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First steps taken in community council reformation

That roughly 40 people attended a community meeting to discuss resuscitating the dormant Capitol Hill Community Council can be seen as a fairly positive indication that there may be the will to revive it. Held at the Capitol Hill branch library,

Hate Crimes poster unveiled

Appearing at a press conference at Kaladi Brothers Coffee on East Pike Street on Friday, Feb. 1, King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg released a poster aimed at raising hate crimes awareness

Another shooting death

A large memorial and candle-light vigil for Degene Barecha took place on the evening of Friday, Feb. 1, at the Philadelphia Cheese Steak restaurant on 23rd Avenue and East Union Street. Barecha, 32, an Ethiopian native who moved to Seattle in 1990 and owned the restaurant, was shot to death at the restaurant on Wednesday, Jan. 30. A customer at the restaurant was also shot. On Thursday, Jan. 31, Seattle Police officers arrested Rey Alberto Davis-Bell, 23, in South Seattle. Davis-Bell was also wanted in connection with a domestic assault incident in West Seattle earlier on the day of the shooting.

Police Beat

The following are based on incident reports from the Seattle Police Department's East Precinct. They represent the officers' accounts of the events described.TrespassingJust after 2 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 31, officers were on a routine bicycle patrol in Cal Anderson Park.

It's 2008 already!

Hey everybody, it's 2008 already.And I don't just mean on the calendar.In the recent past, some of us lib-prog types have used "'08" as a numerical shorthand for a coming time of needed corrections.

Gates of paradise open at SAM

The story of art is one that is constantly being rewritten. New technologies and techniques in the area of art conservation cause curators and critics to take another look at the conventional wisdom of some of history's iconic pieces.

A busy year so far for Paul Mullin

Local playwright Paul Mullin is having an insanely busy year. Besides a day job in the corporate world and all that being married and raising two kids involves, he also has three different plays going into production during 2008.

Still standing: the La Crosse apartments

If you were new to Seattle in 1908, you might have been looking for housing on the northern part of Renton Hill, up near the exciting new Capitol Hill development. You could have taken the No. 8 streetcar "Capitol Hill (Volunteer Park)" up to what was then15th Avenue North and Thomas Street, and then walked a small block west to 302 Malden Avenue North.

Upscale cuisine and a great view at Artemis Café

he intersection of Bellevue Bellevue Bellevue (Avenue, Place and Court) is lined with old brick apartment houses with great views of the city and no parking. While not necessarily a natural place for an upscale restaurant, the Artemis Café is fitting in very nicely, thank you.

diVersions: National Geographic Live! Speaker Series

Cultural anthropologist Wade Davis will be the first of five speakers in the National Geographic Live! Speaker Series when he appears at Benaroya Hall, 200 University St., on Sunday, Feb. 3, and Tuesday, Feb. 5, at 7:30 p.m. both days.His most recent book, "Light at the Edge of the World," has been made into a four-part film series of the same name. Tickets range from $12 to $40 (series tickets are also available, $47-$395), and can be purchased by phone at 215-4747 or on-line at www.seattlesymphony.org/benroya/, or at the ticket ofice at Third and Union downtown.

R. Crumb is Truckin' at the Frye

A large statue of Devil Girl, sitting on her head and joyfully spreading her legs, calls for your attention in the center gallery of the "R. Crumb's Underground" exhibit at the Frye Museum these days. It's Robert Crumb's favorite piece in an exhibit that consists mostly of original drawings, starting with his early comic strips and following his career through the decades.

ElderPlace helps preserve memories

"Tell us," Joyce Morinaka gently prods her 85-year-old mother, "what were you like as a child?"With that initial question began Sakaye Morinaka's hour-long journey back to her earliest memories, to a village in Hiroshima, Japan."Oh, I was very ... nosy," Sakaye said, laughing. "I wanted to know everything that was going (on) around me."Sakaye's interview was part of StoryCorps' Memory Loss Initiative Project, which recently came to Providence ElderPlace in the Rainier Valley.

Sophia Orlando a 'powerful writer' at Graham Hill Elementary School

Students and teachers at Graham Hill elementary receive writing instruction and support through Powerful Writers, one of the region's only writing programs that builds skills in teachers and students together in the classroom.When given the opportunity to write stories from their own lives, children can become enthusiastic storytellers. Graham Hill fifth- grader Sophia Orlando demonstrates this with her story, "The Ten Dollar Frenzy."

WHAT'S COOKING AT SCHOOL?

WEDNESDAY 2-13BREAKFAST: Cheddar cheese omelet, toast, fruit, juice bar and milk.LUNCH: a) Teriyaki chicken bites b) Deep dish cheese pizza c)South Pacific munchable. The choices include: milk, garden salad, steamed brown rice, carrots, chilled applesauce, petite banana, fruit leather or apples/oranges.THURSDAY 2-14BREAKFAST: Egg, cheese and turkey sausage breakfast stick, toast, fruit, juice bar and milk.LUNCH: a) Spaghetti with meat sauce b) Vegetarian chili and cheese wrap c) South Pacific munchable. The choices include: milk, garden salad, bell pepper strips, chilled mixed fruit, fresh fruit, brownies. FRIDAY 2-15BREAKFAST: Smokie roll (pork), toast, fruit and juice bar.LUNCH: a) Turkey hot dog w/w.o. mustard b) Egg and cheese muffin. The choices include: milk, tossed green salad, oven baked potato rounds, crunchy vegetables, chilled mixed fruit, seasonal whole fruit.Mid-winter break is February 18-26.

The languishing rights of Seattle's homeless

There will always be people who choose to live in Seattle's woods.The dilemma city government faces is that it must manage its property, allowing for environmental restoration, while ensuring the rights of all residents -including homeless people - and making public greenspaces safe.No wonder the topic invites controversy.