The Greenwood Senior Center (GSC) is moving in a new direction. No longer focused solely on the elderly, it has a new program that is expanding beyond the term "senior" to the 50-and-older crowd. The program, called Avenues, has a dual meaning, expressing both the new mindset, as well as the locations of the center (525 N. 85th St.) near Greenwood Avenue North and its parent organization, the Phinney Neighborhood Association (PNA), on Phinney Avenue North.
By Betsy Berger The following are selected reports from the Seattle Police Department's North Precinct. They represent the officers' accounts of the events described.IF ONLY FOR A SMOKEA woman was walking near the 4200 block of 11th Avenue Northeast at 2:30 a.m. Feb. 19 when a man asked her for a cigarette. The woman declined, and the man pointed a gun at her and said, "Then how about your wallet?" She gave him her wallet, and he pushed her to the ground and fled the scene. TAGGER NABBEDA ninth-grader was arrested Feb. 20 for property damage when he admitted to police that he had spray-painted a vehicle in the 4700 block of Brooklyn Avenue Northeast. At 2:20 p.m., an officer spotted four juveniles, who exhibited behavior consistent with the illegal activity, and drove up to them. Two of the suspects left prints on the police vehicle when they placed their hands upon it, and a spray-paint canister protruded from one of the suspects' clothing. The 14-year-old tagger's father picked him up at the North Precinct. BIKE OUT, SAW INWhile a man who lives in the 12000 block of Dayton Avenue North was inside his home the early evening of Feb. 19, someone went into his open garage and stole his miter saw. The man heard noises and interrupted the criminal's clean getaway, as police surmise the burglar and his accomplice left behind a mountain bike they had removed from their car to make room for the saw. The bike was placed into evidence.WINE-Y SHOPLIFTERWhen a security employee of a store in the 1000 block of Northeast 64th Street tried to grab a fleeing shoplifter the afternoon of Feb. 18, the shoplifter swung a bottle of wine at him. As the employee worked to subdue the shoplifter, a $39.99 bottle of wine broke. Despite his efforts to flee, the shoplifter was detained, arrested by police and taken to the North Precinct. Because of a possible broken wrist he sustained in the scuffle, the shoplifter was taken later to Northwest Hospital. PHONE-Y ETIQUETTEA man was working on his vehicle outside his Whitman Avenue North home the morning of Feb. 17 when a neighbor threatened him. Apparently, the neighbor didn't appreciate the man walking back and forth past his own home and told the man someone could get hurt that way. While the man was calling police from his cell phone, the neighbor grabbed it and tried to tell his side of the story to the 911 operator. Responding officers were unable to talk with the neighbor, who was listed on the police report as being "at large."CASH OUTA man came into a business in the 8200 block of Greenwood Avenue North at 2:50 p.m. Feb. 23 and asked if they had any empty boxes he could have. While the employee looked for the boxes in a back room, the man took the $400 from a cash box that was kept behind the counter.SINGLE-MINDEDNESSA man in his late 40s wearing no disguise whatsoever demanded mo-ney from a store employee in the 12300 block of 15th Avenue Northeast the afternoon of Feb. 18. The man showed a gun to one of the employees as he assured the crew and a customer that he didn't want to hurt anybody - "I'm just here for the money," he said.The man got away with approximately $200.
The slogan "Waterfront for people, not cars" seems to imply that downtown interests want to remove waterfront businesses (aquarium and ferries, too?) and replace them with their grassy park as if Puget Sound was just a front-porch pond.I ask, what is next: "Waterfront for people, not ships"? I am a Seattle taxpayer, and I have never felt that the [Alaskan Way] Viaduct separated the city from the waterfront. I certainly would feel that way if the viaduct was demolished and a surface-only option used the footprint, or if tunnel-trenching and -staging devastated the existing thriving waterfront for nine or so years.
I am a Seattle taxpayer, and I have never felt that the [Alaskan Way] Viaduct separated the city from the waterfront. I certainly would feel that way if the viaduct was demolished and a surface-only option used the footprint, or if tunnel-trenching and -staging devastated the existing thriving waterfront for nine or so years.
(This is in response to Seattle City Councilmember Peter Steinbrueck's guest column "Do You Feel Safe in Your Neighborhood," which appeared Jan. 3.)No, Mr. Steinbreuck, I do not feel safe in my neighborhood.First, thank you for the council's hard work in dealing with our city's public-safety issues - it is recognized as difficult and necessary work, and deeply appreciated. Since you asked in the North Seattle Herald[-Outlook] about neighborhood safety: No, I do not feel safe in my neighborhood. As the block-watch captain on [North] 89th Street in Greenwood, my wife and I heard "firecrackers" at the end of our block and learned hours later that an anti-crime team officer, Troy Swanson, was shot and another man lay dead. Again, more crime on Aurora Avenue [North], which, as a family with young children, makes us feel especially vulnerable.
The Epiphany Church, at 1805 38th Ave. in Madrona, has come a long way from its humble beginnings. From meeting outside a small grocery storefront in 1907 to adding a $1 million pipe organ 90 years later, the church has become one of Seattle's oldest congregations. It celebrated its centennial Saturday, Feb. 10, and Sunday, Feb. 11. events will include an open house. "Our doors are open to everyone," the Rev. Armand Kreft said. "We have a very welcoming spirit - that's why we've lasted."
Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) officials are taking steps to more closely monitor rainfall in the wake of a Dec. 14 flash flood that took the life of voice-over actor Kate Fleming and deluged dozens of homes and businesses farther down in Madison Valley."We have 17 rain gauges around town right now, and we are going to be replacing them immediately with higher-quality sets, and add another 10 to 17 gauges," said SPU media-relations coordinator Andy Ryan. "This is to increase the spatial density, for better short-term results." Ryan said that's what the city has to do to try to keep pace with the kind of record-breaking weather that led to the tragedy.
I can sit and read for an hour or two today because I actually have nothing I need to do. My reading consists of a fascinating book about the 1918 flu epidemic. I hadn't given much, if any, thought to the subject until the birds decided to share their flu with us. Since then, I have had a mad desire to learn about the whys and wherefores of the pandemic that my parents spoke of in such somber voices. However, after being engrossed in the book for fully 10 minutes, I lay it aside and reach for the latest Dick Francis mystery, which is so near and so tempting on the coffee table.
With nationwide and international news dominating the headlines , it's easy to get stuck on issues outside our own back yard. >One of the hottest issues we're going to see debated is the issue of same-sex marriage. This is a messy issue, where those differing on the issue are more polarized from those on the other side than nearly any other political issue.ALASKAN WAY VIADUCTAnother hot issue - and by far the closest to home - is the issue of what will happen to the Alaskan Way Viaduct. The debate has resulted in tension between Mayor Greg Nickels, who believes that voters should choose what replaces the viaduct, and Gregoire, who had dismissed the idea of having a tunnel replace the viaduct.
Ah, Valentine's Day - a day of great expectations. Will it be chocolates, a card conveying a heart of gratitude and love, fresh-cut flowers, dinner out for two or a long-distance phone call?Some argue the most endearing gesture on this day of affection is a homemade one, particularly in today's world when most everything is available ready-made and boxed to go. And since I look for any excuse to get people cooking in their kitchen, I will support that and offer one of my all-time favorite recipes here in hopes of igniting inspiration.
Torrio Manning, the former resident manager of the Queen Anne Gardens Apartments, has been accused of a second theft from residents of the Low Income Housing Institute building.LIHI program coordinator Lisa Zahn called police Feb. 26 about Manning's alleged theft of rent money on Feb. 6. Manning, according to the police report, took one of the building's tenants to the Queen Anne Bartell to help her get a $350 money order for rent.However, the woman told police, he told her "in a forceful manner" to leave the payee line blank. She was afraid of Manning and complied, according to the police report.
On Saturday, March 10, at 6 p.m. the B.F. Day Elementary School annual It Takes a Village fund-raising auction takes place on the Adobe campus here in Fremont. 1996, the Fremont Chamber of Commerce hosted the first fund-raising auction to cover unmet basic services at B.F. Day. Since then, parents and staff have taken over responsibility for the auction, and they've grown it into an event the PTSA depends on to fund essential programs and a few faculty positions.
The former Rhone-Poulenc industrial site in Tukwila (9229 E. Marginal Way S.) will soon become part of an expanded Museum of Flight, due to the efforts of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Boeing's Museum of Flight Foundation and the landowners, Container Properties LLC.According to museum officials, current plans include building a new Space Gallery on the property, erection of a covered structure for the numerous large aircraft stored outdoors, and provide space for future use by Aviation High School. In its contract to purchase the property, the museum specified that the land be cleaned up to allow unrestricted use.
Here in the Northwest, we are experts at getting outside, but when it comes to our creative endeavors, sometimes we need a little push to get it out there. "I always say you can't sell artwork from under your bed - since some of us store it there," says Jane Fishel.She has taken this motto and used it to guide her showings, bringing her work to Parklane Gallery this month. Her works have been shown in Northwest Pastel Society shows and in libraries, convalescent homes and businesses
Seattle City Council member and Queen Anne resident David Della kicked off his campaign Feb. 28 for a second term in Position 7 of the council. The catered, early-morning event and fundraiser in the Fisher Pavilion at the Seattle Center drew a huge crowd of supporters, along with some movers and shakers that included Port Commissioner Lloyd Hara, former mayor Wes Uhlman, former Seattle Center director Virginia Anderson, King County Executive Ron Sims and fellow city council members Richard McIver and Sally Clark.