25-year veteran pro-wrestler 'Streetfighter' Tim Flowers struggles in a headlock laid down by Randy 'The Pimp' Taylor. In the end, hecklers favoring 'The Pimp' raucously calling Flowers "softcore" and rival 'Streetfighter' fans shouting "fancy pants" at Taylor, the 'Streetfighter' managed to draw from his year's of experience to defeat Taylor.
Among an outcropping of artists in old industrial Georgetown is Robert Woldow's fusion glass studio. A tall, wiry gentleman with a salt and pepper crewcut, Woldow moves about his studio, a spacious former storage room. Known as ArtsCraft Seattle, Woldow's workshop is located on the ground floor of a red brick Georgian brewery building which the artist says he chose hands down over studio space in other neighborhoods with larger, more established artist communities.
On Saturday, April 23, members of the Northwest Labor and Employment Law Office ( LELO) Family Wage Jobs (FWJ) Organizing Committee and the Seattle Housing Authority (SHA) held a community accountability forum at the Rainier Community Center. The forum reported on efforts to employ more neighborhood workers in area housing projects.The meeting was the culmination of intensive discussions between the two groups, as well as a Community Oversight Committee (COC) tasked with drafting strong section-three contractor language in SHA's bid documents. The language will ensure more area low-income residents are given jobs at projects such as Rainier Vista, New Holly, and the High Point redevelopment.
Pilgrims had streamed to the Vatican all week, to say goodbye to John Paul II. On Friday, here on Queen Anne Hill where I met with author Sarah Gerdes, our visit at first seemed unrelated to those extraordinary events in Rome. Gerdes, a tall, lovely woman, full of enthusiasm, has written "Catacombs and the Lava Bed Forest," an adventure-fantasy for children. As she described it, her road toward the book unfolded like a pilgrimage -- not from one physical place to another, but from a successful, not wholly satisfying way of life to one closer to her heart's values.
My old beliefs about a kitchen makeover have forever changed. I learned that trends are not what a kitchen remodel is about, but creating a living space that complements the style of the house, a design that answers very personal needs and, yes, even dreams. And who hasn't dreamed of the perfect kitchen? After all, we spend most of our time there, when at home. It should be functional, feel spacious and offer an aesthetic sense that feeds the soul - while it feeds the body.A great kitchen remodel isn't just adding the newest, high-tech appliances or new cabinets. It's about knocking out walls, moving windows and looking for all useable space. It's about adding beams and working with the home's original concept.
The new USDA food-guide pyramid was recently released, and although it may appear to be just another confusing set of guidelines to figure out and aspire to, it has the potential to help prevent some leading causes of death in the United States today, including diabetes, obesity, heart disease and cancer. While there are so many influences on our health these days - such as environmental pollution, the media, genetics and even our emotional health as individuals and as a nation - what we eat has a profound influence on our health.The first food guideThe USDA's first food guide was published in 1916 and was primarily focused on ensuring the general population got enough calories. As physical labor jobs declined over time, the guide was reformulated into the "basic four" that was popular from the 1950s to the '70s, showing equal concentrations of fruit and vegetables, grains, dairy and meat. When this was shown to provide too much fat and protein and inadequate grains, the first food pyramid was created in 1992 to show more appropriate proportions.
Real estate in the Madrona neighborhood is moving briskly, with short sales times and multiple offers on many of the homes when they're for sale. However, the neighborhood, despite its acknowledged desirability, has a diversity of home prices that is unusual.Part of the reason for that is the age, size and diversity of the area identified as Madrona. At least the eastern boundary of the neighborhood is definite: Lake Washington. The other boundaries are more difficult to pin down.
The following are summarized accounts of this month's community council meetings. Items have been edited for content and space.<
The expansion plan for Epiphany School signifies the growing pains of both the educational facility and the neighborhood. Epiphany School, a private elementary school located in Madrona at 3710 E. Howell St., contends that the current dearth of space available leaves limited openings for new families in the neighborhood. They hope that the expansion will increase both the school's accessibility and diversity by enabling them to admit additional students. Some neighborhood residents claim that the proposed expansion will bring a slew of problems including traffic, parking, noise and safety issues. Bart Smith, a member of the Neighbors of Epiphany, believes that Epiphany School will not be a good neighbor until Epiphany parents, who are not necessarily from the neighborhood, become good neighbors.
There are at least three jackets hanging in my closet with the pockets still sewn shut. Manufacturers must be appalled to think that we might destroy their carefully designed line with tissue, transfers and keys.In the last few years, they've gone beyond sewing up pockets - they've eliminated them entirely, especially in pants. They are determined that the female of the species cannot be trusted to maintain that lovely, sleek line that the manufacturer has made fashionable and the customer has paid rather ridiculous amounts for.The manufacturer is right, of course, and I am ready to put a curse on her for it.
Shopping in Madison Park is one of the reasons to settle down here. We tend to know vendors by name and if there is a particular item needed, you will undoubtedly hear, "I'll have that in tomorrow. Please give me your number and I'll call you."It's that special attention that brings us back to support our neighborhood. It's always been that way, whether it was wheeling my bike with a jammed chain to Hatfield's Garage at age 9 and one of the cheerful Hatfield brothers would fix my ride, or at age 23, having to push a car there with a starter problem. The same service prevailed.
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer's recent expose on the failings of the Experience Music Project only reinforces what many of us have come to think about that bulbous ghost museum at the foot of Queen Anne - if we think about it at all. In a word, disappointing.Whether you choose to discern EMP's shortcomings in the exorbitant admission price ($19.95 just to get in the door), poor planning, lack of vision or the inherent contradiction of turning a vibrant cultural force into a glass-encased relic, there appears little doubt that the museum has flubbed its initial promise of becoming a world-class cultural institution and an internationally recognized Seattle landmark. The facts: Between 2001 and 2003, admission revenues fell 46 percent. All rotating exhibits have been either frozen or cancelled for the foreseeable future. Administrative offices were downsized.Which brings us to the most damning aspect of the PI's report - namely, the lack of named sources: "More than a dozen (mostly anonymous) insiders...say EMP's woes can be blamed on its ruthless management style, its culture of secrecy and its lack of a community mission."
Every Thursday night from 8 to 10 p.m., the jazzy sound of the Greg Schroeder Quartet can be heard in the intimate space of Lumette atop Queen Anne Hill. The group plays a variety of jazz standards, as well as some occasional funk and lesser-known tunes."You never know what's going to find its way into some of our arrangements," said Schroeder. "It's quite often that I'll get requests from the audience, and we try to meet those whenever we can."
There are many things to love about the restaurant Lumette, located in the former home of Firefly. For some it's the ambience, made warm and intimate with drapery and soft lighting. For others it's the live jazz featured every Thursday night. And for others still it's the family-friendly atmosphere. For me, it's the pizza, baked to perfection in a wood-burning oven. When Ivo Yonev and Vesso Boyanov opened Lumette in April 2004, their goal was to create a restaurant with European sensibilities that would have wide appeal. Although both owners are Bulgarian, Yonev's grandfather was Italian and, like many from that region, Yonev grew up exposed to foods from a variety of countries. Today he is the head chef at Lumette, where the menu features Italian and Mediterranean food, and he and Boyanov are seeking to encourage an unhurried dining environment that imitates those cultures.
The following are selected reports from the Seattle Police Department's East Precinct. They represent the officers' accounts of the events described.