The North Helpline Food Bank feeds the hungry and provides emergency assistance to residents of zip codes 98125, 98133, 98155, 98177, and 98115.

For more information about collecting donations while you trick or treat, contact Food Bank staff at (206) 367-3477 or foodbank [at] northhelpline.org.

Flier courtesy North Helpline Food Bank. Click to enlarge.

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It’s a bit hard to pinpoint Green Lakers using data that is broken down by zip code, as Green Lake straddles both 98103 and 98115.  Most of the neighborhood is in 98103, but everything east of 1st Ave NE is in 98115.

However, the 98103 and 98115 Netflix rental lists for 2009 don’t vary too significantly:

Any hypotheses as to why West Green Lake would be showing so much more love to Twilight than East Green Lake?

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Nearby events:

Wallingford: Sutra Restaurant is hosting a vegetarian Thanksgiving feast on Thursday.

Wallingford: Avila Restaurant has begun to offer weekly family dinner nights on Sunday nights.

Wallingford: Wallyhood’s fundraiser auction to benefit the Wallingford Community Senior Center continues through the Sunday following Thanksgiving.

Greenwood: Greenwood Elementary School will be hosting a 100th Birthday Celebration & Environmental Fair on Saturday, December 5.

Lake City: Local author Meredith J. Berlin will be reading from her new book The Ghost Light Kids Get Hooked! at the Lake City Library (12501 28th NE) on Monday, December 7, 2009 at 6:00 p.m.

Crown Hill: On Saturday, November 28th at 10 a.m., Crown Hill resident Doug Gresham will be leading a walking tour to observe the migration of salmon up Piper’s Creek in Carkeek Park.

Public art:

Greenwood: Artists John Osgood of Bherd Studios and Kevin Sullivan and Zachary Bohnenkamp of Matamuros will reportedly be creating a mural on a 140-foot wall that will be erected on 85th St during the reconstruction of the Eleanor Roosevelt building.

Eastlake: The damaged “Cornerstones” artwork at Eastlake Ave. and E. Howe Street is slated for repair.

New business:

Wallingford: CUTZ Meridian Salon-Spa-Art opened on Wednesday at 4515 Meridian Ave N.

Closing business:

Wallingford: Hollywood Video’s Wallingford location (45th St and 2nd Ave NE) has closed.

Bargain alert:

Wallingford: Bedrooms and More (A My Green Lake advertiser) has a sale through November on bamboo sheets: $20 off their bamboo / cotton blend ($159 queen / $179 king) and $30 off pure bamboo ($329 / $379).

Crime watch:

Wallingford: There was a robbery at or near the Wallingford Branch Of Verity Credit Union yesterday.

Wallingford: A woman was mugged at 38th St and Stone Way.

Laurelhurst: Fraudulent magazine salespeople are going door-to-door in Laurelhurst.

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Nearby events:

Wallingford: Those awesome folks over at Wallyhood are holding an online fundraiser auction, with all proceeds to go to the Wallingford Community Senior Center.  They are currently soliciting donations.

Wallingford: The Wallingford Chamber of Commerce and Wallingford Community Council are also planning a fundraising event for the Wallingford Community Senior Center.  The Soup and Bread Fundraiser will be held this Thursday, November 19th.

Greenwood: On Saturday, December 5th, there will be a community breakfast at the Greenwood Senior Center (525 N 85th St), followed by a leaf & litter cleanup focusing on Greenwood Ave and neighboring streets.

Lake City: Two Dog Yoga is hosting its 18th annual Thanksgiving Day yoga benefit on Thursday, November 26th.

New businesses:

Wallingford: Wallyhood reviews Avila (1711 N. 45th Street), a new restaurant which opened on Tuesday.

Wallingford: A new cafe, Cafe Appassionato, has opened on the northwest corner of Stone Way and 45th.

Bargain alerts:

Wallingford: Not a Number Cards and Gifts (1905 N 45th) is celebrating its 5th anniversary.  If you buy four items this week, you get a fifth free (of equal or lesser value).

Queen Anne: To celebrate its back bar turning 100 years old, Tini Bigs is running some great drink specials on November 18th and 25th.

Crime watch:

Wallingford: A woman was robbed at gunpoint on Thursday night near Stone Way and 36th.

Wallingford: A trash can was torched at Meridian Park.

Greenwood: Residents packed the Phinney Ridge Lutheran Church on Wednesday evening for a community meeting with city fire and police officials concerning the string of arsons in the Greenwood neighborhood.

Shoreline: A fire ripped through a warehouse at at 170th and Aurora on Friday morning.  Police arrested the suspected Greenwood arsonist at the scene.

Kinda crazy:

Wallingford: Wallingford resident Paul Dorpat is complicit in the Ivar scandal.  Wallyhood’s imagination runs wild.

Queen Anne: A woman and her dog were attacked by a racoon.

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Local Politics:

Wallingford: The North End Candidate Debate, held at Lincoln High School on October 13, is now available online.

Wallingford: Wallyhood has created a handy Voter Guide Round-Up.

Queen Anne: Susan Hutchison, candidate for King County Executive, speaks about Boeing’s exit from Seattle.

Nearby events:

Wallingford: Ivar’s Fall Cider Celebration is on November 12th.

Greenwood: The “Aurora Elephant” will be raised at Aurora Rents around 8:30 or 9 on Monday morning.

Greenwood: The Greenwood Wing Dome will be donating a portion of their sales today, until 9 p.m., to the Greenwood Fire Relief Fund.

Lake City: The Seattle Mennonite Church is holding an international gift sale on November 13th and 14th to support Ten Thousand Villages.

Pinehurst: Everyone is welcome at Victory Creek on Sunday, November 8th.  Neighbors will be removing invasive plants, mulching, planting native species, and cleaning up the litter in the park.

Maple Leaf: Attend a presentation on Thornton Creek Watershed history on November 12th.

New and expanded businesses:

Wallingford: Izilla Toys, the well-known Capitol Hill toy shop, will be opening a “Holiday Annex” in Wallingford Center starting November 2nd.

Greenwood: Couth Buzzard Books is reopening at a new location: 8310 Greenwood Ave.

Greenwood: Discussion continues in the community about Fred Meyer’s plans to rebuild.

Northgate: New Japanese restaurant Setsuna has opened.

Closed business:

Queen Anne: Opal Bistro closed yesterday.

Bargain alerts:

Queen Anne: Free basketball referee clinics are being offered by Seattle Parks & Recreation the week of November 2 and December 7.  Trained students and adults can earn $20 per game, accrue high school community service hours and support youth basketball at Queen Anne Community Center.

Wedgewood: Visit Wedgwood Elementary this week for it’s annual used book sale.

Crime watch:

Wallingford: A bunch of oxycotin was stolen from Bartell Drugs by a guy in wrap-around sunglasses.

Wallingford: A dude in a bathrobe has been seen peering (that’s peering, not peeing) into houses.

Greenwood: The Seattle Fire Department has determined that the fire that took out four businesses on N 85th St was arson.

Maple Leaf: Three kids rob a man at gunpoint.

Kinda crazy:

Eastlake: A pizza shop owner apologizes to the Eastlake community for his role in importing Canadian marijuana into the U.S.

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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 play.  Lastly, we direct you to this heartfelt post from Aurora|Seattle.

Halloween activities: 10/30: Northgate, Lake City, Meadowbrook (Lake City), Magnolia, and Ballard and Loyal Heights. 10/31: Sandpoint and Ballard. (Also: Day of the Dead at the Phinney Neighborhood Association, 11/6).

New businesses, expanded businesses, and closed businesses: LTD Bar + Grill (a sports bar) and Finch & Sparrow (a clothing boutique) are newly open in Fremont.  Paron’s Closet (a children’s consignment boutique) is opening soon in Wallingford, and the Wallingford QFC is still undergoing renovations.  Blue Sky Bridal (an eco-friendly bridal boutique) has recently opened in Phinney Ridge.  Tara Academy of Irish Dancing and Sandra Coan Photography have set up shop in Greenwood, and the Pig ‘n Whistle has new owners.  In Ballard, a new bar called Shelter has opened and the EZ Wash Coin Laundry has closed.

Bargain alert: Check out a series of free children’s concerts in Northgate and a free workshop on home insulation in Wallingford.

Crime watch: There have been a series of break-ins at medical and dental buildings across North Seattle, including in the neighborhoods of  Greenwood, Queen Anne, and Eastlake.  In addition, Jupiter Recording and  Julia’s in Wallingford were robbed.  A 19-year-old man was stabbed in the neck in Maple Leaf and two neighbors came to blows (and then brought out a knife and handgun) in Queen Anne.  A car was broken into in  Greenwood, and a man tried to break Greenwood Hardware‘s window with a beer bottle and a garden pot.

Kinda crazy: A peek into the mind of an Aurora pimp, and the awesome Greenwood Reaper strikes again.

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• While the their library was closed for renovations, many Wallingford residents were heading up to the Green Lake library.  The party’s over: the Wallingford library is open again.




• Businesses come:  a new Wallingford tanning salon, a Mini dealership in Lake City, a new cafe in Fremont, a fabric boutique in Magnolia.

  Businesses go:  Wallingford’s Winchell’s Donuts and Rancho Bravo (temporarily), Magnolia’s Go Legs Cycle Studio, Select Hair Salon in Laurelhurst, Tigertail in Phinney, the Crown Hill QFC.

  Businesses expand:  Greenwood’s Fred Meyer and Taqueria Tequila (maybe), Phinney’s Ken’s Market.

  Businesses move:  Sitka & Spruce in Eastlake (rumor has it), Phinney’s Rising Stars.




• Lake City Live reminds us that today (Monday) is the deadline to register online or by mail if you want to vote in the statewide November 3rd election.




• Crimewatch: Car prowls and graffiti in Fremont; burglaries in Magnolia, a creepy guy lurking around Laurelhurst; an armed robbery at the Ballard Radio Shack; an assault on a cabbie in Queen Anne.




• The preferred design for improvements to Greenwood Park will be unveiled tonight (Monday) and a community forum to talk about the possibility of a new neighborhood park in the Ballard urban village is being held tomorrow (Tuesday) night.




• Ravenna Nation reports that the Ravenna Third Place Book Club is reading Out Stealing Horses, by Per Petterson, this month. The meeting is on October 28th at 7pm.




• The Zoo’s Pumpkin Prowl is from 5-8 p.m. on Oct. 23-25.  Tickets go on sale today.

Fellow bloggers: let us know (tips@mygreenlake.com) if there is anything in particular that you would like us to highlight next week. xox

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Independence Day fireworks over Green Lake, Seattle, July 4, 1947 Seattle P-I Collection, MOHAI - Used with Permission

Seattle’s 1947 July 4th celebration ended at 9:00 pm with several hours of fireworks at Green Lake. It took the Seattle police an hour or more to unsnarl the traffic jam of 50,000 cars filled with spectators.

This photo, taken by Seattle Post-Intelligencer photographer John M. “Hack” Miller, shows the 1947 fireworks display at Green Lake. Miller exposed the same photographic plate several times to get the image.

- MOHAI

While the fireworks went off over our sweet lake, far more interesting events were taking place in the Lake City neighborhood …

The summer of 1947, as all conspiracy nuts theorists know, was a noteworthy time.  Yes, this was the heyday of the UFO.

The first photograph of an alleged flying disc was published by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer on July 5, 1947. Taken by U.S. Coast Guard Yeoman Frank Ryman the previous afternoon, the photo showed a small bright disc which he spotted flying over his Lake City home. Three days later, the U.S. Army reported that it had recovered fragments of a crashed flying disc near Roswell, New Mexico. The Army retracted its Roswell report on July 9, declaring that the wreckage was that of a balloon. Despite this, the military monitored reports of Unidentified Flying Objects (a term coined in 1950) for two more decades chiefly out of fear that they might represent a Russian aeronautical breakthrough.

- HistoryLink.org

Frank Ryman's photo of a "flying disk" - Seattle, July 4, 1947 http://www.ufocasebook.com/1947ryman.jpg

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