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Central District gardeners volunteer to help solve bee crisis
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Central District gardeners volunteer to help solve bee crisis
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Wednesday, May 16, 2012 -- 11:15 am
Free Marian Anderson String Quartet performance tonight
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Free Marian Anderson String Quartet performance tonight
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Wednesday, May 16, 2012 -- 10:16 am
"Get Wet" FREE kids' swim team experience!
Central District News - Our neighborhood youth swim club, the Central Area Aquatics Team, is offering a chance for neighborhood youth to try the team free this month. CAAT offers a variety of programming for children five and older, with practice at the Medgar Evers and Seattle University pools. "Get Wet" FREE kids' swim team experience! The Central Area Aquatics Team (CAAT) has a great opportunity for you. It's called "Get Wet" and it's a great way to learn more about swimteam. Even better it's fun and FREE at the Medgar Evers pool Thursdays and Fridays in May. JUST SHOW UP AND SWIM* program May 17, 18, 24 & 25 - 4:10-5:00 Medgar Evers Pool CAAT offers topnotch coaching and gives young swimmers at taste of swim team. No tryouts needed; you just must be able to swim across the shallow pool to join. Many scholarships are available so that everyone who wants to swim can. *Parents will need to sign a waiver form similar to that required for school sports. Registration forms must be completed prior to swimmers going in the water. "The CAAT swim club, based in central Seattle, is committed to providing swimmers of all families, regardless of socioeconomic and ethnic background, the opportunity to participate and excel in USA Swimming. CAAT provides an inclusive, fun, respectful and safe environment where swimmers excel under the guidance of a highly qualified professional staff and the support of a caring and responsible community." More information at http://www.swimcaat.org/. Advertise Here Read more...
"Get Wet" FREE kids' swim team experience!
Central District News - Our neighborhood youth swim club, the Central Area Aquatics Team, is offering a chance for neighborhood youth to try the team free this month. CAAT offers a variety of programming for children five and older, with practice at the Medgar Evers and Seattle University pools. "Get Wet" FREE kids' swim team experience! The Central Area Aquatics Team (CAAT) has a great opportunity for you. It's called "Get Wet" and it's a great way to learn more about swimteam. Even better it's fun and FREE at the Medgar Evers pool Thursdays and Fridays in May. JUST SHOW UP AND SWIM* program May 17, 18, 24 & 25 - 4:10-5:00 Medgar Evers Pool CAAT offers topnotch coaching and gives young swimmers at taste of swim team. No tryouts needed; you just must be able to swim across the shallow pool to join. Many scholarships are available so that everyone who wants to swim can. *Parents will need to sign a waiver form similar to that required for school sports. Registration forms must be completed prior to swimmers going in the water. "The CAAT swim club, based in central Seattle, is committed to providing swimmers of all families, regardless of socioeconomic and ethnic background, the opportunity to participate and excel in USA Swimming. CAAT provides an inclusive, fun, respectful and safe environment where swimmers excel under the guidance of a highly qualified professional staff and the support of a caring and responsible community." More information at http://www.swimcaat.org/. Advertise Here Read more...
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 -- 7:21 am
THURSDAY: I Heart Rainier Valley Happy Hour at Tutta Bella in Columbia City
Rainier Valley Post - Everyone is invited to join the Rainier Valley Post and Rainier Chamber of Commerce for a special happy hour event on Thurs., May 17, from 5:30 to 7 pm, upstairs at Tutta Bella Neapolitan Pizzeria in Columbia City. Enjoy good food, good neighbors and good conversation at one of Southeast Seattle's favorite restaurants. Your $10 [...] Read more...
THURSDAY: I Heart Rainier Valley Happy Hour at Tutta Bella in Columbia City
Rainier Valley Post - Everyone is invited to join the Rainier Valley Post and Rainier Chamber of Commerce for a special happy hour event on Thurs., May 17, from 5:30 to 7 pm, upstairs at Tutta Bella Neapolitan Pizzeria in Columbia City. Enjoy good food, good neighbors and good conversation at one of Southeast Seattle's favorite restaurants. Your $10 [...] Read more...
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 -- 6:32 am
Ezell Stephens Brings His Fried Chicken to South Seattle
Seattle Weekly - Whatever you do today, do not go to Heaven Sent in Rainier Valley. The newest branch of Ezell Stephens' fried chicken mini-chain doesn't open until Friday. Read more...
Ezell Stephens Brings His Fried Chicken to South Seattle
Seattle Weekly - Whatever you do today, do not go to Heaven Sent in Rainier Valley. The newest branch of Ezell Stephens' fried chicken mini-chain doesn't open until Friday. Read more...
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 -- 5:37 am
Franklin Arts Festival raises funds with music, art, and food
Beacon Hill Seattle - Just down the hill, the annual Franklin Arts Festival returns this Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Franklin High School, 3013 Mount Baker Blvd. The festival will feature student performances including the steel drum band, kung fu team, jazz band, Quaker band, and lion dancers, along with displays of visual art, ceramics, and [...] Read more...
Franklin Arts Festival raises funds with music, art, and food
Beacon Hill Seattle - Just down the hill, the annual Franklin Arts Festival returns this Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Franklin High School, 3013 Mount Baker Blvd. The festival will feature student performances including the steel drum band, kung fu team, jazz band, Quaker band, and lion dancers, along with displays of visual art, ceramics, and [...] Read more...
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 -- 1:17 am
HIAWATHA businesses host BIKE to WORK/ SCHOOL DAY
Central District News - Café Weekend, Working Dog Bicycles & Ashoka Youth Venture Seattle host the BIKE TO WORK/ SCHOOL DAY station for the Jackson Place Business Association @ THE HUB - Hiawatha Place Urban Business district in the Jackson Place Community neighborhood from 7am - 1pm. Ride your bike down & follow the BIKE BUZZ & PERK UP signs.....treats for bikers only while supplies last.We will also have an interactive community board up & sharing ideas about up & coming Neighborhood events....such at the Hiawatha Flea, Neighborhood Night Out + more community fun with the Jackson Place Business Association. Advertise Here Read more...
HIAWATHA businesses host BIKE to WORK/ SCHOOL DAY
Central District News - Café Weekend, Working Dog Bicycles & Ashoka Youth Venture Seattle host the BIKE TO WORK/ SCHOOL DAY station for the Jackson Place Business Association @ THE HUB - Hiawatha Place Urban Business district in the Jackson Place Community neighborhood from 7am - 1pm. Ride your bike down & follow the BIKE BUZZ & PERK UP signs.....treats for bikers only while supplies last.We will also have an interactive community board up & sharing ideas about up & coming Neighborhood events....such at the Hiawatha Flea, Neighborhood Night Out + more community fun with the Jackson Place Business Association. Advertise Here Read more...
Tuesday, May 15, 2012 -- 4:28 pm
Pitch in for Seattle Works Day this weekend
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Pitch in for Seattle Works Day this weekend
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Tuesday, May 15, 2012 -- 2:23 pm
Local high school students to win scholarships tonight
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Local high school students to win scholarships tonight
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Tuesday, May 15, 2012 -- 2:23 pm
Local high school students to win scholarships tonight
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Local high school students to win scholarships tonight
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Tuesday, May 15, 2012 -- 2:17 pm
Rampathon gifts disabled Central District woman with new wheelchair ramp
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Rampathon gifts disabled Central District woman with new wheelchair ramp
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Tuesday, May 15, 2012 -- 12:57 pm
City Inside/Out digs into the impending Youth Services Center vote
Central District News - The water from some of the 12th and Alder Youth Services Center drinking fountains is truly nasty. Also, the place smells. Really bad. The County Council recently decided to place a $210 million levy on the November ballot for public approval. If it passes, the area bounded by 12th, 14th, Remington Ct and Spruce St could see some dramatic changes as new areas open for private development and public space. The plans would replace both the detention and judicial facilities. The levy would cost the average homeowner $25 per year for the next nine years. Seattle Channel's City Inside/Out recently dove into the debate over the center, and several people involved with it made the case for a new facility: The program gives a look inside the failing facility, with it's uncontrollable heating system, brown and gray water and lack of spaces for private family consultations. The panel attempts to make the case that even repairing the building's biggest problems, which could cost as much as $40 million, the center would still fail to meet the needs of the families and youth it is trying to help. They also stress the need for the facility to have good transit access, one reason for not moving the facility entirely as some people in the neighborhood have suggested. Advertise Here Read more...
City Inside/Out digs into the impending Youth Services Center vote
Central District News - The water from some of the 12th and Alder Youth Services Center drinking fountains is truly nasty. Also, the place smells. Really bad. The County Council recently decided to place a $210 million levy on the November ballot for public approval. If it passes, the area bounded by 12th, 14th, Remington Ct and Spruce St could see some dramatic changes as new areas open for private development and public space. The plans would replace both the detention and judicial facilities. The levy would cost the average homeowner $25 per year for the next nine years. Seattle Channel's City Inside/Out recently dove into the debate over the center, and several people involved with it made the case for a new facility: The program gives a look inside the failing facility, with it's uncontrollable heating system, brown and gray water and lack of spaces for private family consultations. The panel attempts to make the case that even repairing the building's biggest problems, which could cost as much as $40 million, the center would still fail to meet the needs of the families and youth it is trying to help. They also stress the need for the facility to have good transit access, one reason for not moving the facility entirely as some people in the neighborhood have suggested. Advertise Here Read more...
Tuesday, May 15, 2012 -- 11:35 am
CD Forum colaborates for "red, black and GREEN: a blues"
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CD Forum colaborates for "red, black and GREEN: a blues"
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Tuesday, May 15, 2012 -- 11:33 am
Hundreds of Off-Menu Pot Plants Found in Rainier Valley Restaurant
Rainier Valley Post - KOMO (RVP news partner) RAINIER VALLEY – An electrical fire at a Rainier Valley restaurant uncovered hundreds of marijuana plants in the eatery's basement. Firefighters responded to the My Canh Restaurant in the 6000 block of Martin Luther King, Jr. Way after a 911 caller reported black smoke pouring out of the building. Once the [...] Read more...
Hundreds of Off-Menu Pot Plants Found in Rainier Valley Restaurant
Rainier Valley Post - KOMO (RVP news partner) RAINIER VALLEY – An electrical fire at a Rainier Valley restaurant uncovered hundreds of marijuana plants in the eatery's basement. Firefighters responded to the My Canh Restaurant in the 6000 block of Martin Luther King, Jr. Way after a 911 caller reported black smoke pouring out of the building. Once the [...] Read more...
Tuesday, May 15, 2012 -- 10:33 am
Queen Underwood loses bout in Olympic qualifier by one point, road to London unclear
Central District News - After winning two fights at the Women's World Championship Tournament in Qinhuangdao, China, Garfield alumna Queen Underwood lost by one point to Norway’s Ingrid Egner. The tournament is also the 2012 London Olympics qualifier, so Underwood's chances of making it to the games are now slimmer. Underwood must now wait to see if the Olympic Tripartite Commission will grant her a spot in the games. Girlboxing reports that the Queen of the Ring lost the bout 26-25 after a big fourth round comeback. After losing the first two rounds 6:4 and 8:5, Queen tied the third 6:6. Then she had a thunderous comeback in the fourth, scoring 6:10, just one point shy of tying the bout. The Queen has been training hard with her eyes on the prize for years. Training at Cappy's Boxing Gym at 22nd and Union, Underwood fought her way to the number 1 spot in the country, a position she still holds five years later. Businesses in the neighborhood helped her get going down the Olympic road as best they could, but the financial needs to get to the Olympics are intense. Queen opted to train with Tacoma Boxing Club last summer, and has been working toward her goal ever since. Her training has been trying both physically and emotionally. She went public to the New York Times in February with painful details from her childhood. Her father sexually abused her and her sister for years, something she has largely held inside until recently. Her story of fighting back and empowering herself has been inspiring people around the nation for months, through the national print media to The View to Anderson Cooper (who she punched in the stomach): Stay tuned for more as the Queen waits to see if she will get a chance to fight for the crown... I mean, gold.Advertise Here Read more...
Queen Underwood loses bout in Olympic qualifier by one point, road to London unclear
Central District News - After winning two fights at the Women's World Championship Tournament in Qinhuangdao, China, Garfield alumna Queen Underwood lost by one point to Norway’s Ingrid Egner. The tournament is also the 2012 London Olympics qualifier, so Underwood's chances of making it to the games are now slimmer. Underwood must now wait to see if the Olympic Tripartite Commission will grant her a spot in the games. Girlboxing reports that the Queen of the Ring lost the bout 26-25 after a big fourth round comeback. After losing the first two rounds 6:4 and 8:5, Queen tied the third 6:6. Then she had a thunderous comeback in the fourth, scoring 6:10, just one point shy of tying the bout. The Queen has been training hard with her eyes on the prize for years. Training at Cappy's Boxing Gym at 22nd and Union, Underwood fought her way to the number 1 spot in the country, a position she still holds five years later. Businesses in the neighborhood helped her get going down the Olympic road as best they could, but the financial needs to get to the Olympics are intense. Queen opted to train with Tacoma Boxing Club last summer, and has been working toward her goal ever since. Her training has been trying both physically and emotionally. She went public to the New York Times in February with painful details from her childhood. Her father sexually abused her and her sister for years, something she has largely held inside until recently. Her story of fighting back and empowering herself has been inspiring people around the nation for months, through the national print media to The View to Anderson Cooper (who she punched in the stomach): Stay tuned for more as the Queen waits to see if she will get a chance to fight for the crown... I mean, gold.Advertise Here Read more...
Tuesday, May 15, 2012 -- 9:25 am
Assault, Disturbance at Rainier Beach Park
Rainier Valley Post - By Neale Frothingham RAINIER BEACH - Shortly after 9 p.m. last Saturday, an unknown male started pounding on the back door of a home one block north of Beer Sheeva Park. According to the neighbor, who wishes to remain anonymous, "[He] was drunk and said he had a broken jaw." He said he had been [...] Read more...
Assault, Disturbance at Rainier Beach Park
Rainier Valley Post - By Neale Frothingham RAINIER BEACH - Shortly after 9 p.m. last Saturday, an unknown male started pounding on the back door of a home one block north of Beer Sheeva Park. According to the neighbor, who wishes to remain anonymous, "[He] was drunk and said he had a broken jaw." He said he had been [...] Read more...
Tuesday, May 15, 2012 -- 7:11 am
Fire reveals 474 pot plants inside Seattle restaurant
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Fire reveals 474 pot plants inside Seattle restaurant
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Tuesday, May 15, 2012 -- 6:37 am
A walk through seven hills and Seattle history
Beacon Hill Seattle - Beacon Hill's Jose Rizal Park is the grand finale of Saturday's Seven Hills Walk, a guided 6.5 mile walk through Seattle (and local Scandinavian) history across the city's seven past and present hills. The walk is based on a traditional 20-mile hike in Seattle's sister city of Bergen, Norway. Seattle's shorter version starts on Queen [...] Read more...
A walk through seven hills and Seattle history
Beacon Hill Seattle - Beacon Hill's Jose Rizal Park is the grand finale of Saturday's Seven Hills Walk, a guided 6.5 mile walk through Seattle (and local Scandinavian) history across the city's seven past and present hills. The walk is based on a traditional 20-mile hike in Seattle's sister city of Bergen, Norway. Seattle's shorter version starts on Queen [...] Read more...
Monday, May 14, 2012 -- 2:33 pm
Fortified wines, some beers a bit harder to buy on Beacon Hill
Beacon Hill Seattle - Casey McNerthney at SeattlePI.com reports that a pilot program to voluntarily restrict sales of certain beers and fortified wines on Beacon Hill (previously discussed here) has gone into effect. The plan addresses retailers such as convenience stores, who will receive 'strong prompting' (from alcohol distributors and the mayor's office) to prohibit sales of the problem [...] Read more...
Fortified wines, some beers a bit harder to buy on Beacon Hill
Beacon Hill Seattle - Casey McNerthney at SeattlePI.com reports that a pilot program to voluntarily restrict sales of certain beers and fortified wines on Beacon Hill (previously discussed here) has gone into effect. The plan addresses retailers such as convenience stores, who will receive 'strong prompting' (from alcohol distributors and the mayor's office) to prohibit sales of the problem [...] Read more...
Monday, May 14, 2012 -- 2:05 pm
No Arrests in Armed Robbery of Columbia City Business; 2nd in One Month
Rainier Valley Post - COLUMBIA CITY – Less than a month after a Columbia City sandwich shop was robbed at knife-point, Seattle Police Department (SPD) is investigating the armed robbery of another business in Columbia City this morning. SPD spokesman Mark Jamieson said it was about 10:40 a.m. today when South Precinct officers responded to the call of an [...] Read more...
No Arrests in Armed Robbery of Columbia City Business; 2nd in One Month
Rainier Valley Post - COLUMBIA CITY – Less than a month after a Columbia City sandwich shop was robbed at knife-point, Seattle Police Department (SPD) is investigating the armed robbery of another business in Columbia City this morning. SPD spokesman Mark Jamieson said it was about 10:40 a.m. today when South Precinct officers responded to the call of an [...] Read more...
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