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…
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North Central Little League looking for new leader
Many thanks to our news partner My Ballard for sharing this story with us. The president of the North Central Little League is retiring and the league is looking for someone to fill the position. NCLL covers parts of Ballard, Fremont, Phinney Ridge, Greenwood, Green Lake and Wallingford. Tom D’Angelo has been a part of NCLL for more than a decade but now that his kids are older, he believes it is time for him to move on. A week ago he sent this letter to families involved in NCLL: Dear North Central Community, Eleven years ago…
Seattle School Director, District 2 candidates Sherry Carr, Jack Whelan, Mark T. Webber and Kate Martin
Updated August 2, 2011 with a statement from Kate Martin. King County is holding an all-mail Primary and Special Election on August 16, 2011. Ballots have now arrived at most Green Lake homes. Green Lake residents will see School Board candidates on their ballots. The top two candidates in the Primary race will be on all Seattle ballots in November. There are four contenders for Seattle School Director for District No. 2, which represents Bagley, B.F. Day, Green Lake, Greenwood, Hamilton International Middle School, McDonald Elementary, Middle College @ Wilson Pacific, Olympic View, Sacajawea, Seattle Evening School, Stanford International School and Whittier. The incumbent for School Board, District 2 is Sherry Carr. Her challengers are Jack Whelan, Kate Martin and Mark T. Webber. A fourth challenger, Terrence…
Helicopters seen over Green Lake as police respond to ‘barricaded situation’ in Greenwood
Police helicopters could be seen over the west Green Lake area earlier this afternoon (Tuesday, July 5, 2011). According to our news partner PhinneyWood, a SWAT team surrounded a home near Dayton Ave N and N 83rd St after a report of a landlord pulling a shotgun on a tenant while serving an eviction notice. As of 2:45 p.m., the suspect was in custody. Update – More information is now available via the Seattle Police Department: On July 5th at approximately 1:07 p.m. officers responded to the 500 block of North 84th Street for a report of a man with a gun. …
Fire at N 71st St & Fremont Ave N
There was a fire in the basement of a house at 550 N 71st St St this afternoon (Sunday, May 29, 2011). The fire was called in shortly before 5 p.m. and firefighters quickly put it out, according to our news partner PhinneyWood. “The home’s occupants were not home at the time,” reports PhinneyWood, “but they did come running around the corner at about 5:35 p.m., and were relieved when firefighters told them their dog was safe at a neighbor’s house. They told firefighters they also had a cat, but they didn’t know if it was inside at the time of the fire.”
