All over Madison Park little helpers are assisting retail shop owners in myriad ways.Legally, coffee shops and taverns can't allow their customers' furry friends to dine with them. But state Sen. Ken Jacobsen will get some attention in the Senate with his bill (SB 5484) "allowing dogs in designated outdoor areas of bars and coffee shops." For a glimpse of what a couple of dogs are doing to keep retail moving, check out the pooches in the neighborhood.
A pioneering African-American athlete and a friend and doctor to some of the city's movers and shakers, Homer Harris passed away in his home on March 17, 2007. He was 91 and had been suffering from Alzheimer's disease. FROM FOOTBALL TO MEDICINEDr. Harris was a standout football player who captained the Garfield High School team in 1933 and wanted to play football at the University of Washington after he graduated.It wasn't to be; the Huskies did not allow African-American players on the team in those days. However, Iowa State University did, and he went on to become the first African American to captain the Top 10 team.
I've fought a long, hard battle over "whom" and "it is I," and I'm almost ready to concede defeat. When leading journalists say "Who they met" and "It's me," I realize the next edition of Webster's Dictionary may well list them as preferred. But that is the way a language grows, I guess, even though I must wipe a tear from my eye as I write this.Let me look up a word in a dictionary - any dictionary from A Child's First Dictionary to the ever-faithful Webster's Collegiate, the bible of high school and college - and I would find the word and then wander through the pages as if I were reading P.T. James
I sometimes avoid making a tart because I dread the part where you need to roll out the crust. That is not to say I don't take pleasure in it sometimes, too. It's just that there are times when I need to take a little shortcut to get me to make the dessert.The detour is a no-roll crust, and the dessert is a Fresh Lemon Tart.
From Madrona to Guatemala and back, Global Visionaries has offered the chance of a lifetime for hundreds of high school students interested in traveling abroad since 1997. Twice yearly, executive director Chris Fontana and program manager Aimee Hibbets lead groups of 30 to 50 local high school students to Guatemala for a two-week service-learning trip in microbusiness and philanthropy.
The Boys & Girls Clubs of King County honored two local teens for their dedication to their respective chapters during the 2007 Youth of the Year luncheon in February. While the two local representatives didn't win the title of Youth of the Year for King County, they each received a $500 scholarship, a Best Buy gift card and tickets to a Seattle Sonics basketball game. -Vera M. Chan-PoolLauren Bullington, 18 Bullington, who recently moved to Madrona, is a senior at Roosevelt High School. She was named Youth of the Year for the Ballard Boys & Girls Club, where she has been a member for 10 years, is president of the club's Keystone Club and has volunteered 65 hours in the last year.
The Boys & Girls Clubs of King County honored two local teens for their dedication to their respective chapters during the 2007 Youth of the Year luncheon in February. While the two local representatives didn't win the title of Youth of the Year for King County, they each received a $500 scholarship, a Best Buy gift card and tickets to a Seattle Sonics basketball game. -Vera M. Chan-PoolVanessa Tolson-HaraTolson-Hara, a sophomore at Garfield High School, said she is "the product of a broken home, but I am far from broken." She has been a member of the Rotary Boys & Girls Club in the Central Area for eight years and has become a role model for her peers at church, at the club and at home.
Carol in Queen Anne asks:"I want to find some good 'springtime' music to accompany the home video I'm making for friends back east. I know the widely used Vivaldi's 'Four Seasons' is an obvious choice, but with so many recordings? And what about other pieces? Vivaldi's springSpring is a time of extreme contrasts, so let's pick two pieces that couldn't be further apart. Why not start with your Vivaldi and add Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring." They're both graphic representations of spring, and they both have track records as film music. So you're on proven ground.
BUSINESS HAPPENINGS■ Land-use code:The Seattle City Council recently passed legislation to improve neighborhood business districts, the first major updating of the city's commercial land-use code in 20 years.The legislation provides flexibility in building design and reductions in parking requirements, while promoting pedestrian-oriented business districts and supporting housing.BUSINESS MOVES■ Donation: Stoneway Hardware & Supply, 4318 Stone Way N., donated a case of glue to Fremont's B.F. Day Elementary School.
■ CD release: Roosevelt High School,1410 N.E. 66th St., is among the schools featured on the new CD "KPLU School of Jazz - Volume 3," which releases to the public on April 17. Participating schools will perform on stage during the CD-release party on April 16 at 7 p.m. at Meany Hall on the University of Washington campus. ■ Poetry contest: The North East Library is sponsoring a National Poetry Month poetry contest through April 30.Free entry forms are available at the library, 6801 35th Ave. N.E.
Carol in Queen Anne asks: "I want to find some good 'springtime' music to accompany the home video I'm making for friends back east. I know the widely used Vivaldi's 'Four Seasons' is an obvious choice, but with so many recordings? And what about other pieces? Spring is a time of extreme contrasts, so let's pick two pieces that couldn't be further apart. Why not start with your Vivaldi and add Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring?"
Swedish Foundation held their 22nd annual gala dinner auction, "Celebrate Swedish," on March 24, raising a record $3.4 million. More than 970 people attended the event, hosted by KOMO-TV Anchor Dan Lewis at the Sheraton Seattle Hotel. Last year, Swedish's net revenue from the event totaled $1.45 million. $1 million of this year's earnings will benefit charity-care services and other programs that help Swedish respond to community needs. The remaining $2.4 million will be used to benefit the hospital's newest pediatric and perinatal simulation center.
Listener Carol asks:"I want to find some good 'springtime' music to accompany the home video I'm making for friends back East. Spring hasn't started for them yet. I know the widely used Vivaldi's 'Four Seasons' is an obvious choice, but with so many recordings? And what about other pieces?Spring is a time of extreme contrasts, so let's pick two pieces that couldn't be farther apart. Why not start with your Vivaldi, and add Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring>"
The kids will be better than alright during the Youth Speaks Spring Block Party on Monday, April 9, at Richard Hugo House. Young adults will read from their own works, as well as share the stage with workshop instructors. The performances, which begin at 8 p.m., will wrap up a day of events and workshops for the participants. Richard Hugo House Programs Director Alix Wilber is excited about Youth Speaks. "They pack the place when they do anything here," she said. "Bad things do not happen when Youth Speaks performs here. They do wonderful work.
Pacific Northwest Ballet launches its first ever "Celebrate Seattle" dance festival on Thursday, April 5. A quick scan through the listings reveals a number of Capitol Hill connections both historical and current, oddly echoing the development of dance in this city.Most Seattle dance historians point to the Cornish College as the birthplace of both ballet and modern dance here. Nellie Cornish made dance an integral part of the Cornish School of the Arts when it opened in 1914. By the 1930s, Martha Graham was teaching there and inspiring a number of young dancers and teachers to follow her example. One of those students was choreographer Merce Cunningham.