Yesterday, we reported that there will be a community meeting tonight (Wednesday, July 14, 2010) at 7 p.m. concerning a planned homeless shelter at Green Lake’s Bethany Lutheran Church. The shelter will house twenty homeless men who are participants in SHARE (Seattle Housing and Resource Effort). The church and SHARE will be working together for a one-month trial period beginning tomorrow (Thursday). Today, we learned that a similar SHARE shelter was located at a Ballard church last year. The shelter was eventually shut down due to SHARE’s highly controversial screening procedures. Our news partner My Ballard closely followed the story as…
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Crows dive-bomb baby ducks (and people!) in Green Lake
My Green Lake reader Karen asks: Have you seen any ducklings recently at Green Lake? Recently crows have been stalking the baby ducks and picking them off one by one! And, this report from Kim: I came home today (59th and Corliss) after being away for two days and got dive-bombed multiple times by crows. When I ran back to my car, my boyfriend noticed they were swooping the car. I drove off and didnt come back until dark. I guess there is a nest in front of my house. So scary! Just wondering if anyone else has reported this…
Green Lake Ben & Jerry's robber, dubbed the "Count to 100 Bandit," may have hit two other businesses
Last week’s armed robbery at the Green Lake Ben & Jerry’s may be connected to two other North Seattle robberies. All three robberies took place on Wednesday, May 5, 2010 and follow a similar pattern: an armed man, face covered, told clerks to count to 100 on the ground. A commenter on the seattlepi.com story has suggested the man be called the “Count to 100 Bandit,” a handle which has also been picked up by My Ballard. More details from Casey McNerthney and our news partners at seattlepi.com: The first case happened at the 7-Eleven in the 3900 block of…
New principal of Green Lake Elementary named
The Ballard news site My Ballard reported today (May 7, 2010) that Joanne Bowers, current principal at North Beach Elementary School, has been transferred to Green Lake Elementary School (2400 N 65th St). My Ballard reports that Ms. Bowers will begin her tenure as Green Lake Elementary principal on July 1, 2010. Ms. Bowers has extensive administrative experience at Seattle Public Schools. In addition to her time as principal at North Beach, she has held the position at Coho Alternative Elementary School, Orca Alternative Elementary School, and Viewlands Elementary School (sources: Seattle Times and seattlepi.com). It was announced in January…
North Seattle Round-up
Wazup in nearby neighborhoods? Yep, time for our weekly round-up! A Fire Strikes Four Greenwood Businesses: Phinneywood did an amazing job covering the horrible fire that hit Greenwood early Friday morning. Their coverage began with breaking news updates and video of the fire, and they continue to cover the effects of the fire on the Taproot Theatre, Green Bean Coffeehouse, PAWS Cat City and the community as a whole, as well as to explain the cleanup and wall-stabilization processes. Information about a relief fund can be found here. What caused the blaze? Phinney Ridge Seattle speculates that arson was at…
