Community members hold up a sign thanking people for riding the bus at a Sept. 22 event sponsored by Phinney/Greenwood Climate Change Action Now. The citywide event was designed to bring attention to climate change and encourage people to pledge to reduce carbon-dioxide emissions by installing a low-flow showerheads, using compact fluorescent bulbs and driving less.
The ongoing controversy over whether certain nightclubs should be licensed and regulated by the city received what some might consider a typically Seattle solution: By a vote of 5-4, the City Council decided not to decide licensing nightclubs, putting off the issue until next September and a year of observation, study and, some might argue, challenge to clubs to shape up.The idea of licensing particular nightclubs - in short, those places seeming to attract a more violent clientele, some given to gun play - was pitched by Mayor Greg Nickels in response to citizen outrage sparked by several shootings in the vicinity of late-night hot spots like the former Mr. Lucky in Queen Anne and Tommy's Nightclub & Grill in the University District.
or most people, the phrase "think globally, act locally" has become just one more dog-eared maxim of ecological awareness - a bumpersticker for liberal-identity politics. For Dan Freeman, however, that saying carries the weight of a life-altering decision.Freeman - a.k.a. Dr. Dan of Dr. Dan's Alternative Fuelwerks - has chosen to walk the talk by turning entire cars, bumpers and all, into cleaner, more earth-friendly machines, while also supporting the local economy.Just this month, Dr. Dan's Biodiesel opened its second dispensary and first drive-up retail fuel station on the lot of Espresso Express, at the corner of Northeast 65th and 15th Avenue Northeast in Roosevelt.
Developments on former Vitamilk, Albertsons sites done by summer 2009Considered staples of the Green Lake neighborhood for more than 50 years, Albertsons grocery and Vitamilk Dairy have long since closed their doors, making way for a new look to the Seattle neighborhood.While both businesses added a unique flavor to the community, two separate developers are hoping to take advantage of the prime real estate now unused in downtown Green Lake.
"BACK UP FREQUENTLY."You computer users, haven't you read these three words endless times? And do you do it? I suspect there are those among us, for one reason or another, who neglect to heed such words of warning - people like me. And woe is me.
The Pancake Breakfast team rocks to a second-place finish in the first heat at the annual Rocking Chair Races and Fall Fest at the Wallingford Senior Center, 4649 Sunnyside Ave. N., Suite 140. This year's event will take place Saturday, Oct. 6, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
SEMIFINALIST SCHOLARS: Ten North End students have been named semifinalists in the 2008 National Merit Scholarship Program: Nathan Hale's Catherine Bisignano; Ingraham's Natalie R. Butterfield and Henry T. Weiss; and Roosevelt's David A. Cutler, Neil E. Davis, Leslie H. Edwards, Anneka Gerhardt, Colin N. Hartman, Marisa R. Landicho and Natalie Raymond.
The Green Lake Masonic Lodge is sponsoring an Autumn Reading Club at the Green Lake Library, 7364 E. Green Lake Drive N., through Dec. 1.Up to 75 first-, second- and third-graders are encouraged to register for the program, pick up a reading log and give short oral reports on the books they read.
The newly renovated University Library, 5009 Roosevelt Way N.E.., will reopen to the public with a community celebration on Oct. 13, starting at noon.Events include a children's craft project and performances by the Cajun band La Bande Pastiche.
After six weeks of maintenance, the Green Lake Community Center will reopen on Monday, Oct. 8. The work included improving restroom facilities, refinishing hardwood floors, renovating locker-room floors, repainting and upgrading the electrical system.
A child's poor performance in school can be caused by many things, but it should be a signal to parents to take a closer look. As kids go back to school, parents should take note. Up to 20 percent of school-age children are struggling academically, and what can appear as a lack of motivation or chronic inattention may actually mask a learning disorder.
Rachel Bodansky (center) talks with Sarah Hasselbeck, wife of Seattle Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck (right), while Lisa Hahn works on her nails during a Spa Day at Julep Nail Parlor, 5001 25th Ave. N.E., on Sept. 26. Six young female patients at Children's Hospital & Regional Medical Center and their friends were treated to a day of pampering by the Seahawk wives.
As a youngster, Mark Poese had a knack for tinkering - taking things apart and putting them back together, just to see how they tick. "I'd tear apart old recorders," Poese (pronounced the same as the flower) said of his childhood hobbies. "I've always had the interest and the aptitude. It's in your DNA."In a sense, Poese's early interests have come full circle: After a career arc that brought him from the military to international security and then a 20-year stopover as a technology developer in Silicon Valley, Poese is back to the hands-on business of fixing things.
AWARD: Former Green Lake resident and 2003 Roosevelt High School graduate Kendall Snow was one of six students nationwide to win Cooper Lighting's SOURCE Awards this year in the national lighting-design competition.CHAMPIONSHIP: Jack Kulju, a student at B.F. Day Elementary School, 3921 Linden Ave. N., won two silver medals at the Junior National Racquetball Championships last June.
The fall home-sales season is upon us, and it is time for real estate agents and sellers to prepare properties for sale. If you are in the market to sell your home, you probably already realize that your property needs to be as clean, clutter-free and in as good repair as possible, inside and out. We often refer to these basics as the 3-Ds: de-clutter, de-personalize and deep-clean. But you can further distinguish your home from the competition by having your house staged for a faster and more profitable sale.