On Sept. 9, 2011, Zoka Coffee Roaster and Tea Company received a warning letter from the Public Health Service of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The letter related to an April 2011 inspection of Zoka’s coffee roasting facility in north Queen Anne. During the April inspection, FDA investigators documented serious violations of FDA’s “Current Good Manufacturing Practice regulation for foods,” including a failure “to take effective measures to exclude pests from the processing areas and protect against the contamination of food on the premises by pests.” Rodent excreta pellets and insect larva were found in the facility. The letter from the FDA did not…
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Live art event 'Studies in Forgiveness' coming to Aurora and Green Lake this Saturday
Studies in Forgiveness, a free full-day, outdoor, live art event, will be lining Aurora Ave N and circling Green Lake this Saturday, July 3, 2010, 9 a.m. – 9 p.m. Artists and events will be scheduled geo-chronologically, south to north, along the west side of Aurora. The route is 4 miles long and ends with a 9 p.m. lake swim near the Green Lake Bathhouse (7312 West Green Lake Dr N). Event Curator A. K. Mimi Allin invites you to “contribute your own study along the way or join in at the start or end for a purifying dip in…
Did the Queen Anne Creeper appear in Green Lake?
Last Thursday (June 17, 2010), our news partner Queen Anne View reported on the arrest of the “Queen Anne Creeper.” The Queen Anne Creeper has been described as a white male with a goatee who drove around Queen Anne in a stolen vehicle, stopping to ask women along the streets for the time or for directions to Magnolia. In some of the instances he made suggestive and inappropriate sexual comments to the women. While most sightings of this man were in Queen Anne, we heard today from My Green Lake tipster Ann that the police are interested in hearing from people…
North Seattle Round-up: nearby events, new businesses, bargain alerts and crime watch
Weekly news from our neighbors! 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…
