UPDATE, Jan. 24: Kris Brynildsen-Smith, Principal of Bishop Blanchet, says that this open house is only open to neighbors of the school who submitted comments to the City of Seattle; the invitation is not extended to others. UPDATE, Jan. 25: Please see below the comments for a note from Principal Brynildsen-Smith stating that all are welcome at this meeting. Bishop Blanchet High School (8200 Wallingford Ave N) is hosting an open house on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012, 7-8 p.m. At the event, school administrators and project designers will provide information about improvements that the school wishes to make to…
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“Dead Man Walking” author Sister Helen Prejean to speak at Bishop Blanchet High School
Sister Helen Prejean will be speaking at Bishop Blanchet High School (8200 Wallingford Ave N) tomorrow (Friday, Sept. 30, 2011) at 9:40 a.m. The community is invited to attend the event in the school’s Ernie Rose Gymnasium. Sister Helen is an internationally-acclaimed human rights activist and the author of Dead Man Walking: An Eyewitness Account Of The Death Penalty In The United States. “Dead Man Walking” is Bishop Blanchet’s fall play. Performances will be held Nov. 1 – 6 at 7 p.m. and Nov. 6 at 1 p.m. in the Marge Bradburn Studio Theatre. The performances are part of The Dead Man Walking School Theatre Project….
SDOT crews begin work on Wallingford Ave N today, expect street to re-open Sept. 2
Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) crews are replacing concrete panels on Wallingford Ave N, in north Green Lake. Work began today (Tuesday, August 23, 2011) and will be completed in two stages. The final stage has an expected completion date of Friday, September 2. Work is currently being done on the block of Wallingford Ave N between N 82nd St and N 85th St. The street is closed, and Seattle Police officers are directing traffic around the closed street. Work is expected to continue on this block through Friday, August 26. Metro Route 48 will be rerouted in both directions until midnight on Saturday, August 27. Reroute details can be…
From a bench grows a garden: A tribute to Josefa Diaz Barrazona at Green Lake Park
By Erica Browne Grivas Have you ever wondered who is responsible for the crescent-shaped mini-oasis in the shadow of Aurora Ave N along the west Green Lake path near the crosswalk at N 68th St? We found a crew of four taking advantage of Saturday’s dry moments to get in some maintenance time. The garden, which is called the “Crosswalk Rockery,” started with the bench. Three family members of Josefa Diaz Barrazona bought the memorial bench for $500 in 2000 from Seattle Parks and Recreation, but decided to go all out with the garden, promising to maintain it themselves. Barrazona, who lived…
Bishop Blanchet students exercise their right to free speech on Green Lake Drive
Driving down E Green Lake Drive N today (May 12, 2010) around noon, it was hard to miss about a dozen teenagers holding signs with various political messages: “No Sin Tax” “No State Income Tax” “Vote! Even Paris Hilton Can Do It” “Protect America, Stop Arizona” “War is a Failure of Politics” “There are no Dinosaurs in The Bible. Teach Creation in our Schools!” The kids were getting a great response from passing traffic, including many beeps and honks of agreement. Wondering what this was all about? It turns out that the enthusiastic sign wavers are students at Bishop Blanchet…
