This story is by Kelsie Mhoon. Kelsie is a student in the University of Washington Department of Communication News Laboratory, an advanced reporting class in which students produce news stories and packages for local neighborhood and ethnic newspapers and online sites. Nagging parents. Surly teenagers. The conflict between the two has become something of a cliche, one that movies and television shows consistently portray as normal and expected. But some would say this conflict doesn’t need to exist and, in fact, it shouldn’t. The desire to see more “harmony and enjoyment” in the home is what led local ADD/ADHD coach Margit Crane…
November 2011
November 11, 2011 at 1:11PM
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Author of “How to Train Your Parents” coming to Mockingbird Books
November 11, 2011 at 8:28AM
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This weekend in Green Lake: Greenlake Gals Trunk Show, free theater, events at Mockingbird Books and more
Here is what’s happening this Veterans Day weekend in our part of the city: Friday, Nov. 11, 2011 7:00 p.m. Free production of Anon(ymous) at the Seattle Public Theater at the Green Lake Bathhouse. [info] Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011 11:15 a.m. Free seminar about the process of home ownership at the Green Lake Library. [info] 11:30 a.m. Author of “What Chefs Feed Their Kids” at Mockingbird Books. [info] 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Free production of Anon(ymous) at the Seattle Public Theater at the Green Lake Bathhouse. [info] 5:30 p.m. Greenlake Gals Trunk Show at Revolutions Espresso. [info] Sunday, Nov. 13, 2011 12:00 p.m. Silhouette artist Karl Johnson…
November 10, 2011 at 1:57PM
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Developers reveal details about upcoming “Green Lake Village”
Bruce Lorig, the founder of Lorig Associates, and Meredith Messmer, Lorig Associaties Project Manager, spoke at last night’s Green Lake Community Council meeting (Wednesday, November 9, 2011). Lorig Associaties is managing the development of Green Lake Village, a large mixed-use project that is slated for construction at the former Vitamilk Dairy site, a three-acre empty lot of land often referred to by locals as “The Big Hole.” The property, located between Woodlawn Ave NE, NE 71st St, 5th Ave NE and NE 72nd St, has been a vacant pit for more than three years. “We dug the hole early because there was a lot of diesel…
November 9, 2011 at 4:41PM
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A peek behind the wooden doors of the Green Lake Masons
This story comes to us via Kristy Hamilton. Kristy is a student in the University of Washington Department of Communication News Laboratory, an advanced reporting class in which students produce news stories and packages for local neighborhood and ethnic newspapers and online sites. With more than 5 million members, the Freemasons are one of the world’s oldest fraternities. Their origins are unknown, their rituals secret, and their lavish lodges are in almost every major city. For centuries they have raised eyebrows and inspired conspiracy theories for their clandestine meetings. Now members of the Green Lake brotherhood want to modernize, open their doors and…
November 9, 2011 at 8:00AM
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Elections results start to come in
There was a general election yesterday (Tuesday, November 8, 2011). Washington State results are being updated on the Washington State Secretary of State website. In King County, 279744 mail ballots, representing 26% of the county’s registered voters, were counted yesterday. Results from those ballots were posted on the King County Elections website shortly after 8 p.m. last night. We’ve pulled out some highlights of the current results of measures and races put before voters in the Green Lake neighborhood: Washington State I-1125, concerning state expenditures on transportation. This measure would prohibit the use of motor vehicle fund revenue and vehicle toll revenue for non-transportation purposes,…
