Kate wrote us with news of a lost dog: RIO is a very skinny, shy, 3 year old male, mostly white with black patches – Italian Greyhound. Looks like a tiny greyhound racing dog. About 8-10 pounds. He jumped the fence in the vicinity of 85th & Meridian North in Seattle around 1:00 a.m. on 11-17. He got spooked by the wind and rain. Rio is skittish and may try to nip if you grab at him. He’s been treated for an abscess, and just now starting to eat and feel better. If spotted or found, please call: 206-227-4214; or…
November 2009
November 17, 2009 at 4:05PM
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What's up with that water running down Latona Ave NE and N 65th St?
Notice a stream of water flowing down Latona Ave NE and N 65th St? Commenter KapsnerHomes left the following explanation as a comment to our report about the house fire at 6309 Latona Ave NE: I walked by the fire scene with the kids around 1:30 today, and there is a fire hydrant on the east side of Latona just south of 65th that is stuck in the “on” position, sending a steady stream of water down Latona and 65th. The fire fighters hadn’t trouble-shooted it yet, but said they were happy it was stuck in the “on” position instead…
November 17, 2009 at 2:28PM
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House fire at 6309 Latona Ave NE
A clothes dryer caused an electrical fire at 6309 Latona Ave NE this afternoon. Flames could not be seen from the street, but smoke filled the entire house and billowed out the top-floor windows, staining part of the exterior of the house black. The Seattle Fire Department was dispatched at 12:17 p.m. They sent a large response from north-end and downtown stations (A5 AIR9 B4 B6 DEP1 E16 E22 E38 E9 L5 L8 M16 SAFT2 STAF10 A2 MAR5). Sirens could be heard by 12:19 p.m. The residents of the single family home were not at home at the time of…
November 17, 2009 at 9:44AM
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Notes from the McDonald School Meeting on November 14
(This post originally appeared on Wallingford’s neighborhood blog Wallyhood. It was written by Wallywriter Margaret Steck. Thanks Wallyhood and Margaret!) 100 members of the McDonald School community gathered on Saturday at Bethany Church in Green Lake to discuss the school’s re-opening. School Board Directors Sherry Carr and Michael DeBell were available to address issues the group had compiled from community feedback, and State Senator Edward Murray observed the discussion. Top issues were determined by reviewing results from an online survey, as well as comments discussed during previous meetings. These issues include: Use of the Lincoln High School site as an…
November 16, 2009 at 6:00PM
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Video footage from the cyclocross races at Woodland Park
Some footage from Sunday’s cyclocross races:
