A man is in critical condition after he was apparently struck by a vehicle this afternoon (Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2011) at N 79 St. at Aurora Ave N, KIRO 7 reports: The man, in his 20s, suffered multiple injuries and was taken to Harborview Medical Center after rescuers performed CPR for about a half hour, the [Fire] department said. KIRO 7 has photos of the scene here. Medics were first called to the scene at 3:29 p.m. At 4:00 p.m., the Seattle Department of Transportation tweeted that the northbound and southbound lanes of Aurora Ave N were blocked by emergency vehicles; at 4:51…
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Attempted burglary on west side of Green Lake
Nancy Johnson, who lives near Aurora Ave N & N 68th St, wrote to tell us about an attempted burglary that took place at her home on Thursday morning (October 13, 2011): I was home and heard strange noises coming from the basement, went down there and didn’t see anything amiss, then saw a man walking through my backyard and out the gate heading south in the alley. I thought that he must have been a meter reader…. but he was dressed in a long black coat, black gloves and a black wool beanie type hat. Medium build about 6′ tall,…
Dry Cleaning Station closes unexpectedly, leaving customers in the lurch
Green Lake’s Dry Cleaning Station (7404 Aurora Ave N) has closed. Yesterday (Thursday, Sept. 29, 2011), customers’ items that had been left at Dry Cleaning Station were moved to Dry Cleaning Solutions, in Burien (15712 1st Ave S). Dry Cleaning Solutions is open Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. – 7 p.m. and Saturday, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. The shop can be reached at (206) 243-9400. According to Dry Cleaning Station customer Chris Cerman, no advance notice was given to customers that their belongings were being moved more than 16 miles south of where they were originally dropped off for cleaning. Shallina Lakhani, owner of Regency Cleaners,…
Community meeting planned to discuss N 63rd St and N 57th St murals
A group of neighbors is organizing an effort refurbish the murals on the walls of two neighborhood underpasses: the N 63rd St underpass under Aurora Ave N and the N 57th St underpass under Phinney Ave N. In May, Kerry Fowler put together a poll to gauge the community’s opinions about the N 63rd St underpass mural. “It’s amazing that the mural at 63rd Street and Aurora lasted as long as it did without vandalism. But now it’s an eyesore and it’s time to reclaim that space for our community,” the introduction to the poll read. Kari Boiter, Legislative Assistant to Rep. Mary Lou Dickerson, has signed on to help…
