Questions or comments about the following applications or actions should be directed to the Regulatory Services Division, Washington State Liquor Control Board, 3000 Pacific Ave. S.E., P.O. Box 43098, Olympia, WA 98504-3098, or call (360) 664-1600. LICENSE ASSUMPTIONSTCPK RESTAURANTS L.L.C. (PETER E. KOLYTIRIS): a restaurant lounge selling spirits, beer and wine, at The Pig n Whistle, 8412 Greenwood Ave. N. CASHJ Inc. holds the current license, doing business as The Pig n' Whistle.AAJP1 INC. (AVELYNN C. YUN): a restaurant lounge selling spirits, beer and wine, at Little Red Hen, 7115 Woodlawn Ave. N. Brenron L.L.C. holds the current license, doing business as Little Red Hen.TONY'S CATERING & EVENTS L.L.C. (ERIC BAUER, MERRITT BAUER, ANTHONY EDWARD BUTZ and JENNIFER RENE BUTZ): catering and a restaurant lounge selling spirits, beer and wine, at Tony's Events and Catering, 4507 Brooklyn Ave. N.E., Suite B. Tony's Events & Catering Inc. hold the current license, doing business as Tony's Events & Catering. LICENSE APPROVALSMERIDIAN CAFÉ: a restaurant selling beer and wine, at 2201 N. 56th St., Suite B.UBER: a change of class, for a direct-shipment receiver in Washington state only, at 7517 Aurora Ave. N.WATERTOWN: serving employees and guests, at 4242 Roosevelt Way N.E.TOUR THAI CUISINE: a restaurant selling beer and wine, at 7821 Aurora Ave. N.LICENSE DISCONTINUANCESPAPA GEORGI PIZZA AND PASTA: a restaurant selling beer and wine, at 7617 Aurora Ave. N.BANDIDO'S MEXICAN RESTAURANT: a restaurant lounge selling spirits, beer and wine, at 9724 Aurora Ave. N.BANGKOK BISTRO: a restaurant selling beer and wine, at 5000 30th Ave. N.E.FAIRUZ: a restaurant selling beer and wine, at 4752 University Way N.E.
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.The project number is in parentheses. For more information, call 684-8467.REVISED APPLICATIONS11020 GREENWOOD AVE. N. (3007002) for a Land Use Application to change use of a nursing home to congregate residence, demolish existing structure and allow a three-story congregate residence for 23 residents and one apartment unit. Surface parking for four vehicles to be provided. The following approvals are required: Design Review; SEPA environmental determination; Administrative Conditional Use to change from one nonconforming use to another. Building and demolition permits may be needed but was not included in this application. Written comments accepted through Wednesday, April 2.
The following are selected reports from the Seattle Police Department's North Precinct. They represent the officers' accounts of the events described.FIREWORKSPolice responded to the Northeast 45th Street viaduct around 10:20 p.m. on March 21 to investigate a report of possible shots fired. The caller had said he heard about 10 loud explosions and saw flashes.Upon arrival in the 2200 block of Northeast 46th Street, the officers heard more explosions. They saw three people standing where the explosions came from. One man admitted to setting off firecrackers under the viaduct. He gave seven remaining firecrackers to the officers and was released.Another man, who denied being involved, was determined to have a warrant for theft; he was arrested and booked into King County Jail.The police are requesting charges for the suspect who set off the firecrackers.
■ ­Natalie, 2, gets a pair of bunny ears with help from her mother at the egg hunt and mini-carnival at Ravenna-Eckstein Community Center, 6535 Ravenna Ave. N., on Saturday, March 22. After a successful egg hunt, the children, age 10 and younger, enjoyed the mini-carnival, which included inflatable toys and crafts. photo/Bradley Enghaus
Helen Sommers, one of the most powerful figures in the state House, retired at the end of the session March 13 after spending 36 years in the Legislature.The decision to retire was based on her age - Sommers turns 76 this week - and her memory isn't what it used to be, she said: "I think it's better to retire too soon rather than too late."There had been rumors that the diminutive 36th District Democrat was going to call it quits, noted fellow Democrat 36th District Rep. Mary Lou Dickerson. "Helen had given a few of us hints so we weren't caught off guard," she said. But the lawmaker waited until the last day of the session to make the formal announcement because she said she didn't want to be seen as a lame duck.
Park users may need more time to enter and exit Magnuson Park, find a parking spot or secure a picnic table as Seattle Parks and Recreation begins construction of restored natural habitat and wetlands and new athletic fields over the next year and a half.Funded primarily by the Pro Parks Levy, the proposed 43-acre development project will involve the development of 10 acres of new wetlands at the south end of the park and the demolition of 12 acres of asphalt, which natural habitat will replace.
As Seattle prepares for its coveted few months of sunshine, two local groups are taking steps toward cleaning up the environment by encouraging alternate transportation methods. One group will take to the street once a month, while the other is planning a large-scale celebration. Both groups, however, share the same environmentally friendly mantra.
Cal Anderson Park was the scene of walloping fun on Saturday, March 22, as numerous Capitol Hill residents celebrated the Easter weekend with a pillow fight. Seattle was the only city in the state to take part in the second-annual World Wide Pillow Fight Club event.
The building on the northeast corner of 12th Avenue and East Pike Street may not attract much notice at first glance. But its subdued, mustard-colored façade hides the fact that the structure is one of the last remaining Victorian dwellings on Capitol Hill.
For years, Broadway's light-rail station has been something of a rhetorical concern. But the boarded-up windows of what used to be the Broadway Jack-in-the-Box tells a different story. So, too, do the moving boxes coming out of Twice Sold Tales. As business vacate their storefronts in advance of Sound Transit taking possession of the properties, by the end of the month there will be no mistaking the fact that Sound Transit has arrived at Broadway.
On a gritty, grainy weekday night sometime in 1986, in a place called, somehow appropriately, Gorilla Gardens - a soon-to-be defunct, hole-in-the-wall, all-ages punk rock club on the outskirts of Seattle's International District - there was hosted a historic triple bill of touring rock bands.
Lorig, a Seattle-based real estate development and management firm, has been selected to redevelop the old Queen Anne High School gym property. The Seattle School District announced late last week their decision to allow Lorig to purchase and develop the property. Lorig plans to build approximately 30 Victorian-style townhomes on the .95-acre site, located at the southwest corner of Second Avenue North and Galer Street.
Close to three dozen interested citizens gathered last Wednesday in Group Health's Atrium meeting room to talk about plans for the new park in development at 16th Avenue and East Howell Street, on the south side of the former Christian Science church.Advocates of community gardening have met several times previously to discuss how much of the area, about 140 x 120 feet on the site of a former church parking lot, might be converted to community garden use. The answer, suggested by three draft plans for the site, is not much. Plans for the site, not much larger than the space required for two tennis courts, reserved a narrow strip along the north side of the property, next to the church building, for the community gardeners.
It seemed like a great idea at the time: installing a German-made, self-cleaning public toilet on Broadway near Seattle Central Community College. Like the other four high-tech facilities in Seattle, the Broadway automatic public toilet (APT) was supposed to cut down on homeless people using public places such as alleys to relieve themselves.It hasn't quiet worked out that way, according to a highly critical report from Seattle Public Utilities (SPU), which has recommended that the city opt out halfway through its 10-year contract for the toilets.
The Very Rev. Robert Taylor, who has led St. Mark's Episcopal Church since being appointed dean in 1999, has resigned his position from the church following a dispute over his leadership. Taylor, who had been on leave, gave his last sermon on Easter Sunday, March 23.Taylor's resignation was accepted by the St. Mark's vestry on Wednesday, March 26. The announcement was released two days later. "Despite our many accomplishments together, my vision for our future has diverged from that of the vestry in many ways, and that has resulted in a loss of trust between us. As a result, I have made the decision to resign my position as Dean," Taylor said in a written statement.Disagreements between the church vestry and Taylor began more than a year ago following the layoffs of several members of the St. Mark's staff during a budget dispute. As a result, a bishop from New York was asked to prepare a report on St. Mark's and Dean Taylor's leadership. Taylor was reportedly at odds with some of the report's findings.Taylor, who was born and raised in South Africa, counted Nobel Peace Prize winner Archbishop Desmond Tuto as a friend and mentor. He served the church as one of the few openly gay priests in the Episcopal church. During his tenure, Taylor stressed the church's social responsibility. Under his leadership, St Mark's repeatedly hosted the Tent City homeless camp. He recently chaired the King County Task Force efforts that created the "10-year Plan to end Homelessness."Taylor will receive a severance package of $313,000. In a statement, Taylor said he and his partner intend on remaining in the Seattle area.More information about the resignation is available at www.saintmarks.org