John Diaz retired unexpectedly last month as chief of the Seattle Police Department (SPD). His tenure ends only three years after Mayor Mike McGinn chose him as an internal hire over Ron Davis, a well-qualified African-American reform candidate from California. It was the first major decision of McGinn’s mayoral tenure, and it was disastrous.
Yakima Valley became Washington state’s first AVA (American Viticultural Area) 30 years ago. It not only was Washington’s first AVA, but it was also the first AVA north of California.
The Ballard Library will host the seventh-annual Ballard High School Student Art Show through May 18. There will be a reception from on May 11, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the library (5614 22nd Ave. N.W.), in conjunction with the Ballard ArtWalk.
Ballard High School’s Dance Team is hosting a dance clinic on May 11 at the school’s gym from 2 to 4 p.m. Youths ages 5 to 14 are invited to learn dance and conditioning techniques, leaps, turns and a dance combo that will be performed at the conclusion of the clinic.
More than 60 pieces of art done by last year’s fifth-grade classes of Lily Ulmer and Peter Hubbard at Lawton Elementary School (4000 27th Ave. W.), were recently hung on a the north fence along a walking path at Magnolia Manor Park.
36th District Reps. Reuven Carlyle and Gael Tarleton will talk live with constituents during a telephone town hall on Wednesday, May 8, from 6:15 to 7:15 p.m.
The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) is restricting lanes on Mercer and Broad streets beginning tomorrow, Thursday, May 9.
To encourage all boaters to get their vessels in safe operating condition for the coming season, Elliott Bay Marina (2601 W. Marina Place) is once again hosting a Day of Safety on May 18,
The Queen Anne Farmers Market has been selected to be one of the nonprofit beneficiaries from The Seattle Foundation’s GiveBig donation drive on Wednesday, May 15.
The Assistance League of Seattle (ALS) will award scholarships to 50 Whitman Middle School students during a celebration on May 16.