Certain questions, massaged by time and aided by newcomers to an idea, philosophy or even an area - like Capitol Hill - stay in circulation. That's one of those lessons only age can teach.When I first arrived in Seattle in the early '80s, things were changing. A provincial city, Seattle had turned toward urbanity and modernity and all the good and bad things of the '60s.
Dustin Engstrom It reminds me of Fremont. Everything they build doesn't have to be street level businesses with condos stacked on top. I want a neighborhood. The small businesses that are being lost are what make it.
By Erik HansenThe following are based on incident reports from the Seattle Police Department's South Precinct. They represent the officers' accounts of the events described.PROPERTY DAMAGEThursday 2/22, 9:37 p.m. While driving toward the intersection of 51st Avenue South and South Leo Street, a woman, age 35, spotted a group of young men standing on the corner. She made a right turn onto Leo and heard a loud bang followed by the sound of glass shattering inside her 2002 Chevrolet minivan. She stopped when she got home, where she called the police. Investigating officers checked the area for suspects with negative results. The officers did locate the large rock one of the suspects hurled at the van's window. In addition to shattering the back window, the rock impact damaged the vehicle frame beneath the window. GANG GRAFFITIWednesday 2/23, unknown time Library employees at the South Park branch called officers after noticing words carved into a metal windowsill. The investigating officer observed the word "Crips" scratched into three spots on the windowsill. The damage was estimated at $50. STRONG-ARM ROBBERYFriday 2/23, 2 p.m. After getting off the bus along the 6500 block of Rainier Avenue South, a girl, age 14, spotted a cream-colored van parked on the opposite side of the street. A man in his early 20s got out of the van and walked toward the girl, acting like he was waiting for the bus. He wore a dark, puffy jacket, green and gold Nike shoes, and sported a gap in his front teeth. The girl faced away from the man and spoke on her cell phone while holding her wallet in front of her. "Give me!" the young man said suddenly. He grabbed her arm, took the wallet and ran eastbound on South Morgan Street before turning north on 47th Avenue South. She chased him a short way, but a stopped at the corner of Morgan and 47th, where a second man in his early 20s sporting a pierced nose, red shirt, "furry" vest, straight leg pants, brown boots and a short haircut confronted her. "Give me your phone!" he demanded. She refused, and the second suspect ran away toward the first suspect. The van began driving away, heading east on South Graham Street. Officers checked the area for both suspects with negative results. FIREARM THEFTSaturday 2/24, 12:30 a.m. A man, age 39, reported that he suspected a 17-year-old girl had stolen his father's handgun in the recent past. The man said the girl knew about the black, Lugar .380 caliber handgun in his father's condominium, located along the 9500 block of Rainier Avenue South. The man confronted her several times about the missing weapon, but the girl denied the theft each time. However, during a meeting at Pritchard Beach, the girl said she needed the gun because a woman, who shot at her during a disturbance, was after her. The girl lost possession of the gun to a 40-year-old man, who demanded money, an AK-47 assault rifle, and other guns in trade for the stolen Lugar. She was unable to fulfill the requests, and the man didn't return the gun. PROPERTY DAMAGESunday 2/25, 9:30 a.m. A man, age 43, looked outside the front of his house and spotted two boys throwing rocks at each other. One of the rocks hurtled toward the man's home, breaking a 4x5-foot double-pane picture window ($200 estimated damage). The responding officer located where the boys, ages 6 and 7, lived. The boys admitted to the officer they had thrown the rocks, and the officer warned them about damaging other people's property. BURGLARYMonday 2/26, 8:30 a.m.-5:45 p.m. When she returned for the day from work, a woman, age 40, discovered hundreds of her photographs had been taken from her 23rd Avenue South home. She told responding officers that the 4x6 photo prints were stored throughout the home in boxes and photo albums. She believes a woman, age 37, she used to co-own the home with took the photos, saying the suspect had contacted her within the last two weeks regarding the photographs. The suspect most likely entered the home through a door that does not lock, the victim told police. The victim also noted that two planters worth $75 and a statue worth $200 were also taken. DOMESTIC VIOLENCETuesday 2/27, 1:41 a.m. A disturbance call brought officers to a house in the 9700 block of 60th Avenue South where they heard an "extremely loud" audible from the street. Around the back of the home two woman, age 24 and 28, verbally fought while a 28-year-old man stood nearby. Officers soon witnessed the younger woman move toward the older one in an aggressive manner. The officers managed to detain the younger woman and placed her in handcuffs to avoid a physical confrontation between the two. The older woman continued to taunt and insult the younger woman, despite the handcuffs. After everyone was calm, the officers learned that the older woman had been dating the man for the past year-and-a-half, and she recently discovered he was cheating on her with the younger woman. The older woman came over to the man's home to confront him, but he hid in an upstairs closet. His enraged lover began searching the home looking for him, spotted him in the closet. An argument erupted between the estranged couple, and the closet door was broken in the process before the fight spilled outside. During the fight, the woman repeatedly struck the man on his head and upper body. The blows resulted in a split lip and a "substantial amount of blood" spilling from the man's face into the backyard. The older woman was arrested for assault and booked into the King County Jail.
We have breakfast together every morning, generally featuring cereal and fruit. It's a pleasant way to start the day, checking on the day's activities, discussing the front-page news and watching the traffic on state Route 520, once again realizing how pleased we are not to be in the midst of it. However, our peaceful breakfast seems to become more and more of a challenge. It isn't the state of the world or the activities of the day. No. It's the cereal boxes. No one can get them open.
Every Tuesday afternoon for the last 10 years at his First Hill office, Dr. Kalman Klass has donated free dental service to patients on welfare and those who cannot pay for medical care. Helping those less fortunate at a local and international level has always been something this Madison Park resident has considered an important part of his life. And last December, he received a great, big, well-deserved thank-you from the community.The American Red Cross serving King and Kitsap counties named Klass a 2006 Everyday Hero for excellence in medical volunteer work. Klass, who donates an estimated $40,000 to $45,000 worth of dental care a year, has also volunteered his time to the Smile Mobile, a program created by the Washington State Dental Association. Through it, dentists travel in one-week intervals to underserved areas around the state, providing free dental services.
SATURDAY, MARCH 18The Earth is heating up; early signs of global warming are already being seen and action must be taken now to confront the coming crisis. To help children understand the science of climate change, Lisa Shimizu of KEXP-FM and The Climate Project will present a 40-minute slide show especially designed for children ages 8-12 on Saturday, March 10, at 11 a.m. and again at 1:30 p.m. in Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave.
Twelve-year-old Rebecca Ehlers of Magnolia began writing stories in first grade.Now, as a sixth-grade student at the TOPS alternative school, she's the youngest writer whose work was produced in this year's ACT Young Playwrights Festival.The Young Playwrights Program offers middle- and high-school students the opportunity to work with professional playwright/teaching artists to learn the basics of playwriting during a 10-week curriculum offered at their schools.
The AIDS epidemic is not over, and the Bailey-Boushay House, at 2720 E. Madison St., is still working hard to improve the lives of epidemic victims, just as it has for the last 15 years.In a modern building facing Madison Street, Bailey-Boushay House was the first skilled-nursing facility in the country planned, funded, built and staffed specifically to meet the needs of people living with HIV/AIDS.
DETAILS■ WHAT: The Compassionate Friends bereavement support group■ WHEN: March 17, 7 p.m. (meets third Thursday of each month)■ WHERE: Central Area Senior Center 500 30th Ave. S.■ CONTACT: Jokhanah Ennes, 721-3306Thirteen years ago, Jokhanah Ennes lost her son in a short but devastating battle with leukemia. Losing a loved one is never easy. But for those who have lost children, the pain is immeasurably deep. Today, Ennes has found strength as the co-chairperson of the Seattle City Chapter of The Compassionate Friends. She will also lead a new support group that meets on the third Thursday of every month in Leschi.
Quite often, I come across people who are not familiar with Petrale sole. Awareness of this fish is similar to how it behaves at the bottom of the ocean. Shaped like an oval platter with one side of its skin olive-brown and the other creamy white, it eludes predators, swimming incognito on the bottom of the sea floor.However, once aware of its flavor and ease in cooking, you will never forget this amazing seafood.
There is a great debate within the inner-mortgage circles these days. Should we, as mortgage professionals, encourage clients to borrow as much money as possible? Or would consumers benefit more if we helped them to understand the advantages of 15-year amortization schedules and pre-paying principal? Let's examine the pros and cons of both strategies.
This time of year, paper seems to play a starring role in our lives as we prepare for another tax season. Often, people fear tossing paper - or going through the Great Pile - because they literally don't know what's in there. Last week's mail gets mingled with magazines, fliers, notices, ticket stubs, birthday reminders, school projects and whatever else lands on the kitchen counter
Neighbors on Waverly Drive in Broadmoor had to only walk a house or two on Feb. 25 to bump into someone headed to an Oscar party. The red carpet was rolled out to the sidewalk for MICHELE SMITH'S all-girl pajama party, complete with a popcorn machine like they have at the movies.
As a place to call home, Capitol Hill's northeast neighborhood isn't exactly chopped liver.According to Northwest Multiple Listing Service, the January median price for a home in the 98112 ZIP code checked in at $745,000.That is almost double Seattle's median home price in the same month. A market update shows the disparity has increased.As of last week, the median price for the 61 houses on the market in 98112 comes in at $1,150,000.
The strength, vitality and diversity of contemporary Northwest Coast Native art is the theme of The Burke Museum's newest exhibition, In the Spirit of the Ancestors, featuring a broad mix of media from the museum's own collection, through Sept. 3."It gives a glimpse," said Robin K. Wright, curator of Native American Art at the Burke and director of the Bill Holm Center for the Study of Northwest Coast Art. "It's just the tip of the iceberg, so to speak, representing our collection of contemporary Northwest Coast art."