The idea of retaining the Capehart houses is bound to bring on the sound of loud screams of outrage from Magnolians and Discovery Park advocates, but I've often thought this myself, as a Magnolian, as a Discovery Park buff and as a plain old citizen in Seattle, that this is a good idea. I have to admit that, since American Eagle has taken over the Navy's administration of this tract, the housing stock, the yards and the surrounding grounds have never looked better. So the complaint can't be that this housing tract will be a blight on the park neighborhood.
To continue work on the Fremont Bridge's electrical and mechanical systems, the Seattle Department of Transportation's contractor will close the bridge three nights next week. The bridge will close from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 25, through Friday, Sept. 28.
A 98th-birthday party for Queen Anne Grande Dame Helen Price was planned for Sept. 6. Helen, a longtime Queen Anne resident still living in her home, had had a fall, so her special friends from the Seattle Opera Guild, the English Speaking Union and the Seattle Opera Association planned a party at the beautiful Bayview Manor, where she was recuperating. Unfortunately, the guest of honor did not make it. Helen died on Aug. 27. Her 30 special friends turned the birthday party into a memorial celebration of Helen's wonderful life, sang her praises and paid tribute to a very special lady, making sure that she would not be forgotten. Here is a column, published in the Queen Anne News in May 2002, that tells all about Helen:
Marie L. Kearney, longtime Magnolia resident and dedicated member of Our Lady of Fatima parish, passed away Aug. 29 after a long illness.She was 90.Mrs. Kearney is survived by her husband, Jack; children John, Mary Ann (Dan) and Tom (Marci); and grandsons Evan and Sean.In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to The National Parkinson Foundation.
Xavier Mallette from Dunlap Elementary won second place in the annual Seattle Aquarium "Your Ocean - Our Home" art contest for the first-fifth grade division with the slogan, "Eight Times the Fun." The competition was themed around the giant Pacific octopus, a native to Puget Sound and the largest known octopus species in the world. His art, pictured above, was selected from more than 600 submissions. His second place finish earned Mallette a $1,500 T. Rowe Price college savings account offered by the Education Trust of Alaska and a family membership at the Seattle Aquarium. To view Mallete's art, and the other two winners, online, point your browser to www.seattleaquarium.org/NetCommunity/
Recently released WASL scores indicate that gains made in 2006 in the percentage of Seattle Public Schools students meeting standard were sustained or increased in most areas in 2007. According to the school district's analysis of the results, Seattle continues to do well compared with state performance. Specifically, Seattle results were greater than, or within one point, of the state average in 13 out of 20 of the areas tested. In addition, the gains made by Seattle students exceeded state gains in 16 out of 20 areas tested. These results are notable.
I recently carted eight trash bags of toys out of the house - never to be seen again - and apparently, neither my husband nor my children noticed a thing.The reason I find this curious is because when we were pregnant with our first daughter, my Jamaican husband informed me that - having been raised in a country and by parents that don't value materialism as much as we do here - he wasn't down with the whole "toy thing." Excuse me? I grew up in the good old US of A where parents - even poor ones - shower their children with all sorts of useless plastic junk in the name of guilt, love, education and keeping up with the Joneses.
GENESEE - Most of us have felt the pangs of hunger if we missed a meal because we were late for school or work, or if our day was just too busy that we did not have the time to eat. But what if you are hungry every day when you leave your house or apartment? Not because you are late for school or work and don't have time to eat, but you don't have the money to go to the store to buy groceries and you have grown accustomed to the pain of an empty stomach as a normal way of life.You could be a young mother feeling unimaginable guilt for only having water to put in her baby's bottle, or having no breakfast to give her school-aged children before they leave for school without lunches to send with them. And this does not happen only once, but day after day, week after week, unless the mother or father can find help through a local agency for food stamps or a community food bank.
1546 Sturgus Ave. S. (3006328) on a Land Use Application to allow two two-unit townhouse structures and two single-family dwelling units (for a total of six units) in an environmentally critical area. Parking for six vehicles will be located beneath the structures. SEPA includes future unit lot subdivision.
The Donnas appear at chop suey on Sunday, Sept. 22. $15 at the door. 1325 E. Madison St. Doors open at 9 p.m/
Eclectic Theater Company announced that they just upgraded the Odd Duck Studio with "sexy, red cushioney theater seating." The fancy seats came from the closing of Open Circle Theatre on Boren, proving one theater's loss is another audience's gain - at least in terms of happy bottoms. The Eclectic Theater Company opens its 2007-2008 season at the Odd Duck with Conor McPherson's "St. Nicholas" on Oct. 12.
Electronic music festival plays out over four days in eight venuesAfter last year's Decibel festival, the annual four day gathering of electronic, musical and visual artists that takes place each September on Capitol Hill, the organizers began planning for this year's fest. Despite their forethought, the organizers soon learned what it meant to swim against a tide.What was to be one major event on a single evening soon morphed back into something that significantly resembled the Decibel festivals of years past. One night grew into two nights, then into three nights. Then more venues were added, more promotional groups volunteered to help and, before they knew it, the organizers learned one can't fight momentum especially once it builds. The fruits of all these labors can be experienced beginning on Thursday, Sept. 20.
DESIGN REVIEW: *523 Broadway E. (3004668) for a six story, 290 unit apartment building with 35,000 sq. ft. of retail at ground floor. Parking for 400 vehicles will be provided at and below grade. Review includes 45,000 sq. ft. demolition of existing multifamily structures and retail buildings. The applicant has applied for Design Review related to development of this site for a mixed-use development.
Seattle Parks and Recreation has closed the eastern shoreline area of Gas Works Park during weekday daylight hours through Thursday, Sept. 27, as a drilling crew conducts environmental sampling for contamination.The northeastern part of the park, including the Play Barn, is closed to visitors during the drilling, but the snack bar and restrooms remain open.
The Seattle Fire Department invites the public to an open house on Saturday, Sept. 29, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. to see its plans to rebuild Fire Station No. 17, in the University District.The open house includes a look at Station 17's engine, ladder truck and medic unit, as well as plans to refurbish and enlarge the 68-year-old firehouse at 1050 N.E. 50th St.The current Station 17 was built in 1929.