Dr. Keith N. Levitt pleaded guilty July 31 in federal district court to acquiring hydrocodone by "misrepresentation, deception and subterfuge" while he was the owner, operator and medical director of the Regeneration Medispa and Salon, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney's Office.
Two Democrats and a Republican - all political rookies - made their case at a July 29 candidates' forum for taking over Rep. Helen Sommers' vacant seat in the 36th District.
Two Democrats and a Republican - all political rookies - made their case at a July 29 candidates' forum for taking over Rep. Helen Sommers' vacant seat in the 36th District.
The idea of building a jail in Interbay was condemned - with one exception - at a sparsely attended public meeting at the Seattle Center on July 30.
Must the 'Mercer Mess' get messier?
There was a time when public displays of technological marvels provided a unique shared experience for large numbers of people who would otherwise never see them.
Summer is here and people are out and about enjoying the sun. What better time to get to know the neighbors next door, down the street and in the next neighborhood over.
One of the reasons I knew Rush Limbaugh was a fake and a hypocrite, long before his drug busts, followed by his whiny proclamation that he had a problem, while still condemning other junkies, was the fact that you always knew which side he'd be on in every argument.
Recently, when the traveling circus that is the NHRA POWERade nationwide drag racing series made a stop at the city of Kent's Pacific Raceways, I had a chance to renew an acquaintance with one of the most highly respected crew chiefs on the tour whom I'd first met some 15 years ago.
After a season of long, luxurious days in the garden, fall is around the corner. With the crisper weather come shorter days, more rain and the need to find good homes for all the gardening accoutrements you have been using over the last few months. As our lives contract and condense after a season of indoor/outdoor living, it is important to think ahead about where all that stuff is going to go!
A specialist in Uzbek, Central Asian, Arabic, Persian and Russian Romani dances, Laurel Victoria Gray will teach a series of world-dance workshops Tuesday, Aug. 12, through Aug. 20 in Fremont.The classes, for all levels, will take place at Visionary Dance Productions (VDP), 4128 Fremont Ave. N. Students may sign up for the entire week of workshops or for individual days. VDP's Delilah (a stage name) said, "I'm really glad we're offering Persian dance. I think dance is a good world vibration, and we just want to put some really good energy out there in the world about Iran, given the political climate today."
Fremont has a grand tradition of drinking. From our beginnings in the 1800s, when the lumbermen and mill workers labored here, local bars have been as important to community well-being as church and school.Bars bring a community together. Rarely will a bar be singularly about imbibing adult beverages. In speaking with owners and managers of six modern Fremont bars it becomes apparent that their appeal expands far beyond the rim of the glass.Fremont bars reflect a wild diversity. As Andy Kelleher, co-owner of The Dubliner, said, "I can't put a finger on [what makes the bars so different], but it is what makes Fremont an attraction."
By now you may have noticed that some items on your supermarket shelves are smaller and yet the price you pay for them remains the same, if not more. You're not hallucinating - it's true. Containers of Dreyer's ice cream are now 1.5 quarts when they used to be 1.75 quarts, but you're still paying for the 1.75-quart size. Unilever Foodsolutions also shrunk its Country Crock margarine by 3 ounces. Kellogg's did it with a bunch of its cereals.What's going on here?
The following information was provided by the city's Department of Planning and Development. Written comments on projects should be mailed to 700 Fifth Ave., Suite 2000, P.O. Box 34019, Seattle, WA 98124-4019.Appeals are made to the Office of the Hearing Examiner, Seattle Municipal Tower, 40th Floor (SMT-40-00), 700 Fifth Ave., Suite 4000, Seattle, WA 98104. Appeals must be accompanied by a $50 filing fee in a check payable to the City of Seattle.The project number is in parentheses. For more information, call 684-8467.PERMIT APPLICATIONS1570 N. 115TH ST. (3009149) for a Land Use Application to allow a three-story medical-treatment facility (Northwest Hospital Campus). An additional 31 surface parking spaces to be provided. Project includes grading. Existing structures to be demolished. The following approval is required: SEPA environmental determination (This project is subject to the Optional DNS Process (WAC 197-11-355) and Early DNS Process (SMC 25.05.355). This comment period may be the only opportunity to comment on the environmental impacts of this proposal.) Building, demolition and grading permits may be needed but were not included in this application. Written comments accepted through Wednesday, Aug. 13.8526 ROOSEVELT WAY N.E. (3009016) for a Land Use Application to replace existing 60 million-gallon open-water reservoir with a buried 60 million-gallon concrete reservoir in an environmentally critical area (Maple Leaf Reservoir). Existing reservoir to be demolished. Project includes grading. Determination of Non-significance prepared by Seattle Public Utilities. The following approval is required: SEPA to approve, condition or deny pursuant to 25.05.660. Building, demolition and grading permits may be needed but were not included in this application. Written comments accepted through Wednesday, Aug. 13.
The following are selected reports from the Seattle Police Department's North Precinct. They represent the officers' accounts of the events described. OFFICE BURGLARIESA maintenance man at an office building in the 4000 block of Aurora Avenue North saw a man he didn't recognize walking quickly down the hall at 12:30 a.m. on July 27. The employee checked the office doors and found one kicked open and cracked. That office had been disturbed, but no other doors in the building were damaged.Around 12:30 p.m. the following day, the maintenance man heard a loud bang, but he assumed it was a building tenant. He later checked the lower level and found several doors kicked open and the offices disturbed. A total of five offices were broken into.Police arrived to find a door to the alley unlocked. The suspect had pounded nails into the doorframe to prevent the door from latching. Inside the door was a computer, monitor, a printer, an ax and bolt cutters; the computer equipment was returned, while the other items were submitted for evidence.Police returned to the same office building on July 31, after a tenant heard two loud crashes in another office and subsequently confronted the suspect. The tenant grabbed the suspect by the wrist and tried to drag him out of the office and into the hallway. But the suspect grabbed a knife from his back pocket and held it out to the side. The tenant let the suspect go, and the suspect picked up a backpack and left.The suspect apparently shattered a window to enter the building and steal a computer. Police found a screwdriver that appeared to have been used to pry some doors open. A small flashlight was found in the hallway. Both of these items were submitted for evidence.The suspect was described as a 6-foot-tall man in his mid- to late 20s, with a thin build and short, spiked brown/blond hair.