From Über Tavern’s (7517 Aurora Ave N) email list: Just a quick note that we now have the following 3 beers on tap. Two of them are rated perfect 100′s on Ratebeer.com and the other is a 97 out of 100. 2009 Lost Abbey Angel’s Share 2009 Deschutes The Abyss 2009 Deschutes Mirror Mirror Barleywine Twilight fans might (and should) call The Abyss the Edward Cullen of beers: Stout brewed with licorice and molasses with 33% aged in oak and oak bourbon barrels. It’s dark. It’s deep. It’s mysterious. Aged in French Oak and Bourbon barrels, this special brew has…
November 2009
November 19, 2009 at 10:27AM
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Seattle Public Schools approves new boundaries: McDonald's boundary moved back to N 60th St.
(A longer version of this post originally appeared on Wallingford’s neighborhood blog Wallyhood. It was written by Wallywriter Margaret Steck. Thanks Wallyhood and Margaret!) Tonight, the Seattle Public Schools Board unanimously approved the final changes to the new school boundaries. With regard to Wallingford and Green Lake, the final amendment–moving the northern boundary of McDonald School from 57th back up to 60th street passed, but the second part of that amendment—moving McDonald’s boundary from Northeast Ravenna Place to Northeast 61st Street was eliminated. [ ... ] Superintendent Maria Goodloe-Johnson called the new Student Assignment Plan a “monumental task” adding that,…
November 18, 2009 at 10:53PM
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Nighttime noise pollution in Green Lake
There’s been some noise pollution in the neighborhood lately. Johanna writes: My husband and I live just behind the Greenlake fire station, and we’ve noticed a really loud humming or whirring sound nearby in recent months. It only happens late at night, and it sounds like helicopters are circling directly overhead for hours on end. It really grates on the ears during an otherwise quiet night, even when our double-paned windows are tightly shut. Do you know what that sound might be, or has anyone else complained about it? and, last night on twitter these two tweets popped up: Ok,…
November 18, 2009 at 10:20PM
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Italian Greyhound Rio still missing from north Green Lake
Several Italian Greyhounds braved the wind and cold today to search north Green Lake for their missing friend, Rio. He’s a three-year-old foster dog, white with black patches, with stitches from a recent abscess surgery. If spotted or found, please call: 206-227-4214, or 425.244.4772, or 206.953.4608. Thanks to Kate for these pictures from today’s Rio hunt: Please keep your eyes peeled!
November 18, 2009 at 6:48PM
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SeattleCrime.com: Police Chase Car Prowler in Green Lake
Our favorite new blog, SeattleCrime.com, just reported on a police chase that took place in Green Lake last Friday, November 13th: At about 2:00 p.m. on Friday, a woman grabbing coffee near Greenlake saw a teal Honda Civic pull up alongside a Prius parked in the 7700 block of Woodlawn Avenue. A man got out of the Toyota and busted out a window, before he reached in a took a bag out of the back seat, a police report says. Then he got back in his car and tried to flee. A motorist, who also witnessed the car prowl and…
