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Kids' summer reading club starts 6/18
Beacon Hill Seattle - Kids need something to do this summer? Neighbor Dayna writes to tell us about a summer reading club that kicks off tomorrow, June 18: A few Orca K8 parents have started a summer reading club that will meet in both the Beacon Hill and Columbia City Libraries over the summer. Schedule is below. Meeting times [...] Read more...
Kids' summer reading club starts 6/18
Beacon Hill Seattle - Kids need something to do this summer? Neighbor Dayna writes to tell us about a summer reading club that kicks off tomorrow, June 18: A few Orca K8 parents have started a summer reading club that will meet in both the Beacon Hill and Columbia City Libraries over the summer. Schedule is below. Meeting times [...] Read more...
Monday, June 17, 2013 -- 5:14 am
Plaza Roberto Maestas design guidance meeting delayed until August
Beacon Hill Seattle - We wrote on June 7 that the Plaza Roberto Maestas design review meeting had been delayed. Unfortunately, it's been delayed again. Kate Gill de la Garza of the Beacon Development Group wrote to tell us: It turns out that our DPD planner is now on vacation for the date that we initially rescheduled our new [...] Read more...
Plaza Roberto Maestas design guidance meeting delayed until August
Beacon Hill Seattle - We wrote on June 7 that the Plaza Roberto Maestas design review meeting had been delayed. Unfortunately, it's been delayed again. Kate Gill de la Garza of the Beacon Development Group wrote to tell us: It turns out that our DPD planner is now on vacation for the date that we initially rescheduled our new [...] Read more...
Thursday, June 13, 2013 -- 4:35 am
Interview: Beacon Hill musician/playwright Gretta Harley
Beacon Hill Seattle - Among many other creative lifetimes including co-founding the Home Alive organization for women's self-defense and graduating from and then working for Cornish College Of The Arts, Beacon Hill's Gretta Harley co-created (with Sarah Rudinoff and Elizabeth Kenny) These Streets, a rock musical derived from interviews with women on the Seattle rock scene. She graciously took [...] Read more...
Interview: Beacon Hill musician/playwright Gretta Harley
Beacon Hill Seattle - Among many other creative lifetimes including co-founding the Home Alive organization for women's self-defense and graduating from and then working for Cornish College Of The Arts, Beacon Hill's Gretta Harley co-created (with Sarah Rudinoff and Elizabeth Kenny) These Streets, a rock musical derived from interviews with women on the Seattle rock scene. She graciously took [...] Read more...
Wednesday, June 12, 2013 -- 2:32 pm
Neighborhoods Full of Sad Animals
The Stranger - ... video of two people allegedly getting on a bus with Andy was posted online. In Even Worse Pet News: According to Beacon Hill (originally from KOMO ), a family cat was found dead in the backyard after a 15th Avenue South house was according to police ... Read more...
Neighborhoods Full of Sad Animals
The Stranger - ... video of two people allegedly getting on a bus with Andy was posted online. In Even Worse Pet News: According to Beacon Hill (originally from KOMO ), a family cat was found dead in the backyard after a 15th Avenue South house was according to police ... Read more...
Monday, June 10, 2013 -- 7:26 pm
House fire in Seattle's South Beacon Hill labeled arson
Seattle Times - An early Monday morning fire that caused $100,000 damage to a house in Seattle's South Beacon Hill neighborhood was intentionally set, according to the Seattle Fire Department. Read more...
House fire in Seattle's South Beacon Hill labeled arson
Seattle Times - An early Monday morning fire that caused $100,000 damage to a house in Seattle's South Beacon Hill neighborhood was intentionally set, according to the Seattle Fire Department. Read more...
Monday, June 10, 2013 -- 5:30 pm
Broad-daylight burglars break in, kill family cat
Beacon Hill Seattle - KOMO reports a story that is both sad and frightening. A home in the 3200 block of 15th Avenue South was burglarized in the early afternoon on June 7, and when the family returned home to find the burglary, they also found their cat lying dead in the backyard. The owner reported on the BAN [...] Read more...
Broad-daylight burglars break in, kill family cat
Beacon Hill Seattle - KOMO reports a story that is both sad and frightening. A home in the 3200 block of 15th Avenue South was burglarized in the early afternoon on June 7, and when the family returned home to find the burglary, they also found their cat lying dead in the backyard. The owner reported on the BAN [...] Read more...
Monday, June 10, 2013 -- 4:56 pm
Spraypark closed until Wednesday
Beacon Hill Seattle - If you want to splash around in the Beacon Mountain spraypark, you'll need to wait until Wednesday. Seattle Parks tells us: 'We are making some adjustments to Beacon Mountain spraypark and have shut down the spraypark today, Mon. June 10th and Tues., June 11th. We anticipate it opening back up on Wednesday, June 12th.' If [...] Read more...
Spraypark closed until Wednesday
Beacon Hill Seattle - If you want to splash around in the Beacon Mountain spraypark, you'll need to wait until Wednesday. Seattle Parks tells us: 'We are making some adjustments to Beacon Mountain spraypark and have shut down the spraypark today, Mon. June 10th and Tues., June 11th. We anticipate it opening back up on Wednesday, June 12th.' If [...] Read more...
Monday, June 10, 2013 -- 4:34 pm
Nominations sought for Maestas Legacy Award
Beacon Hill Seattle - El Centro de la Raza sends this announcement: Third Annual Roberto Felipe Maestas Legacy Award Roberto's life was dedicated to building the "Beloved Community" through multi-racial unity and he deeply believed that poverty, racism and social inequity could only be eradicated if people of all races came together to do so. In honor of Roberto [...] Read more...
Nominations sought for Maestas Legacy Award
Beacon Hill Seattle - El Centro de la Raza sends this announcement: Third Annual Roberto Felipe Maestas Legacy Award Roberto's life was dedicated to building the "Beloved Community" through multi-racial unity and he deeply believed that poverty, racism and social inequity could only be eradicated if people of all races came together to do so. In honor of Roberto [...] Read more...
Friday, June 7, 2013 -- 5:23 am
Plaza Roberto Maestas design guidance meeting delayed
Beacon Hill Seattle - Kate Gill de la Garza of the Beacon Development Group wrote to let us know that the design review process for El Centro de la Raza's south lot development, Plaza Roberto Maestas, will be delayed by a month. The Early Design Guidance meeting is now scheduled to take place on July 23 at 6:30 p.m. [...] Read more...
Plaza Roberto Maestas design guidance meeting delayed
Beacon Hill Seattle - Kate Gill de la Garza of the Beacon Development Group wrote to let us know that the design review process for El Centro de la Raza's south lot development, Plaza Roberto Maestas, will be delayed by a month. The Early Design Guidance meeting is now scheduled to take place on July 23 at 6:30 p.m. [...] Read more...
Thursday, June 6, 2013 -- 5:39 am
Pedestrian safety project kicks off at Asa Mercer Middle School
Beacon Hill Seattle - Safe Kids Seattle, the Seattle Department of Transportation, Feet First and FedEx are starting a year-long partnership with Beacon Hill's Asa Mercer Middle School, with a goal of improving safety and conditions for pedestrians in the area around the school. The kickoff event for this program is tonight (June 6) at 6 p.m., during the [...] Read more...
Pedestrian safety project kicks off at Asa Mercer Middle School
Beacon Hill Seattle - Safe Kids Seattle, the Seattle Department of Transportation, Feet First and FedEx are starting a year-long partnership with Beacon Hill's Asa Mercer Middle School, with a goal of improving safety and conditions for pedestrians in the area around the school. The kickoff event for this program is tonight (June 6) at 6 p.m., during the [...] Read more...
Wednesday, June 5, 2013 -- 7:04 pm
Beacon Hill animator showcased in SIFF
Beacon Hill Seattle - Beacon Hill animator Tess Martin attracted attention last year by animating a three-minute film, The Whale Story, on a large Capitol Hill wall. This year she's back with three new films including Barzan, which played last Sunday at the Kirkland Performance Center, and They Look Right Through You, playing with the feature Furever on Sunday, [...] Read more...
Beacon Hill animator showcased in SIFF
Beacon Hill Seattle - Beacon Hill animator Tess Martin attracted attention last year by animating a three-minute film, The Whale Story, on a large Capitol Hill wall. This year she's back with three new films including Barzan, which played last Sunday at the Kirkland Performance Center, and They Look Right Through You, playing with the feature Furever on Sunday, [...] Read more...
Wednesday, June 5, 2013 -- 4:52 pm
Political Brief: 6/5/13
Capitol Hill Times - ... closest pick-up location for Capitol Hill residents interested in joining the program is at New Holly Rockery in Beacon Hill. Subscriptions for a weekly box of fresh, local produce run from $15 to $25 a week. Read more...
Political Brief: 6/5/13
Capitol Hill Times - ... closest pick-up location for Capitol Hill residents interested in joining the program is at New Holly Rockery in Beacon Hill. Subscriptions for a weekly box of fresh, local produce run from $15 to $25 a week. Read more...
Wednesday, June 5, 2013 -- 4:28 am
S. McClellan to close for weekend repaving project
Beacon Hill Seattle - This Saturday, June 8, westbound South McClellan Street will be closed between 23rd Avenue South and 20th Avenue South for repaving by the Seattle Department of Transportation. The street will close at 7 a.m. to repave concrete panels in the 2100 block. The street will remain closed until about 2 p.m. on Sunday, to give [...] Read more...
S. McClellan to close for weekend repaving project
Beacon Hill Seattle - This Saturday, June 8, westbound South McClellan Street will be closed between 23rd Avenue South and 20th Avenue South for repaving by the Seattle Department of Transportation. The street will close at 7 a.m. to repave concrete panels in the 2100 block. The street will remain closed until about 2 p.m. on Sunday, to give [...] Read more...
Monday, June 3, 2013 -- 9:14 pm
Pilot project could bring better broadband to Beacon Hill
Beacon Hill Seattle - by Mira Latoszek Slow and unreliable internet service is a problem for many Beacon Hillers even though we live minutes from downtown Seattle and the headquarters of companies like Amazon and Microsoft. According to UPTUN (Upping Technology for Underserved Neighbors – an advocacy group for reliable cable and high-speed Internet at an affordable cost), Seattle's [...] Read more...
Pilot project could bring better broadband to Beacon Hill
Beacon Hill Seattle - by Mira Latoszek Slow and unreliable internet service is a problem for many Beacon Hillers even though we live minutes from downtown Seattle and the headquarters of companies like Amazon and Microsoft. According to UPTUN (Upping Technology for Underserved Neighbors – an advocacy group for reliable cable and high-speed Internet at an affordable cost), Seattle's [...] Read more...
Monday, June 3, 2013 -- 8:54 pm
NBHC agenda: Broadband projects and Pac Med
Beacon Hill Seattle - Tuesday's North Beacon Hill Council meeting is the last until September 2 — it's summer break! Here's the agenda for this week's meeting at the Beacon Hill Library at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 4: 7:00-7:10 Introductions, Greater Duwamish Council and Department of Neighborhoods updates, raffle sales 7:10-7:25 Broadband in Beacon Hill (Mary Taylor, CenturyLink): [...] Read more...
NBHC agenda: Broadband projects and Pac Med
Beacon Hill Seattle - Tuesday's North Beacon Hill Council meeting is the last until September 2 — it's summer break! Here's the agenda for this week's meeting at the Beacon Hill Library at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 4: 7:00-7:10 Introductions, Greater Duwamish Council and Department of Neighborhoods updates, raffle sales 7:10-7:25 Broadband in Beacon Hill (Mary Taylor, CenturyLink): [...] Read more...
Friday, May 31, 2013 -- 7:07 pm
Tomorrow: Celebrate the neighborhood at the Beacon Hill Festival
Beacon Hill Seattle - Tomorrow, Saturday, June 1, from 11 to 4, the Beacon Hill Festival returns for a fine day at sunny Jefferson Park. (It's June already?!) This is the 21st annual event; it's a neighborhood fair, but also a fundraiser for scholarship programs at Jefferson Community Center. At noon, Mayor McGinn and other local dignitaries will be [...] Read more...
Tomorrow: Celebrate the neighborhood at the Beacon Hill Festival
Beacon Hill Seattle - Tomorrow, Saturday, June 1, from 11 to 4, the Beacon Hill Festival returns for a fine day at sunny Jefferson Park. (It's June already?!) This is the 21st annual event; it's a neighborhood fair, but also a fundraiser for scholarship programs at Jefferson Community Center. At noon, Mayor McGinn and other local dignitaries will be [...] Read more...
Thursday, May 30, 2013 -- 5:02 am
Beaconian tells tale of two robberies
Beacon Hill Seattle - The Stranger has an article this week by Tobias Coughlin-Bogue: 'Mugged at Gunpoint on Beacon Hill.' In the article, Coughlin-Bogue describes being robbed twice on North Beacon Hill, and his thoughts on revenge and gun ownership. 'About two blocks into our trek, a cop rolled by, and we flagged him down. He made a very [...] Read more...
Beaconian tells tale of two robberies
Beacon Hill Seattle - The Stranger has an article this week by Tobias Coughlin-Bogue: 'Mugged at Gunpoint on Beacon Hill.' In the article, Coughlin-Bogue describes being robbed twice on North Beacon Hill, and his thoughts on revenge and gun ownership. 'About two blocks into our trek, a cop rolled by, and we flagged him down. He made a very [...] Read more...
Wednesday, May 29, 2013 -- 5:04 pm
Families and Education Levy awards will benefit many West Seattle schools and organizations
The Highline Times - ... funding. Information from City of Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn, Seattle Public Schools Superintendent Jose Banda, Beacon Hill International School Principal Kelly Aramaki, community leaders and local students and parents gathered at Beacon Hill ... Read more...
Families and Education Levy awards will benefit many West Seattle schools and organizations
The Highline Times - ... funding. Information from City of Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn, Seattle Public Schools Superintendent Jose Banda, Beacon Hill International School Principal Kelly Aramaki, community leaders and local students and parents gathered at Beacon Hill ... Read more...
Monday, May 27, 2013 -- 5:17 pm
6/8: Buy or sell to benefit BHIS at the Beacon Bazaar
Beacon Hill Seattle - Save the date for the 8th Annual Beacon Bazaar, coming up on Saturday, June 8, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., in front of Beacon Hill International School at 2025 14th Ave. S. The Bazaar is an event with community vendors selling goods and food to benefit the Beacon Hill International School PTA. Items available [...] Read more...
6/8: Buy or sell to benefit BHIS at the Beacon Bazaar
Beacon Hill Seattle - Save the date for the 8th Annual Beacon Bazaar, coming up on Saturday, June 8, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., in front of Beacon Hill International School at 2025 14th Ave. S. The Bazaar is an event with community vendors selling goods and food to benefit the Beacon Hill International School PTA. Items available [...] Read more...
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 -- 11:31 am
Seattle police: Woman assaults man, beats up his couch
KOMO News - Officers are on the lookout for a 20-year-old woman who allegedly beat up a man's couch before cutting the man and running off into Beacon Hill Tuesday night. Read more...
Seattle police: Woman assaults man, beats up his couch
KOMO News - Officers are on the lookout for a 20-year-old woman who allegedly beat up a man's couch before cutting the man and running off into Beacon Hill Tuesday night. Read more...
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