The Queen Anne Community CouncilTransportation meeting is tonight, Wednesday, Aug. 26. For further details contact: John Coney, 283-2049.
Though it's only midseason for the Queen Anne Farmers Market, average weekly sales are up 22 percent compared to 2007 sales and vendors say business is better here than at other markets. Figures for 2008 which were calculated by the previous manager, were never shared with the Queen Anne Farmers Market Association which now operates the market.
After settling a lawsuit with developer TRF Pacific earlier this year, Whole Foods at Interbay has announced a fall opening.
Living high on the hogOfficers arrested a 56-year-old at the Metropolitan Market the evening of Tuesday, Aug. 18, after he was seen pocketing items without paying. When police arrived at the scene, the suspect was struggling with employees and had to be handcuffed. He had lifted a book of matches, some crab spread, two packages of baby back ribs and a $55 bottle of Cabernet. A records check showed that he was wanted on a felony no-bail escape warrant by the Department of Corrections. He was booked into King County Jail for the warrant and for investigation of theft.
In a truly surprising turn of events, Greg Nickels is out as mayor of Seattle.
It's good to see progress finally begin on Queen Anne's ballfield No. 3, especially considering undue delays almost put the much-needed repairs off Parks and Recreation's to-do list.
The latest on the health-care front to hit the news this weekend was that President Obama might abandon the bipartisan approach to health care reform.
Tony Piro bled purple and gold for 33 years. He had worked his way up to equipment manager when he was let go last month during budget reductions - nice corporate-speak for booting out the good employees while overpaying others, like Scott Woodward, the new and unproven athletic director at the University of Washington.
Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan is camped outside President Obama's vacation spot in Martha's Vineyard. You may remember her. She was a favorite of the press when pestering President Bush during his summer retreats at his Texas home. Charlie Gibson, ABC News, who loved her then, is not returning her calls now.
For many years, I had the problem with raccoons coming into my yard. A kind lady with the State fish and game, suggested moth balls. [not crystals, as they melt too fast] I spread them along the fence line about 3-4 feet apart once a month during early spring and all summer. Then every six weeks in the fall and winter. It works.
Chelan County Auditor, Evelyn Arnold, is the new King County Superintendent of Elections according to Sherril Huff, Elections Director. The position has been vacant since 2007 when Bill Huennekens, a central figure in the 2004 election scandal, was given other duties.
Backpack safetyPicking the right backpack can prevent your child from developing back pain or strain. Below are tips to help you find the right one for your kids.
Magnolia Troop 85 RecruitingTroop 85 is recruiting for new scouts ages 11 to 18. First meeting is 7 p.m., Sept. 14 at the Magnolia Presbyterian Church, 3051 28th Ave. W. Tom McKoy is the scoutmaster 206-284-9076.
Phone+booze=crashPolice arrived at the scene of a one-vehicle accident on the 4700 block of West Cramer Street at 10:05 p.m. on Aug. 20. They found a man trying to push a PT Cruiser back onto the roadway out from a ditch with a woman in the driver's seat.
In Tacoma's Proctor neighborhood, a thriving little theatre exists: the Blue Mouse Theatre. In it, second-run movies run and neighbors love attending for $3 a pop. What a deal. And it belongs to the neighborhood. It's still going, too, as is West Seattle's Admiral Theatre, and in Shoreline, the very popular, and somewhat larger second-run house, The Crest.