that might have said it best for the last night, Dec. 22, of their 12 gig run at Neumo's on Capitol Hill. The Supersonic green, charades-inspired top read, "WE [RUN] SEATTLE," and on the final night of The Program, what promoters had dubbed the unprecedented local hip-hop showcase, no one would have questioned the statement. On the decided night of Geologic and Sabzi's season - the duo that largely put Beacon Hill on Seattle's musical radar - the two were surrounded by a mass of friends, family and followers both on stage and in front of it. And for the conductors at the helm of city's powerful hip-hop movement, the night could not have been more picturesque.
Ownership transfer to Virginia Mason assures AIDS care facility's survival For those living and affected by HIV/AIDS, World AIDS Day on Dec. 1 brought feelings of hope for the future. For those affected by the fatal disease locally, a crucial player in their lives was granted a new lease on its life. While masses gathered in the streets of major metropolitan cities, on college campuses and in churches for the purpose of educating, supporting and honoring those lost, the long-standing Bailey-Boushay House got the promise of a sustainable future.
New Seattle Parks and Recreation Superintendent Tim Gallagher, 54, says that standing out in the crowd is the key landing a new job. For the former Californian, that involved having his first interview for the Seattle position when he was in Oregon during a 2,600-mile, five-month trek along the Pacific Crest Trail, which stretches from the Mexican boarder to Canada. A lean, weathered-looking man, Gallagher said he also went through a second interview when he was taking a break at Snoqualmie Pass. That's when staff from the Mayor's Office picked him up and took him to Seattle to meet City Council members, he said.
Cornell Stewart To a certain extent I am. The biggest thing is I hope things work out politically. Personally, I'll take it one day at a time and hope things go my way.
New Seattle Parks and Recreation Superintendent Tim Gallagher, 54, says that standing out in the crowd is the key to landing a new job. For the former Californian, that involved having his first interview for the Seattle position when he was in Oregon during a 2,600-mile, five-month trek along the Pacific Crest Trail, which stretches from the Mexican boarder to Canada.A lean, weathered looking man, Gallagher said he also went through a second interview when he was taking a break at Snoqualmie Pass. That's when staff from the mayor's office picked him up and took him to Seattle to meet city council members, he said.
After 18 years of dips, swings and pirouettes in the dance studio at 2719 E. Madison St., Ewajo Centre Inc. is relocating. The doors of its current habitation closed on Dec. 8. Due to high overhead in the Madison Park area, Ewajo will move its operations into two separate locations: the TT Minor Elementary School, 1700 E. Union St., and with the Broadway Bound program in the University Heights Center, 5031 University Way N.E. Ewajo will sublease the spaces and do collaborative work with instructors there.
The Seattle Public Library board of trustees has selected artwork created by Seattle artists Mary Iverson and Monad Elohim to display in the renovated Madrona-Sally Goldmark Branch, 1134 33rd Ave. The board made its unanimous decision at its Nov. 28 meeting.
Deed swap 'secures the future' for Valley AIDS care center For those touched by HIV/AIDS, World AIDS Day on Dec. 1 brought feelings of hope for the future. For those affected by the disease in and around Seattle, a crucial player in their lives was granted a new lease on life. An ownership transfer from the building's 15-year proprietor, Building Changes, to Virginia Mason Medical Center (VMMC) means security for many years to come.
I want to commend Andrea Gilbert for her superbly written guest editorial regarding Historic Madison Park (December issue). Andrea is a fine citizen of Madison Park, and it took courage, class and forthrightness for her to step forward.
For the last year and a half, I've had the rare privilege of publishing a monthly column in the Madison Park Times. I've been able to bring my perspective on an enormity of issues-from global warming to gun control-to you, all with the added touch that comes with growing up and living in Madison Valley.This was a rare opportunity that not a lot of people are able to get. Having a monthly column with your face on it is not an everyday occurrence, and I thank former editor Vera Chan-Pool for giving me another go at it and taking a chance on me. Being able to voice my opinion each month was a great promotion from interning in high school, and certainly not one I was expecting.
It's New Years Eve in Fort Ord, Calif., around 6 p.m. The evening meal is over, it's 1957 and I am in the Army. Earlier that day I had an argument with the motor pool sergeant, so he pulled my weekend pass, leaving me only to think of the great parties going on in Madison Park. The barrack's door downstairs opened and my friend Scott, who was also "Pass-less in California," yelled out my name as he came up the stairs. He suggested going to Monterey, so we stepped smartly into my 55 Olds hardtop, waiting for the guard jeep to pass.
Welcome to my 12th year of selecting an annual list of the year's most overhyped and underreported stories. As usual, there's plenty to unravel: stories that should never have been stories, stories whose reporting largely missed the point and stories barely told at all.
Welcome to my 12th year of selecting an annual list of the year's most overhyped and underreported stories. As usual, there's plenty to unravel: stories that should never have been stories, stories whose reporting largely missed the point and stories barely told at all.
Capitol Hill recently lost no fewer than five hangouts in one proverbial fell swoop. The entire half-block on the north side of East Pine Street between Belmont and Summit avenues was shuttered at the end of November. Soon it will all be razed for yet another of those mixed-use megaprojects with market-rate (read: costly) housing and street-level retail (but, the developer insists, NO BARS). As I wrote in this space a little more than one year ago, when the project was first announced, that block hadn't been a pub-crawling nexus forever.