...who arrived young in an unknown land and made it her own with elegance and graceMeiko Ishida Pearson, beloved longtime member of the Queen Anne community, died on Oct. 26.She was 73.
...who defended his country in war and operated the first Ace Hardware store in the NorthwestEdward Lubin, long a mainstay of the Queen Anne and Magnolia communities, died Oct. 20. He was 91.Born May 2, 1916, in Kenosha, Wisc., he attended school there and then went on to the University of Wisconsin and the University of Montana.In 1940 he married Leona Kinas and they made their home in Seattle.
A perfect season in any sport is an elusive holy grail. In soccer, with its sometimes mischievous way of letting luck determine outcomes, the feat is especially rare. "You can outplay a team and still lose," says Seattle Pacific women's soccer coach Chuck Sekyra. But Sekyra's Lady Falcons were perfect. After a 2-1 win at conference rival Northwest Nazarene on Saturday, SPU finished its regular season with a sparkling 20-0-0 record and is ranked second in the nation.
It's been awhile since I've taken on the day-to-day life here and in Washington, D.C. Lately I've been writing about folks who mattered to me in my past, recent and distant, and talking about the resurgence in my shaky awareness of reality - death trumping all life - because of my job in an assisted-living facility catering to once-successful and vibrant folks now suffering from dementia and/or Alzheimer's.But the world doesn't care if a columnist is watching.
I watched her as she limped out of the bushes behind the building. She was a black woman stooped and ravaged by time, drugs and poverty. It appeared that she came out of a makeshift shack in the middle of a blackberry patch. She had called my name as I walked by. "You don't really know me." She said it quickly as though she was afraid I would leave before hearing her out. "I have read a lot of your articles over the years and I have just one question. Why?"
I am writing regarding your story "Project seeks to unite Columbia and Hillman City neighborhoods," Oct. 31. When asked, I offered a lot more information than what made it into the article. For the Hillman City Business Association (HCBA), the "Gateway" project is not a priority.
MOUNT BAKER - Another Southeast Seattle preschool is gearing up to participate in a very successful early literacy program funded by the United States Department of Education (USDE). Beginning in January 2008, We Are the World Childcare in Mount Baker - established in 1989 - will take part in Seattle Early Reading First (SERF), a project designed to prepare young, low income children for future academic success by transforming early childhood programs into language and literacy rich centers of excellence for preschoolers.
I've been working at a mid-sized assisted living/memory care facility for four months now. Our residents never get better; all of them are suffering from some form of Alzheimer's or dementia. My best friends and my daughters are now verbalizing their feelings. "You're doing good work; I couldn't do it," one 20-year compadre said the other day. "I always thought you were fun and loyal and interesting but kinda mean. And now you're like a poor man's Mother Teresa," another long-term bud added.
As community members, we must help the generation that is getting off the streets become productive members of society. The young people coming through the doors of Peace for the Streets by Kids from the Streets. are looking for a sense of community, self-esteem and a place in society, and we need to do more for them. The Committee to End Homelessness is a great example of homeless organizations, religious communities, private and public, civic and government agencies coming together for a common good. PSKS has been an active member of the CEH and embraces the goals to help in the transition from homelessness to being housed coupled with valuable resources and support to be successful. During National Hunger and Homeless Awareness Week, consider what you can do to help a young person get off the streets and work toward something positive in their lives.
Recently, the New York Times reported that thanks to a multiplicity of factors, including the spiraling cost of in-city real estate and the success of gay people integrating into society, gay neighborhoods aren't as necessary a social organizing force as they once were. The out-migration of gays from the Castro District in San Francisco, from West Hollywood in L.A. and Chelsea in New York City are featured as prime examples of this phenomenon of gay integration within the larger, straight community.The article brought to mind Capitol Hill, our gay enclave in Seattle, and whether this same development is occurring here. More importantly, is there even a need for neighborhoods to offer certain groups a sense of identity, community and common concern?
'Japan Envisions the West' at the Seattle Art MuseumIn 1543, two shipwrecked Portuguese fishermen washed up onto the shores of an island off the southern coast of Japan. Thus began a long and fruitful history of East/West cultural exchange. The first four centuries of that interplay are skillfully examined in a fascinating new exhibit at the Seattle Art Museum.Its title, "Japan Envisions the West: 16th to 19th Century Japanese Art from Kobe City Museum," is somewhat misleading. Although the majority of the items on display do indeed demonstrate the impact of Western art and ideas on Japanese aesthetics, there is also ample evidence of the influences of Japanese technology and artistic expression on European decorative and fine arts.
1601 16th Ave. (3007628) to alter the existing office building and to allow (attach) a four-story office building with three levels of below-grade parking. At the early design guidance meeting, the applicants will present information about the site and vicinity; the public may offer comments regarding the design and siting of a commercial development on the subject site. The meeting will take place on Dec. 5 at 8 p.m. at Seattle Vocational Institute.
irst 17 projects that will be built through a new program intended to make streets safer for pedestrians and other users. The city will invest $6 million over the next three years for new sidewalks at schools, sidewalk repair, better lighting in business districts and slowing speeders. The projects were proposed by neighborhoods and vetted by a community advisory group.
The Seattle City Council has unanimously passed the Seattle Bicycle Master Plan in order to increase bicycling and improve bicyclists' safety in the city. The Bicycle Master Plan was an 18-month collaboration between the city and a citizen's advisory board that included representatives from the Cascade Bicycle Club, the Bicycle Alliance of Washington and many more.
LICENSE APPLICATIONS ❚ WILLIE TURNER: a restaurant selling beer and wine, at Willie's Taste of Soul Bar-B-Que, 3427 Rainier Ave. S.