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IMG_5723 Originally uploaded by don_brubeck Seattle Public Schools announced the following honors for Garfield High School: Garfield graduate Aaron Shimeles has been appointed to the Department of Education's 18-member National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity. Shimeles was appointed by U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan to the new national committee on higher education accreditation issues. Shimeles underwent a competitive application and interview process prior to his appointment to the committee. Aaron is attending Occidental College, where he was able to gain entry with the assistance of College Access Now, the first generation college entrance program launched at Garfield and now at Franklin and West Seattle High Schools.... 
This is it: your last chance to dine at the original Red Robin on Eastlake Ave. The chain's first restaurant, located at Eastlake and Fuhrman, is closing on Sunday. Red Robin is closing their Eastlake outlet because the building is old (it was built in 1916) and would require too much investment to make it meet the company's needs. The lease on the building is up on April. General Manager Jessi Klein says it will be business as usual on Sunday, but it hasn't exactly been business as usual since the closure was announced. ...
Wow. "We are NOT here to reap incredible financial rewards from the pain and suffering of patients and the legal disadvantages built in to the current legislation. We got together because, as patients, we found we had no one to turn to for help, except one another. The so-called 'medical professionals' are charging $200 - $600 for a 10 minute consultation, wherein they provide no treatment, run no tests and diagnose nothing. They merely rubber-stamp the previous diagnosis of a doctor who actually earned their money." From http://northendclub420.com/What-Is-North-End-Club-t70.html What We Are: There is a lot going on in this Craigslist Seattle Pets posting that also qualifies for the Missed Connections section. An animal lover, a parrot, Capitol Hill, the '60s:
[Full Disclosure: Josh is an officer on the Capitol Hill Community Council]
Thursday night was the monthly general meeting (3rd Thursdays, 7pm @ Cal Anderson Shelterhouse) for the Capitol Hill Community Council. With three major topics and a packed house, there was a lot covered and discussed in the two hour meeting. As always, the meeting started with open floor, a time for any community member to make an announcement or voice their opinion. Five comments were made:
Only one QFC employee's opinion, but this SeattleCrime brief on yet another QFC shoplifter caught in the act seems to put words to the anecdotal evidence we've seen that the store gets more than its fair share of freeloaders:
One possible quibble in the 'more frequent' choice of language, though. Can't recall a time when we didn't see QFC shoplifters in the SPD reports. Here's a search on past CHS posts including the terms QFC + shoplift. The story speaks for itself. Ted Howard has been doing a fantastic job of leading Garfield High School and deserves the award for outstanding principal. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011353728_p
I'm working on a story about the gray areas surrounding the "fake pot" you can buy at legalbuds.com and other sites. Still having a hard time grasping why anyone would spend money for the "Legal Buds" promoted by In the meantime, Blunt Magic Flavored Rolling Spray caught my eye - this product must be a prank, right? Who in their right mind would desecrate such a perfect thing as the female bud of a cannabis plant by spraying it with anything, let alone an unregulated, untested blueberry or grape scented substance full of mystery ingredients? 1) If you must smoke marijuana, use a vaporizer. I note that among GLE Inc.'s many sites is vaporizergiant.com and that they throw in some fake pot with vaporizer purchases. 2) Do not ever add your... 
I'm totally stoked. The vision of a library is floating in my mind like sugar plums are supposed to do. This time it's a tool library--the new SE Portland Tool Library! For those of you who haven't discovered the joy of tool libraries, they're like a regular library... only for tools. You can check out the saws, hammers, ladders, tile cutters, etc. that you want to use, but not buy. Oh, and it's all FREE. North Portland has long sustained a lovely tool library, but (not surprisingly) they don't let outsiders come in and rent their stuff. Well, now SE has a tool library of its own, thanks to SE Uplift: the SE Portland Tool Library, or SEPTL for short. (I hope we pronounce it Seep-tul (which sounds like Eva or Wall-e), not Sep-tul (which sounds like septic.) And tomorrow they're having an event--the perfect chance to get acquainted with this new SE resource. Here's the 411, directly from the SEPTL News Site:
An 81 year old Florida man is in trouble for marijuana-related activities. During the Summer of Love alleged drug dealer and firearms enthusiast Carlton Griggs would have been a robust 39 years old. There has been a plague of "fogie toker" stories lately around the mainstream media. Throw a bunch of firearms into this one and a great mugshot and you have an instant "fogie toker" classic for this popular new genre. re: ---- Police: 81-year-old had pounds of pot, a gun under pillow"Officials found a total of 10 guns. They then found a trap door in a laundry room that led to a cellar. There they found marijuana in a cooler." http://www.ocala.com/article/20100319/ARTICLES/3191006 By Austin L. Miller Staff writer Published: Friday, March 19, 2010 at 6:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, March 19, 2010 at 1:48 a.m. 
The animated feature film "9" will play Saturday, March 20, at 1, 3, 5, and 7 p.m. in the Bengal Theater. A rag doll awakens in a post-apocalyptic future and holds the key to humanity's salvation. One of 9 dolls that were given the soul of a brilliant scientist, they must go on a trek to save the world from a man made evil. "9 is a parable of technological peril that is both exciting and satisfyingly enigmatic," writes the New York Times. The San Francisco Chronicle adds, "While children still watching Tigger videos should stay away, older kids will enjoy the bloodless action and awesomeness infused into nearly every frame." (Rated PG-13) Hosted by the Alternative Cinema Circle. As a spring break special, popcorn, drinks, candy and tickets will be $1. For more information and trailer, go to www.isuevents.com. 
Urban farming has been growing in popularity of late. Four scores from now, historians may identify the apex of this trend as the year 2010. I first became aware of the possibility of urban farming after reading Novella Carpenter's Farm City. Now, we have Cherry Hill Urban Farm and Alleycat Acres bringing chickens and farming to Capitol Hill and bordering neighborhoods. Another parallel trend that may hit its stride in 2010 has been restaurants sourcing their produce and herbs from their own gardens. The originator and most notable practitioner of this trend in the Seattle area has been The Herbfarm. More recently, Tamara Murphy's conception of Terra Plata for the Melrose Development (now facing a cloudy future) had included a rooftop garden. At the convergence of these trends lies Volunteer Park Cafe. Last week, they secured a free chicken coop (where else but) through Craigslist. We asked them about their plans for the chicken coop, and here is what Kristen... 
Seattle Police arrested a man this afternoon after an alert neighbor reported seeing the man breaking into a home in the 900 block of 19th Ave E. Multiple patrol cars and officers descended on 19th Ave just before 2 PM after a man working on the building he owns next door called 911 to report the break-in at the neighboring home. The neighbor told CHS he watched the person who was arrested tap lightly on the door of the home to determine if anybody was inside before breaking in. Another witness reported seeing the man driving in the alley behind the home prior to the break-in. At the home, officers were collecting evidence from the suspect and rounding up property collected at the scene to try to determine if it belonged to the homeowners or was taken from another burglary. Earlier this week, we reported on residential burglary trends as part of our monthly look at Capitol Hill's crime hotspots. There were no reports of residential burglaries in this part of the Hill in February. 
Our friends at SeattleCrime.com are reporting that Tyrese Harrison has been arrested in Ohio. Harrison is accused of murdering Central District rapper Max Gasoi in November of last year. From an SPD statement about the arrest:
Just in from Parkrose Athletic Director Sanjay Bedi:
In addition, Haley Sawtelle of David Douglas High School won first place in the Drill Down competition. Complete results are available at OSAA.org. UPDATE: Video of the winning performance courtesy of vanalsty on YouTube.
In 2013 there will be a new streetcar on First Hill, connecting the Capitol Hill light rail station to the International District light rail station. And it's looking more and more like that streetcar will be traveling on Broadway, and not on 12th Avenue to the east or further west on the First Hill. We've learned that on Wednesday the mayor held a meeting that included all of the interested parties around the project, such as the hospitals, Seattle U, and community council representatives. In that meeting the mayor revealed that the city Department of Transportation has made a recommendation in support of the Broadway route, and attendees at the meeting report that the mayor indicated that he was leaning towards the Broadway route as well. We've made an inquiry to the mayor's office to confirm this and get a better read of his position, but so far have not heard back. UPDATE 1:38 PM: 
In 2013 there will be a new streetcar on First Hill, connecting the Capitol Hill light rail station to the International District light rail station. And it's looking more and more like that streetcar will be traveling on Broadway, and not on 12th Avenue to the east or further west on the First Hill. We've learned that on Wednesday the mayor held a meeting that included all of the interested parties around the project, such as the hospitals, Seattle U, and community council representatives. In that meeting the mayor revealed that the city Department of Transportation has made a recommendation in support of the Broadway route, and attendees at the meeting report that the mayor indicated that he was leaning towards the Broadway route as well. We've made an inquiry to the mayor's office to confirm this and get a better read of his position, but so far have not heard back. As we reported last month, the Broadway route came out with the lowest overall cost and reasonably high ridership. Comparatively, the 12th... 
Our community calendar is chock full of fun this weekend. Here's some things to get out and do:
Want to see your event here? Add it for free to our community calendar. Here is a brief history of happenings on my block in Lake City. Please share any crazy stories. We're all in this together. Mail stolen (twice recently) Two houses on my block have caught fire (one started by kids lighting fireworks) Kids shooting cats with BB guns Illegal dumping (numerous) Domestic violence (numerous) Car thefts (numerous) Obnoxious Gangbangers (daily) Strange people walking up and down the block to no particular destination, read: casing (daily) Yep, this all happened in the past year and a half. Misery loves company. Please share. 
POCATELLO — Casidy Jahnke was elected president of the Associated Students of Idaho State University Thursday e v e n i n g after edging incumbent Ross Knight. Jahnke, a junior majoring in political science, earned a total of 631 student votes. Knight, who was elected ASISU president last school year, closely followed her with 611 votes.
Jahnke’s victory allowed her running mate, Whitney Jensen, to be elected vice president of ASISU, the university’s student government . Like Jahnke, Jensen is a junior majoring in political science.
While Knight will not serve another term as ASISU president, Cortney Dickinson, who ran with him last year, captured a student senate seat. Knight’s running mate this year was Matt Bloxham. “We’re beyond excited,” Jahnke said Thursday during an interview at ISU’s Pond Student Union Building.
Jahnke and Jensen ran a campaign that called for increased student... 
At Streissguth Gardens, the bright purple rhododendrons shout loud and clear that a beautiful Capitol Hill spring is just around the corner. This lush and idyllic garden is tucked away in a small pocket of northwest Capitol Hill, an official part of St. Mark’s Greenbelt. The backdrop of the gardens is a stunning view of the Sound – on a clear day, the view extends from the skyscrapers downtown over to Gasworks Park and beyond. Tended with love by a local family, this park is open for public enjoyment but feels like the private backyard of an old friend. The garden is city owned but family operated. Daniel Streissguth, his wife Ann and their son Ben have worked on the land for over 40 years and never imagined it would become what it is now, which inspired their new book “In Love With A Hillside Garden.” “It had been such a wonderful experience to go through everything and develop the garden,” said Ann, a clinical psychologist and professor emeritus at the University of Washington.... 
Seattle’s Annual LGBT Pride Parade and PrideFest at Seattle Center will still be off of Capitol Hill but some of the formal activities of Seattle Pride and PrideFest are moving up to the Hill. On Sunday June 27, 2010, buses will take festival-goers from Seattle Center’s PrideFest celebration up to the "momo" Street Party outside of Neumos. This inaugural street party, located at 10th Ave and Pike on Capitol Hill, runs from 4pm – 9pm and American Idol’s Kimberley Locke will be performing a few numbers for the crowd. Then at 8pm the party moves inside of Neumos for the Pride Closing Party. While Seattle Center’s PrideFest is all ages, the momo Street Party and Neumos' Pride Closing Party are for ages 21+ only. PrideFest just started selling what they call a “Prider” Pass for VIP access to all the PrideFest events. More details about this news and the VIP Pass are posted at Seattle Gay Scene. The Seattle Pride Parade’s new theme is “Over the Rainbow” and that rainbow now reaches all the way... In November 2009, we told you about Viper Creek Club inviting you all to appear in their video for "Eliza". It was filmed at a house on 757 Broadway Ave E. See if you or someone you know made the cut. Viper Creek Club "Eliza" from Thomas Price on Vimeo. 
[Editor Note: The community is also invited to share their fond memories of Mo in the comments below.] |
