Thea Chard A 13-year-old Queen Anne boy has been missing since yesterday, Wednesday, April 6. Brad George, who lives at the McGraw Residential Center, part of the Seattle Children’s Home (2142 10th Ave W), was last on Wednesday at 11:40 a.m. seen near the center, at 10th and McGraw, according to his mother Gina Latshaw. Brad is …
Preserving Seattle’s tree canopy is a goal of the city’s (Mayor Mike McGinn spoke about it here) that can sometimes be controversial. The city is actively looking for tree ambassadors. According to Jana of the city’s Office of Sustainability: Seattle’s urban forest needs your help! Seattle has a goal to reach 30% canopy cover by …
You’ll have to drive to Queen Anne this summer if you’d like to eat at Molly Moon’s newest ice cream shop. Molly Moon Neitzel announced on Monday that Queen Anne will have the third shop and Madrona will get a “micro-shop.” Back in December Molly Moon’s launched a competition between three neighborhoods – Queen Anne, …
Seattle Parks and Recreation is holding two public meetings in coming weeks to gather input on the future of its outdoor facilities. The first meeting is from 7 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, March 16 at the Jefferson Community Center, located at 3801 Beacon Ave. S. The next meeting is from 7 to 8 p.m. …
Just a friendly reminder that Seattle Public Schools is hosting a public meeting on the district’s new school Transportation Plan, which if approved will go into effect for the 2011-2012 school year, tomorrow, Thursday, February 3 from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. at Hamilton International School, located at 1610 N 41 St. The proposed Transportation Plan …
On Tuesday 36th District Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles, along with Rep. Jim Moeller of Vancouver and bi-partisan support, introduced new legislation to clarify and provide a strong legal framework for Washington’s existing medical marijuana laws. The bill, according to Kohl-Welles, reflects the tenth iteration since she first released it last February, incorporating input from patients, providers, …
Councilmember Sally Bagshaw is looking for candidates to fill three vacancies on the Seattle Parks and Green Spaces Levy Oversight Committee in the coming year. The Parks and Green Spaces Levy, approved by Seattle voters in 2008, has funded $145 million worth of community based projects and programs planned by the citizen advisory group. Here …
Dick’s Drive-In is a Seattle staple (including the location here at 9208 Holman Road), yet the five-location chain hasn’t opened a new restaurant since the Lower Queen Anne location in 1974. But all of that is about to change. For the first time in 36 years, Dick’s is adding a new location to its ranks—it …
Last week we reported that Metro is considering replacing the city’s warn down fleet of electric trolley buses with diesel ones, which are cheaper to produce and thus less of a budget constraint. The city is holding an open house tonight, Tuesday, June 22 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Plymouth Congregational Church, located …
Mayor Mike McGinn first announced the formation of the Youth & Families Initiative–with the goal to “identify challenges youth and families face and to collectively mobilize towards solutions so that all children in Seattle can succeed”–during his inaugural address. After postponing the public meeting last month, the Mayor will join El Centro de la Raza …
Just a reminder that the 36th District legislators Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles, Rep. Mary Lou Dickerson and Rep. Reuven Carlyle are hosting a town hall meeting at 7 p.m. tonight, Monday, April 19, at the Q Café, located at 3223 15th Ave West in Interbay. At the meeting Kohl-Welles, Dickerson and Carlyle will be discussing the …
If you haven’t noticed, the Top Pot Doughnuts “Mobile Airstream Cafe” has been setting up shop in the parking lot of the old 7-11 at 16th and Dravus in Interbay. The developers in charge of renovating that building say Top Pot is one of the names at the top of their list when it comes …