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 ASSUMPTIONSBLACK DEW CAFÉ L.L.C. (HYON JA KO and JIN YONG KO): a restaurant selling beer and wine, at Black Dew Café, 7900 E. Green Lake Drive N., No. 106. James L. Tuttle holds the current license, doing business as Souped Up Café.MALIKS RESTAURANT INC. (ABDUL QUDUS MALIK): a restaurant selling beer and wine, at Cedars Restaurant, 4759 Brooklyn Ave. N.E. BAF Inc. holds the current license, doing business as Cedars on Brooklyn.
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.PERMIT APPLICATIONS8200 WALLINGFORD AVE. N. (3008935) for a Land Use Application to remove and replace existing electric sign with a new double-faced, changing-image sign on existing monopole (Bishop Blanchet High School). The following approval is required: Variance to allow a changing-image sign in a single-family zone. Sign permit may be needed but was not included in this application. Written comments are accepted through Wednesday, April 23.11340 CORLISS AVE. N. (3008747) for a Council Land Use Action to rezone two parcels, 11340 Corliss Ave. N. and 11334 Corliss Ave. N. from SF7200 to SF5000. The following approval is required: Council Land Use Action to Rezone property from SF7200 to SF5000. Written comments are accepted through Wednesday, April 23.7219 GREENWOOD AVE. N. (3006027) for a Land Use Application to allow an expansion of existing grocery store, change the use of a portion of existing retail building to grocery store (first floor) and add a second-story for offices. One additional parking space to be provided at 7301 Greenwood Ave. N. The following approval is required: SEPA environmental determination. Building permit may be needed but was not included in this application. Written comments are accepted through Wednesday, April 23.
The following are selected reports from the Seattle Police Department's North Precinct. They represent the officers' accounts of the events described.AT-HOME BURGLARA couple returned around 6:15 p.m. on April 7 to find that someone had broken into their home in the 3000 block of Northeast 97th Street.According to the victims, the suspect not only stole their passports and an $800 wedding ring, he fixed something to eat, shaved, showered and changed into some clothes that were in the basement.Neighbors heard a banging noise around 1:30 p.m., but they didn't investigate.
Thank you for the article on the helicopters (Myke Folger's "Helicopter Noise Over Non-News Doesn't Fly," April 5). The KIRO [710 AM] helicopter used to hover over my house at 6 a.m. even though they could go down the street and hover over the Northgate Mall, where no one would be disturbed. They haven't done it in a while so maybe my e-mail to them helped.John D'Antoni, Northgate
Years ago, my father bought a little quarter-midget race car for my younger brother and I to race on the tenth-of-a-mile dirt ovals that were appearing around Southern California back then.The first rule that I learned about driving the gleaming gold-and-white racer was that the car wouldn't be started unless we were wearing all the proper safety equipment. The first and most important piece of that equipment was the safety belt.Six years later, when I was learning to drive a full-size automobile on the streets, again the first lesson in driver's education was to do up your seat belt. By that time, I'd been wearing one frequently enough that it had become a habit. Reaching for the belt was simply part of the startup process that you went through before you put the car in gear.
When asked about his father, Jack Harvey, Joseph Harvey said, "I'm extraordinarily proud of him and what he has done." On April 1, Jack reached a milestone few ever will see: 55 years working at Hoffner, Fisher & Harvey, 508 N. 36th St.
GREENWOOD PARK WORK PARTY, to weed, groom and mulch landscape beds, on Saturday, April 19, 10 a.m.-noon. Meet at north pergola, Evanston Ave. N. and N. 87th St. Beth Pflug, 684-4096NORTHACRES OFF-LEASH DOG AREA WORK PARTY, to repair outer trails and split rail fence and general cleanup, on Saturday, April 19, 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Northacres Park, 12718 First Ave. N.E. Pam Masse, 683-0777.MAGNUSON PARK WORK PARTY, on Saturday, April 19, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. North Forest Remnant, N.E. 65th St. and Sportsfield Drive. Bonnie Miller, 524-8713.MAGNUSON PARK NORTH SHORE NATIVE-PLANT RESTORATION, on Tuesday, April 22 and April 26, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Sharon Blevins, 233-7875.THORNTON CREEK ALLIANCE WORK PARTY, to remove invasive plants and pick up trash, on April 26, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Meet at Willow Creek. Cheryl Klinker, 367-4635.GREEN MY RIDE ALTERNATIVE-TRANSPORTATION FAIR, with bike swap, children's activities, music and more, on April 26, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Free. Phinney Neighborhood Center, 6532 Phinney Ave. N. www.greenmyride.info.BITTER LAKE SOUTH SHORELINE WORK PARTY, to remove invasive plants and maintain native aquatic habitat, sponsored by Bitter Lake United Friends and Neighbors, on April 26, 10 a.m.-noon. Bitter Lake Community Center, 13035 Linden Ave. N. Will Murray, 684-7524.BITTER LAKE SPRING CLEAN COMMUNITY CLEANUP, to pick up trash and mark storm drains, on April 26, 10 a.m.-noon. Bitter Lake Community Center, 13035 Linden Ave. N. Robert Herzog, 684-7524.BURKE-GILMAN TRAIL AT SAND POINT PARK WORK PARTY, to plant nodding onion and dicentra and remove invasive plants, on April 26, 1:30-3 p.m. Burke-Gilman Trail, N.E. 60th St. entrance. Bonnie Miller, 524-8713.MAGNUSON PARK PROMONTORY PARK HABITAT ENHANCEMENT, on April 28, 9 a.m.-noon. Meet at Education Pavilion, near boat-launch parking lot. Bonnie Miller, 524-8713.
Those who bemoan the many changes in Seattle should turn their wistful toes toward the University District and University Heights Community Center.The center, a school from 1903 to the '80s at 5031 University Way N.E., re-opened in 1990 with all its vintage charms intact. According to facilities director Ron Killian, much of the original wood still exists on the walls, floors and stairways. All of the fir used in construction was harvested in the area and milled on site at the school. Only the stairways were made of Eastern maple imported for the purpose. Perhaps the most amazing original in the school is the heating system. The still smoothly functioning furnace includes a large, wooden drive wheel and a 66-foot-long leather drive belt - both 105 years old.
Club marred by violence calls it quits after city objects to bid to renew liquor license Another hip-hop venue in Seattle has closed because of city objections. This time it's Queen Anne's Club Level 5 in the 300 block of Fifth Ave. N. "The primary reason is that five people have been shot around the area related to Level 5 since (last) October," said assistant city attorney James Kenny.
With this year's expiration of the voter-approved Pro Parks Levy of 2000, Seattle faces the question of how to provide for its parks in the coming years. During its 8-year lifespan, the $198 million Pro Parks levy funded acquisition of 42 acres of open space for parks, and 70 park development projects. With talk of both a $75 million levy to revamp Pike Place Market and a $6-7 billion regional sales tax proposal for Sound Transit on the ballot this fall, Mayor Greg Nickels has shown almost no interest in renewing the parks levy. No doubt he fears that with too many measures on the ballot, overwhelmed taxpayers could shoot them all down.
Heavy use of diesel buses has Queen Anne residents fuming Metro has turned down a request by residents along Second Avenue West to reroute the No. 3 bus at the top of Queen Anne Hill on weekends, when electric buses are replaced by diesel models. The switchover to diesel is necessary because construction downtown and at Harborview Medical Center forces Metro to shut the power down for the entire route, according to Victor Obeso, Metro Transit's service-department manager.
Language-teaching school's annual open house brings awareness to different cultures There were West African dancers and students from other faraway countries showing art, diary videos and orating their stories to about 200 people Wednesday, April 16, at the annual Secondary Bilingual Orientation Center open house and art fair. As planners had hoped, the event raised awareness of the SBOC, as many of the guests, in addition to parents and siblings of students, were from varying parts of Seattle and neighboring cities.
I have tried calling Colin Vasquez, senior land use planner for the city of Seattle many times. It seems that he is quite attentive to land developers while leaving the protesting homeowners and local business owners in the dark.I sent this same letter to Council member Sally Clark, however it was "screened" by her assistant as she may become "impartial" if she hears from the homeowners directly. I find it interesting that the very people, Seattle City Council, who supposedly work in the best interest of the people, do not seem to want to hear from those people in regard to zoning. The idea that the City Council needs to maintain a level of impartiality at the end of this process, when none was shown during the process, is most telling.
The Sonics are history. No more. Finito. Passado. Don't take it personally, it's business.David Stern, the NBA commissioner is not going to buck (no pun intended) the owners, and the NBA board of governors approved the move of the Sonics to Oklahoma by a vote of 28 - 2. End of discussion.The justification for their decision is a no-brainer. Look at the facts: virtually every major sports stadium and complex in the country, if not the lot of them, have been built largely with taxpayer money.
Despite unappealing growth trends, Seattleites have the power to determine city's shape Seattle is known for its quality of life, but is the city's push for increased density killing the very thing that makes it so special in the first place? Seattle is a second-tier town in every way except for quality of life. Ask anybody who has moved here in the last 20 years and they'll tell you that quality of life topped the list of why they chose to live here - this in spite of the months and months of gray and rain. Sure, New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago and even San Francisco have more people and a wider offering of culture and commerce. But there's also more crime, gang violence, traffic problems and smog. There's a lot less of all of that in Seattle. And like an independent coffee purveyor, Seattle can better retain its personality and public appeal by keeping the reason for that in mind. The place is full of writers, artists, software designers, just tons of creative people. And providing inspiration are the natural vistas of the Puget Sound and snow-capped mountain ranges. When it comes to quality of life, Seattle really can't be beat - yet.