In March, Mayor Mike McGinn will nominate members for the Community Police Commission for confirmation by the Seattle City Council.
Like dog parks and bicycle lanes, land-use affairs tend to be blood pressure-raising events like few others. The upper Queen Anne Aegis debate is no exception.
Breaking with convention, New York Pizza & Bar (500 Mercer St.) has installed big-screen TVs in its general seating area to accommodate families and others who can’t sit in its bar area.
McClure Middle School will host an adult “mixer” on March 23 at the Queen Anne Community Center, 1901 First Ave. W. From 7 to 10 p.m., guests can bid on items in a silent auction, with all proceeds benefiting McClure programs, including the new science lab.
Leroux Fine Apparel for Men & Women (3220 W. McGraw St.) is hosting the Lloyd Nordstrom Guild’s fund-raising event on Wednesday, March 20. From 4 to 8 p.m., the latest spring designs from Pure Handknit and Neon Buddha will be showcased, and 20 percent of all sales will benefit Seattle Children’s hospital.
At a Saturday-night dinner party on Queen Anne a couple of months ago, my friend Nancy offered to help me look for a house. I said that I needed to believe I could find it on my own. “It’s difficult to find the right house, but when you do, you’ll know.” “Will it say my name over the door?” I teased.
The Ballard NW Senior Center will have its 20th-anniversary dinner auction on March 24, from 5 to 9 p.m. at Leif Erickson Hall, 2245 N.W. 57th St.
A few years ago, I spotted a wheat penny in the pile of change that the old-timer behind the counter at Tweedy & Popp Ace Hardware store in Wallingford handed me. I immediately flipped it over and was amazed by the date.
Every 10 years, the state’s Growth Management Act (GMA) requires the Puget Sound four-county area (King, Pierce, Snohomish and Kitsap) to adjust projections for future growth and set targets that determine where and how growth will occur. The aim is to concentrate the region’s growth within urban areas, prevent sprawl, curb global warming and protect the state’s rural lands and natural environment.
A “White Trash Tea Party” listed as a ticket item up for auction by the Catharine Blaine K-8 School PTA in Magnolia was taken down because parents claimed it to be offensive.