According to the dictionary, friendship is, among other things, a friendly feeling or attitude. My daughter, in the midst of a serious illness in her family, said to me recently, "I don't know how I'd get through all this without friends and family." And I've been giving it some thought the past week, having received an invitation to a party in celebration of the 90th birthday of my son's mother-in-law whose company I've enjoyed for 32 years. Is friendship a matter of time, place of working together on a common venture or project? Is it a chance meeting on a hike or at the beach or at a party? Just what establishes a friendship?
Recently, Sonics fans were up in arms about the failure of the state Legislature to act on a last-second request for state funding to upgrade Key Arena. Much grumbling about a "Legislature that doesn't do anything!" ensued on sports talk airwaves, not normally an arena for political analysis. And talk about sore losers! You'd think, after giving up 168 points in one game last week and having the second-worst record in the league so far this year, that they'd be used to losing. But I digress. Thing is, in any legislative session, whether 60 days (as in this, and all, election years) or 90 days (in the odd years, when budgets are passed), Olympia does a lot.
I remember working at office jobs where I was only doing the work of one person, and although the job involved many tasks, you could perform the tasks sensibly and in a rhythmic manner by zigzagging back and forth between the tasks.Now when I'm assigned office jobs here in Seattle (through temp agencies), I'm put into situations where I feel like a chicken with its head cut off! One recent temp job that I did in Seattle at a manufacturing firm required that I analyze fax sheets for the surveyors, file, scan old documents, enter data into five different databases and do the two-hour print jobs within four hours! It turned out that I was doing the manager's job, not the surplus work that temps usually do, and it was an eight-hour job crammed into four hours.Another time I decided to take a non-office job. I took a dishwasher job at a retirement home, only to discover that they expected me to serve the 40 residents in the dining room while simultaneously dishwashing! Is this madness? It's called multitasking.
Keith and Donna Morey bought the Buckaroo Tavern, 4201 Fremont Ave. N., in 1983 - on June 25 to be precise. "We looked at it as buying ourselves a job," Donna explained. Keith had served in the Navy for 20 years, doing metal work. Then he taught ornamental iron and welding at Shoreline Community College until cutbacks left him unemployed.Donna described herself as "one of those women stuck in the '50s." She had worked when her family needed the income, but she put all of her energy into raising their three children. "The real power is 'the hand that rocks the cradle, rules the world,'" Donna explained. Still, she always dreamed of one day running a restaurant, and while recuperating from a heart attack, Donna spotted the Tavern for Sale advertisement. "The Buckaroo was kind of a fluke," Donna recalled. The couple hadn't considered buying a bar, but they went to see it - and then visited nine others also for sale, none of which survive today. In the end, they returned to the Buckaroo and bought it from its second owner, Jeff Taverniti.
(This was edited Wednesday, April 9, to correctly reflect that KOMO-AM 1000's Paul Tosch was not flying one of the two news helicopters in question.) At about 7 a.m. on Wednesday March 26, the Greenwood neighborhood's normal aural environment of birdsong, huffing joggers and the occasional car starting up was obliterated by the f-ta-f-ta-f-ta-f-ta of helicopters that literally hovered in place for no less than 45 minutes to report on a neighborhood traffic accident that affected just about nobody but those involved in the crash.
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 APPROVALSTACO DEL MAR: a restaurant selling beer and wine, at 3526 Fremont Place N.NORTHLAKE TAVERN AND PIZZA HOUSE: a change of corporate officer, for a tavern selling beer and wine, at 660 N.E. Northlake Way.ROYAL PALM: a change of corporate officer, at 6417 Roosevelt Way N.E., No. 201.THE WINE OUTLET: a specialty shop selling beer and wine, at 3601 Fremont Ave. N., No. 212.WINGDOME RESTAURANT: a restaurant lounge selling spirits, beer and wine, at 7818 Greenwood Ave. N.
The following are selected reports from the Seattle Police Department's North Precinct. They represent the officers' accounts of the events described. ASSAULTNumerous people called police around 4:55 p.m. on March 23 to report that three men were fighting near a bus stop in the 8500 block of Aurora Avenue North; one man was armed with a bottle.Several witnesses called to update police that one man was bleeding from the head and that the fight had moved into the street.Police arrived to find the victim, in his mid-20s, lying near the corner. The two suspects had run toward North 84th Street.Witnesses related how one suspect held the victim down while the other hit him, while others said both suspects assaulted the victim. Both suspects demanded the victim's cellular phone.Officers found the two suspects and arrested them for assault.The victim was taken to Harborview Medical Center for cuts to his head and hands.(Editor's note: According to news reports, the two suspects - Richard Miles, 46, and Jason Roan, 28 - have been charged first-degree robbery second-degree assault and malicious harassment (hate crime). The victim told police that the two men approached him about where to buy crack cocaine; a fight ensued, during which the two suspects yelled racial epithets at him.Both remain in King County Jail, with bail set at $250,000. If convicted on all charges, Miles could face four to five years in prison, while Roan would face five to six years in prison because of prior criminal convictions.)
The following information was provided by the city's Department of Planning and Development. Unless otherwise specified, written comments on projects should be mailed to 700 Fifth Ave., Suite 2000, P.O. Box 34019, Seattle, WA 98124-4019.Appeals are made, unless otherwise noted, to the Office of the Hearing Examiner, Seattle Municipal Tower, 40th Floor (SMT-40-00), 700 Fifth Ave., Suite 4000, Seattle, WA 98104. Appeals must be accompanied by a $50 filing fee in a check payable to the City of Seattle.The project number is in parentheses. For more information, call 684-8467.PUBLIC HEARINGS6600 ROOSEVELT WAY N.E. (3007303) on the DPD director's recommendation to rezone property from Lowrise 3/Residential Commercial (L3/RC) to Neighborhood Commercial 3 65' (NC3 65'). The DPD director has determined that the proposal will not have a significant adverse environmental impact and has issued a Declaration of Non-Significance (no Environmental Impact Statement required).Copies of the Director's Report and Recommendation and the rezone application materials are available at the DPD Public Resource Center, 700 Fifth Ave., Suite 2000 of the Seattle Municipal Tower. (A copy and postage fee will be charged.) Questions may be directed to Malli Anderson, at 233-3858.A public hearing to take public comment on the director's recommendation and to establish the record for this application will take place April 8 at 9 a.m. at the Office of the Hearing Examiner, on the 40th Floor of the Seattle Municipal Tower, 700 Fifth Ave., Room 4009. Written comments may be submitted through Tuesday, April 8, to City of Seattle, Hearing Examiner, 700 Fifth Ave., Suite 4000, P.O. Box 94729, Seattle, WA 98124-4729. Those persons who want to receive a copy of the hearing examiner's recommendation should specify that request in their comment letter.Any appeal of the decision will be heard at the public hearing on Tuesday, April 8.6017 ROOSEVELT WAY N.E. (3007405) on the DPD director's recommendation to subdivide two parcels into 10 parcels of land with conditions of approval prior to recording of the Final Subdivision Plat:*Remove all references to "unit lot subdivision" from the plat documents.*Note on the plat all the conditions listed in this recommendation, as may be modified by the hearing examiner.*Seattle City Light requires an easement for this subdivision - The final plat must include the required City Light easement and be reviewed by City Light; Real Estate Services prior to recording in order to ensure the proper easements are part of the plat.*Seattle Department of Transportation requires a 3.1'- to 3.11'-wide public-access pedestrian walkway easement over the eastern portion of the site between the structure and the sidewalk. This area was shown as the required setback from the public right-of-way in the MUP drawings for No. 3004435.*Provide an easement, covenant or other legal agreement to allow for the proper display of address signage visible from the street.The DPD director has determined that the proposal will not have a significant adverse environmental impact and has issued a Declaration of Non-Significance (no Environmental Impact Statement required). There are no recommended conditions of the DNS by the director.Copies of the Director's Report and Recommendation and the subdivision application materials are available at the DPD Public Resource Center, 700 Fifth Ave., Suite 2000, of Seattle Municipal Tower. (A copy and postage fee will be charged.) Questions may be directed to Shelley Bolser: shelley.bolser@seattle.gov or 733-9067.The hearing examiner has scheduled a public hearing on the application for preliminary approval of the subdivision. This open-record hearing will take place April 29 at 9 a.m. at the Office of the Hearing Examiner (address below). Written comments may be submitted through April 29 to Office of Hearing Examiner, 700 Fifth Ave., Suite 4000, P.O. Box 94729, Seattle, WA 98124-4729. Those persons who want to receive a copy of the hearing examiner's recommendation should specify that request in their comment letter.Any person significantly interested in or affected by the proposed subdivision may request further consideration of the director's recommendation and may appeal the director's procedural environmental determination. Requests for further consideration and appeals must be submitted to the hearing examiner at the address above by Thursday, April 10.Requests for further consideration and any appeals of the threshold determination will be heard on the same day as the open-record hearing described above.
Greenwood resident Scott Henderson, 39, said he has lived in the neighborhood for about 10 years and has seen it go through rough times. Henderson and his wife now live two blocks from Aurora Avenue North, a state highway notorious for drug-dealing and prostitution, and they say they've seen much of the crime come dangerously close to their own back yard."Every week we see a drug deal. A lot of crime spills over into our neighborhood," he said. "It's nice to see that people are finally going to do something to improve its look and feel."Henderson smiled as he looked around the spacious room in Green Lake's Bethany Community Church, where a task force was presenting an action plan on March 25 to make Aurora better. About 70 people, including representatives from the Seattle Police Department and the City of Seattle, had gathered for the meeting.
Taking a page from Pioneer Square's book, the University District is looking to rid its alleyways of Dumpsters. Representatives from the Greater University Chamber of Commerce, the Department of Planning and Development (DPD), the university's Greek system and the waste services group CleanScapes gathered last month to discuss a plan that could mean daily pickup for trash and recycling.The plan was inspired by Pioneer Square's decision to eliminate Dumpsters in its alleyways six years ago, in favor of a Dumpster-free system where tenants collect their waste in plastic bags before dropping them into the alley."Because of the density in this area, having the alleys free of Dumpsters would make a huge difference," said chamber member Patty Whisler, also of The Ave Group. "If the alleys were clear for pedestrian access, it would be such a great thing for the community."
The Humane Society of the United States is offering a $2,500 reward for information resulting in the arrest and conviction of the person or people responsible for shooting a Wallingford family's dog with an arrow on March 26.Though he was expected to recover, the dog, a 150-pound mastiff named Conan, died on March 27 from internal bleeding. He had been shot in the left chest with razor-tipped arrow that narrowly missed his heart and lungs.A female mastiff named Jezebell was not injured.One of his owners discovered an injured Conan at the side of their home in the 4200 block of Second Avenue Northeast, near his pen at 11:15 a.m. Three holes were found in the dog door, and an arrow was stuck in the side of the home.Anyone with information about this crime is encouraged to call Seattle Animal Shelter, which is investigating the incident, at 386-4288.Anyone convicted of animal cruelty could face a fine of up to $5,000, a year in prison or both.
Ballard High School horticulture students contributing to community garden April 1 was the start of the harvest season at Interbay P-Patch food-bank plots that take up the entire eastern edge of the community garden. "We call it a kick-off," said program co-coordinator Deb Rock of harvests that start the first Tuesday in April and end the last Tuesday in October.
On Wednesday, April 2, at 4:30 p.m. Stephen Dwaine Stewart was shot once in the head at his home in the 4200 block of South Raymond Street. At the time, around a dozen parents and small children were playing across the street at the Aki Kurose playfield.
Three people were shot Friday night, April 5, inside the Beacon Pub when a man pulled out a gun and opened fire hitting a woman and two men. According to eyewitnesses in the bar, the suspect came in and ordered a drink before he started shooting.
Shortly after getting into his car parked on South Holly Street in front of the Southeast Seattle Senior Center, Salvatore Vito Covello was hit by an erratically driven sport utility vehicle at around 4:20 p.m. on Monday, March 31.