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May 19, 2016
Olympic View Elementary School is looking for good summer reads: Olympic View Elementary is looking for gently used kids books, any reading level from just beginning to high school (we’ll take bilingual too!). Our elementary school needs help getting a book in the hands of every child to promote summer reading. Thanks in advance for …
May 14, 2016
Good news, neighbors! Seattle Police say we’re No. 4 – in car prowls (Seattle’s most common crime). This is GOOD news? Something north of 250 cars busted into? Yes. Because in March, we were No. 1. The graph above shows cars broken into between January and May 7. Note, however, that Roosevelt/Ravenna is No. 5. …
May 10, 2016
Demolition is well underway this morning at the old Waldo Hospital, soon to be an 80-unit assisted living home. Our last post on the hospital project, at 8511 15th Ave. N.E., is here. Additional background is here and here. Also, comments on this blog ceased working in April, while we were in Utah’s canyonlands. Our …
May 8, 2016
This is the final day of the very popular Master Gardener Plant sale. It runs from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the UW Center for Urban Horticulture, 3501 N.E. 41st St. More information here. Also, next Saturday is the even-closer Picardo P-Patch Plant Sale and Bake Sale, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Northeast …
May 3, 2016
3 p.m. update: Here’s a Seattle Times piece that somewhat understates the problem. Today is GiveBIG day, a day of charity supported by the Seattle Foundation. Except, unlike in previous years, it’s not working. For the thousands of people trying to support their favorite charities, the advice seems to be: Keep trying. The Seattle Foundation’s …