Robin Schoenfeld has been helping people most of her professional life. So it makes sense that some of her professional efforts seep into her private time.
A LITTLE OLDER, A LITTLE BETTER, INDIANA JONES MAKES A TRIUMPHANT RETURN The opening sequence of "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" is a reel-long tour de force of action, wit and giddy excitement, serving notice that even though it's been 19 years since the last Indy Jones movie, there's still no more assured director for such an excursion than Steven Spielberg.
A LITTLE OLDER, A LITTLE BETTER, INDIANA JONES MAKES A TRIUMPHANT RETURN The opening sequence of "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" is a reel-long tour de force of action, wit and giddy excitement, serving notice that even though it's been 19 years since the last Indy Jones movie, there's still no more assured director for such an excursion than Steven Spielberg.
Gregory Zuhl is steamed. He lives just down the street from an underpass leading to the north parking lot of the Woodland Park Zoo, and the underpass walls - until just recently - were covered top to bottom with a mural that was installed in 1994 and featured fanciful animals.Now all that's there are gray walls, and Zuhl is not the only one who's upset about the change. "The people in the neighborhood are just livid," he said. "It was just an absolutely fabulous entrance to the zoo."The mural also represented something special to local residents, according to Zuhl: "It's not just an underpass; it's not just concrete walls. It's neighborhood spirit."
■ Billy Howard takes a closer look at Jenny Heishman's 'Water Mover' railing during its dedication at Ernst Park, adjacent to the Fremont Library, on May 7. Howard owns the Howard House gallery near Pioneer Square and represents Heishman. photo/Susan Fried
The website (www.parkrabbits.org) listed at the end of Susan Plahn's guest column "What Happened to the Green Lake Rabbits?" no longer takes donations for rabbit rescue.To make a donation toward food, medicine or maintenance of the rabbits' home, or to volunteer to help with rabbit rescue, go to the Precious Life Animal Sanctuary's website: www.preciouslifeanimalsanctuary.org. Or call the sanctuary, at (360) 582-1437.The story on the Herald-Outlook website has been edited to reflect this correction.
It's that time of year again: North Seattle's five farmers markets (Fremont, Lake City, Phinney, University District and Wallingford) are opening for the summer season, each with something a little different to offer their neighborhood inhabitants."[The markets] each reflect the neighborhoods in which they take place," said Chris Curtis, the director of the Neighborhood Farmers Market Alliance, which runs the U-District, Phinney and Lake City markets.
FREMONTSundays 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (April-Nov.)Sundays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. (Nov.-March)Phinney Ave. N. and N. 34th St.(farmers market returns)LAKE CITYThursdays, June 5-Oct. 16, 3-7 p.m.Albert Davis ParkN.E. 125th St. and 28th Ave. N.E. (new location)PHINNEYFridays, 3-7 p.m., through Oct. 3Phinney Neighborhood Center6532 Phinney Ave. N.UNIVERSITY DISTRICTSaturdays, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. (year-round)University Heights Center5031 University Way N.E.(15th anniversary)WALLINGFORDWednesdays, 3-7 p.m., through Sept. 26Wallingford CenterN. 45th St. and Wallingford Ave. N.(new art walk)
■ The Woodland Park Zoo, in Phinney Ridge, welcomes a flock of 27 Chilean flamingos. In honor of their arrival, the zoo will put a flock of plastic flamingos at Green Lake on May 31. photo/Bradley Enghaus
If you've got a great big marquee outside your theater, what do you immediately think of?"Naked ladies," answered Ben Laurance.p/p>As part of the general spruce up of the old Northwest Actors Studio space, Annex Theatre added a new signboard on the outside of the building. Staring up at that sign, Laurance immediately saw the curbside appeal of "Naked Ladies" written large above 11th Avenue East.
In the Northwest, we quickly learn not to define the summer by the weather. In North Seattle, we can learn to define summer's arrival by certain events, such as the University District Street Fair. Such events provide some of the best opportunities for singles to get out into our neighborhoods to encounter other sentient beings, being far from sedentary.
Why did President Bush launch his campaign for John McCain in Tel Aviv? Because, as Paleo-Conservative Russell Kirk once said about Neo-Conservatives, "They mistake Tel Aviv for the capital of the United States."Who is putting words in Bush's mouth? Gotta be Karl Rove, the Coach Belichick of Republicans. Why don't they go away? They win.How do Democrats respond to the charge that they are soft on terrorism? With Roosevelt? "In every dark hour of our national life a leadership of frankness and vigor has met with that understanding and support of the people themselves which is essential to victory."Or Kennedy? "Let us begin anew - remembering on both sides that civility is not a sign of weakness, and sincerity is always subject to proof. Let us never negotiate out of fear, but let us never fear to negotiate."
The last shots of World War I were fired almost 90 years ago but, surprisingly, some of the veterans of that war are still making news today. President Bush honored Frank Buckles in March for being the last surviving American veteran of the Great War. The 107-year-old West Virginia farmer lied about his age and enlisted when he was 15. He drove ambulances in England and France but never saw combat. As if that service wasn't enough for his country, he was a civilian working in Manila, when the Japanese invaded the Philippines in 1941. He was captured and held as a prisoner of war for 39 months.
The following information was provided by the city's Department of Planning and Development. The project number is in parentheses. For more information, call 684-8467.DEIS AVAILABILITYThe DPD has issued a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) addressing a legislative rezone of an area within the Northgate neighborhood. The DEIS is a programmatic-level analysis of environmental impacts of two rezone alternatives and one "no-action" alternative. The alternatives evaluate a range of possible land-use and zoning actions for each portion of the study area. A Determination of Significance was previously published for this proposal in April 2007.The DEIS, consistent with the requirements of the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA), examines the potential impacts of rezoning property along Northgate Way, generally from Meridian Ave to Roosevelt Way. If approved, the rezone would increase the permitted intensity and height of development on several parcels currently zoned L-3, L-4, MR-60, NC3-40 and NC3-85. No single-family zones will be considered for rezoning in this proposal. Alternatives examined in the EIS consider rezoning properties in this area to different heights (up to 125 feet) and intensities, with varying mixes of commercial and residential land uses. Incentives for developers to provide public benefits associated with the rezone alternatives may be included in the potential Land Use Code amendments related to this action.The city will use the EIS and its discussion of impacts to help develop a zoning recommendation for this area; a preferred alternative has not been developed at this time. In general, the goal is to construct and examine alternatives that can increase development intensity within the carrying capacity of important environmental resources, the urban environment and the transportation system. The EIS will identify mitigation measures for addressing significant environmental impacts.The city is proposing the Northgate rezone. Upon adoption by the Seattle City Council, the Proposed Action would amend the city's Land Use Map for properties within the study area and relevant sections of Title 23, the Land Use Code.The City Council is expected to consider action on this proposal in 2008, after completion of a Final EIS.A public meeting to accept verbal comments on the Draft EIS will take place on Wednesday, May 28 in the Multipurpose Room at Northgate Community Center, 10510 Fifth Ave. N.E., from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Copies of the Draft EIS are available for public review at the Northgate Community Center and the Lake City, Northgate, North East and Central libraries. The document is at the main Reference Desk at the Central branch.The document is also available at DPD's Public Resources Center, 20th floor, Seattle Municipal Tower, 700 Fifth Ave. Interested parties may obtain hard copies of the Draft EIS free of charge while supplies last and request copies on CD. The Draft EIS also may be downloaded from the mayor's Northgate page and from DPD's website (www.seattle.gov/dpd).A postage fee of $4.60 must be paid if hard copy documents are to be mailed. Send a check payable to the City of Seattle to City of Seattle, DPD Public Resource Center, P.O. Box 34019, Seattle, WA 98124-4019. Or call 684-8467.
The following are selected reports from the Seattle Police Department's North Precinct. They represent the officers' accounts of the events described. SHAKEN AROUNDA woman was in her home in the 1200 block of Northeast 107th Street at 10:15 a.m. when she felt her house shake. After a few minutes, she tried to call a friend to determine if there had been an earthquake, but her phone line was down.The woman then went outside to see that someone had damaged the front of her house and her phone lines were down.She suspects that a large truck tried to turn around in her driveway and hit her house. The police report did not state what damaged was caused but it would cost $350 to repair.