Last week our office fielded a call from a Rainier Beach woman upset about our coverage of James "Jage" Paroline's memorial service on July 20. She felt he was a rude neighbor with a confrontational, aggressive nature. She asserted that Brian Keith Brown justifiably punched Paroline because he probably mouthed off to Brown.
Last Saturday over 60 years of wrong were righted when African American soldiers unjustly and illegally convicted (without any evidence) of rioting that led to the death of an Italian POW at Fort Lawton finally received a public apology.
Two months ago in this column we wrote about a pending city council vote on the mayor's Multi-Family Tax Exemption (MFTE) plan. We objected to it because it would give millions of dollars of tax breaks to developers who only were required to set aside 20 percent of their new units at rent levels slightly below market rate but hundreds of dollars above what most Seattle's tenants could afford.
The front passenger was frisked for weapons, and the officer asked him if he had put a weapon under the seat."Oh, no," the man said. "I was just rolling a spliff."
Sustainable South Seattle founders Gabriel Avila and Carrie Dolwick have seven plum trees in their yard. It's a heavy responsibility, and the average sized adults, with no children, can't eat all the fruit.With so many hungry people in the world, and with food costs skyrocketing, these conscientious environmentalists aren't willing to let that much food just lie on the ground and rot.
Housing Resources Group (HRG), a nonprofit, has entered the initial planning phase for a new development that would be built on a vacant lot at 8124 Rainier Ave. S.
Take a walk, or drive or even bike ride along East Aloha Street between 14th and 15th avenues East and you might never suspect that the quiet street scene represents the calm after the storm. The storm, as just about everyone knows by now, took place during a Friday, July 25, monthly ride staged by Critical Mass. Critical Mass, which formed in the early '90s and has loosely affiliated members in numerous cities across the country and throughout the world, stages monthly protest rides throughout to promote general bicycle awareness and steering city policy in a more bicycle-friendly direction; more than 100 riders often take part in the Seattle rides.
The news that Starbucks would close more than 600 stores did not stir everyone's attention. That several in Seattle are on the list similarly did not affect many people's day. Closer to home, when word that the Starbucks at 325 15th Avenue East was slated for closure, most people probably didn't bat an eye.But Loretta Donnelly is not most people.
The incident last Friday on East Aloha Street directs us to endorse the following passionately held positions:First off, the Capitol Hill Times is strongly opposed to drivers plowing through a crowd of bicycle riders. Secondly, the Capitol Hill Times is strongly opposed to a driver surrounded by an angry mob and being assaulted with a bicycle lock when he gets out of his car.There. We've said it. (Can't say we don't stand tough on the issues.)
The following are based on incident reports from the Seattle Police Department. They represent the officers' accounts of the events described.Theft At 9:45 a.m. on Friday, July 25, officers responded to a Broadway grocery store after a man in his 40s stole a six-pack of imported beer.
A Pike/Pine community cleanup takes place from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, July 12. Mayor Greg Nickels will be on hand, along with friends, neighbors and anyone who wants to participate. Cleanup efforts will include picking up litter, sprucing up green spaces and recycling fluorescent bulbs and batteries. The city's new Park Rangers will attend to meet the community.
Night on Madison StreetThe Seattle Department of Transportation's paving contractor plans to pave Madison Street between Terry and 10th avenues beginning on Friday, July 18, at 7 p.m. The crews will work through the night until noon on Saturday, July 19. At least one lane in each direction will remain open to traffic throughout the paving work.
This year National Night Out Against Crime is on Tuesday, Aug. 5. Night Out is designed to heighten crime prevention awareness, increase neighborhood support in anti-crime efforts and unite our neighborhoods. It is a great chance to learn about crime prevention while also celebrating your community and spending time with your neighbors.
A former Microsoft employee, grant writer, world-record weightlifter and glass artist has been hired to replace outgoing executive director Margaret Irvine at the Greater Queen Anne Chamber of Commerce.
Longtime Queen Anne resident Jackie Brooks was born Feb. 26, 1935, in Irene, S.D., to Arthur and Myrtle (Rosser) Hansen, and grew up in Longview, Wash. She died July 17, in Seattle.