Bill Coulter, a Magnolia local, is a connoisseur of the cleaning industry. Bill and his son Benjamin recently launched Zimp, a new floor cleaning business to service the Queen Anne and Magnolia neighborhoods.
After months of speculation and unopposed fund-raising and campaigning by incumbent Greg Nickels, two well-heeled opponents finally jumped into the race for Seattle mayor last week.
There are many clear divisions in American life.First, there are the red states, where all abortion is a sin and any Middle Eastern country a Republican president says is bad and dangerous is bad and dangerous, and God flies on Christian One, no ifs ands or buts, and don't bring that turn the other cheek, meek shall inherit the earth, weak Jesus stuff in here, evn if He is supposed to be God's son. Red goes right.
It got to be spring the other day. I'm not talking about a specific date on the calendar, but when you begin to wake up to the calliope of birdsong and a lightening sky and not to the screech of an alarm clock at oh dark hundred hours. Also, it's not quite as cold.
In spite of the cool temperatures, Spring is rapidly unfurling its tender new growth these days. I love this point in Springtime for all of its fragile tentativeness. The great bunches of bright yellow daffodils catch our eye. The forsythia blooms remind us of that golden orb we so long to see, but which so often these days remains hidden behind grey clouds. And then the new pink and white cherry and plum blossoms showing such great fortitude and beauty in the face of brittle cold temperatures and occasional brutish squalls.
Dear Editor:Rep. Mary Lou Dickerson is off again on another illogical tangent. (Postcards from Olympia, p4, 3-25 issue) This time she is misinterpreting the voters' opinion on the new viaduct replacement tunnel that has widespread support from around the city and state.
The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG)'s president, Rhode Island Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch, has appointed Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna as co-chair of the NAAG Environment and Energy Committee.
It was a big weekend for Magnolia's U-12 Chaos of the Seattle Fastpitch Club (SFC), which battled multiple opponents in the Ice-Breaker Tournament in Pasco.
Come meet and talk with the teamof Seattle Police who managed the work to stop illegal activities in Kinnear Park. The Uptown Alliance monthly meeting at 7 p.m., Thursday, April 9, will give neighbors opportunity to learn more about the City's efforts for Uptown's greenbelt park at the west end of Roy Street. The Uptown Alliance is a stewardship organization that works to improve the quality of life in Uptown urban center, and takes the lead on projects recommended for Uptown in the 1999 Queen Anne Neighborhood Plan. All meetings are held at 160 Roy Street, the City's Queen Anne Magnolia Neighborhood Center. For further information, leave a message at the Uptown Alliance. 206-733-9435.
Prowl of the weekA side window was shattered in the middle of the day March 19 to get into a vehicle parked in the 200 block of Nickerson Street, and a laptop left on the floor by the front passenger seat was stolen.In this case, there were witnesses for a change, but they weren't much help. The witnesses were working in a nearby business and told police they saw "the unidentified suspect reach into the broken-out window, grab the laptop computer and hurriedly limp away westbound on Nickerson St."
With the advent of Spring (in spite of the strange weather), and Easter just around the corner, I attended an Easter planning party for Queen Anne and Magnolia, and while coloring Easter eggs, we discussed where Easter customs originated.
Most of us haven't read Fyodor Dostoyevsky's classic, "Crime and Punishment," since we skimmed it in high school. But if you want an ax murderer thriller mixed with 19th century Russian philosophy, this production is for you.
The Greater Queen Anne Chamber of Commerce April luncheon will feature Bill Hoke, a long-time professional in marketing, advertising, public relations and business development. The luncheon will take place April 16, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Center House Bistro at the Seattle Center.
City Council President Richard Conlin's rat feeding program was launched last week and will bring even more of the rodents to your alley where they can join the possums and raccoons.