12:15 p.m. – We are just getting word that a man attempted to sexually assault an 89-year-old woman at Green Lake Park early Saturday morning (Dec. 18, 2010). The suspect has not yet been caught. Seattle Crime reporter Jonah Spangenthal-Lee has the story here. Please be advised that this report may be disturbing to some readers. We will continue to follow this story and will update you if we learn more. Update, 1:45 p.m. – The SPD Blotter now has a report available here. Update, 4 p.m. – A seattlepi.com story about this incident, as well as similar attacks in other…
December 2010
December 20, 2010 at 12:19PM
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Police investigating attempted sexual assault on 89-year-old woman at Green Lake Park
December 20, 2010 at 11:50AM
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Greenlake Bar & Grill burglarized
The Greenlake Bar & Grill (7200 E Green Lake Drive N) was burglarized early Sunday morning (Dec. 19, 2010). A glass door on the south side of the building was smashed in, and the thief or thieves attempted to disable the alarm system by cutting phone, cable, and DSL wires. Televisions were stolen, along with several bottles of alcohol. Staff were in good spirits during the Sunday morning brunch rush, despite having to deal with broken glass and the other effects of the break-in. The cut wires meant that credit cards had to be processed manually — “the old-school way,” one employee…
December 20, 2010 at 6:02AM
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Seattle Department of Neighborhoods announces 2011 Neighborhood Matching Fund program
The Seattle Department of Neighborhoods has announced the 2011 Neighborhood Matching Fund (NMF) program. Updated application forms, program guidelines, and application deadlines are available for the city’s three funding programs: the Large Projects Fund, Small and Simple Fund, and Small Sparks Fund. A news release sent on Thursday detailed several changes and impacts to the Neighborhood Matching Fund for 2011. To provide more opportunities for smaller projects, the Small and Simple Fund now has three application rounds in 2011. The deadline for the first round is Jan. 18, 2011. The Tree Fund will no longer reside in Seattle Department of Neighborhoods. Funding was…
December 19, 2010 at 6:42AM
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Sunday photo: Great Blue Heron at Green Lake Park
On Sundays we feature a great shot of our park or neighborhood from the MyGreenLake Flickr Pool. This week’s photo comes courtesy of Dudley Carr. Thanks, Dudley!
December 18, 2010 at 6:59PM
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Billings Middle School wins ‘Best Class Blog’ Award
For the second year in a row, students at Green Lake’s Billings Middle School (7217 Woodlawn Ave NE) have won the Edublogawards.com “Best Class Blog” award. The “Billings Beta” tech blog presents students’ schoolwork, class projects, experiments, and discussions. The Edublog award is an international competition determined by an online poll. In the past week, the Billings Beta site has received visitors from North America, South America, Africa, Oceania, and Eurasia. “At Billings,” a press release from the school reads, “the study of technology creates both real and virtual environments for students to apply their skills. Young people learn to focus…
