Newly founded group hopes to enact environmental change locally A handful of Wallingford residents are looking internationally for answers in the hope of inspiring change in their own back yards. With a strong desire to enact sustainable lifestyle changes on a daily basis, the group is working with a number of local organizations and businesses to explore new ways of reaching the community. With its third formal meeting scheduled for this Saturday, Jan. 5, Sustainable Wallingford is just one of a larger network of similar groups under Sustainable Communities ALL Over Puget Sound" (SCALLOPS), which started in Ballard in 2003.
Sharon Rings, silouetted against the last twilight of 2007, prepares to walk around Green Lake with about 200 people form all faiths during New Year's Eve walking meditation for compassion and peace on Monday, Dec. 31.
I was asked by a respected colleague to share what the Christmas holidays feel like to someone who does not practice Christianity. The answer is: I survived them just fine. We're not talking about commemorating the birth of Jesus or the advent of a spiritual or political Messiah. We're talking about the secular holiday season that starts before Halloween and ends New Year's Day. Again, the answer is that I survived them. The only thing missing is the "magic" that our secular culture attributes to the Christmas season. Just watch a made-for-TV movie or a Hallmark special or read a magazine article, and you'll see what seems to be missing. The broken relationship with a relative is supposed to be magically healed. Someone in the depths of poverty or despair is supposed to suddenly find a hope, a job and a way back into society. We are supposed to find hope in an otherwise hopeless situation
For a solid year now, people have been asking me who I'd like to see become president in 2009. For most of that time, I've offered the same unsatisfying response: It's far too early; a lot can happen between now and then. But as the fascination with the race among local political types I know has heightened leading up to this week's Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primaries, I have slowly begun to embrace a different response: Why do you care?
PERMIT APPLICATIONS: 4333 Brooklyn Ave. N.E. (3008330) for a Land Use Application to replace two (Safeco) signs on the east and west upper façades with two 4 1⁄2-ft.-by-89-ft. signs (University of Washington). Project includes two new 17-ft.-by-11-ft. letter signs ("W") on the north and south facades. The following approval is required: Special Exception to allow a sign to exceed the maximum height in an NC zone. Written comments accepted through Wednesday, Jan. 9.
In 50 years, Scott Dustin has done it all. He has been knighted, worked on the sets of major Hollywood motion pictures, traveled the globe and performed on Shakespearean stages - and it's all because of the love of a sport he discovered in the 1970s and the admiration for his mentor. Dustin picked up the sport of fencing as a freshman at Wallingford's Lincoln High School in 1971. A friend from karate class asked him to join him at a local community center for an introductory course in fencing. It was there that he met Ray Coates, a fencer well-known within the sport's circles for his skills as a trainer.
MAPLE LEAF❚ Fellowship, appointment: Metropolitan King County Councilmember Bob Ferguson, of Maple Leaf, is the second Washington state resident to receive the Aspen Institute's two-year Aspen-Rodel Fellowship in Public Leadership. The program honors public leaders who are "true rising stars" of American politics.
When Capitol Music Center's lease was due to expire earlier in 2007, Albert Israel had no idea it could have meant the end of his store's historic run. His 6,000-square-foot store on 718 Virginia St. had always been the foremost destination for sheet music, as well as rentals and repairs, since 1919. "I looked from downtown to Shoreline and everywhere in between," said Israel, who took over the business in 1999. "I began to have second thoughts when I couldn't find a site for so long."The search continued, eventually leading Israel to the Roosevelt neighborhood, with the prospect of finding a new home for his business. Homefront, a home-furnishing store at 1032 N.E. 65th St., looked to moving out of the building and Israel saw the space as simply perfect for his itinerant business.
In response to the tragic homicide of Capitol Hill resident Shannon Harps on New Year's Eve, a neighborhood safety forum has been scheduled to offer community members the opportunity to respond to the incident and discuss neighborhood safety. Seattle Police officers will be present at the forum to provide updates regarding this particular case as well as safety advice. The forum is scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 8, beginning at 6 p.m. It takes place at the Group Health Capitol Hill Campus, South Building, Level A Atrium, 201 16th Ave. E.
Starting with this issue, Rick Levin is the new editor of the Queen Anne & Magnolia News. Levin, 39, previously served as associate editor for Pacific Publishing Company, Inc., parent company of the News. Levin's tenure with PPC, which started in 2003, has included roles as editor of the Magnolia News and Madison Park Times.
The statistics don't lie, and we have all seen them before. There are four times more African American men in prison than in college, and it starts with whether or not they stay in school.
A handful of Wallingford residents are looking internationally for answers in the hope of inspiring change in their own back yards. With a strong desire to enact sustainable lifestyle changes on a daily basis, the group is working with a number of local organizations and businesses to explore new ways of reaching the community.
The Seattle Police Department is seeking assistance in identifying a person of interest in a homicide that occurred on Dec. 31, 2007 at approximately 7:15 p.m. Shannon Harps, the 31-year-old victim, was walking home to her residence on Capitol Hill when she was approached by a suspect and stabbed several times. The victim was transported to an area hospital where she succumbed to her wounds.
YOUNG WOMAN STABBED TO DEATH NEAR 15TH AVENUE EAST It was the kind of news that sends a chill down your spine. As word of the stabbing death of Shannon Harps spread a palpable feeling of disbelief could be felt among emotions that included shock, horror and sadness.As just about everyone knows by now, Harps, 31, was stabbed by an unknown assailant shortly after 7 p.m. on Dec. 31 as she was walking back to her apartment at 15th Avenue and East Howell Street. She was attacked and stabbed several times near the entrance of her building as she was returning home after shopping. Her screams were heard by several neighbors who immediately called 911. Police arrived approximately one minute after the first 911 call. Harps was rushed to Harborview Medical Center where she later succumbed to her wounds.
Capitol Hill actress Emily Chisholm's resume ranges from the performance art group Implied Violence to ACT Theatre. Most recently, the 26-year-old Cornish graduate can be found at Seattle Children's Theatre (SCT), where she plays a variety of roles in the company's new adaptation of "The Neverending Story.""It's a truly inspiring story. The hero, Bastian, is the kid who is always picked last for everything, but the story says that having imagination is important and it can save a whole world of people," said Chisholm. "I saw the movie when I was in first grade and that experience just stuck with me. The idea that what you imagine can become real."