The small bistro known as Moxie on lower Queen Anne has been sold to Tony Ly and will be transitioned to a Vietnamese restaurant. The sale of Moxie took place quickly, as reported by the Seattle Times, and was quite a surprise. So saying the sale is welcomed by current owners Lori Carter and Peter Morrison.
In a month, Moxie will have a new name: The Signature. Pho — the popular Vietnamese noodle soup — will be among the restaurant’s signatures dishes, Ly said, yet this won’t be just another pho house a la Than Brothers and Pho Cyclo. Instead he likens the coming menu to something we might find at the casually upscale Vietnamese restaurant, Tamarind Tree. “The economy’s down, there aren’t a lot of Vietnamese restaurants in Queen Anne and our food” — with prices ranging from $3 to $10 — “will fit right in,” Ly said.
Many people will miss Moxie, but we also look forward to the new restaurant Signature.
The Delaware State University Choir, a 40-person ensemble, will feature all styles of choral music, including choral works by composers Maurice Durufle, Roland Carter, John Rutter, Moses Hogan, Eric Whitacre and Richard Smallwood, among others. The Choir will perform at Queen Anne United Methodist Church, 1606 Fifth Ave. W., Seattle, WA 98109 on Saturday, March 14 at 2:00 pm. This is a free concert.
Correction: Nikki Visel of Queen Anne has joined the staff of the Taproot Theater Company as the Marketing Director. She brings a wealth of experience from her former post as Restaurants Unlimited’s marketing manager. We erroneously reported that Darrell Johnson, Development Director, is from Queen Anne. He is not.
Taproot Theatre Company celebrates the beginning of its 2009 Mainstage season with a new development director and new marketing director. Darrell Johnson joins the team as Taproot’s first development director in four years. Johnson was formerly the district executive of the Boy Scouts of America in Wenatchee, and previously worked at Tacoma Symphony Orchestra as assistant to the executive director.
The theatre begins a Mainstage season featuring three regional premieres. Taproot Theatre will continue to offer 3-show subscriptions through the third play in the season, Around the World in 80 Days by Mark Brown and based on the novel by Jules Verne.
We want to remind you that the Seattle Police Department plans to begin enforcement of the BAT lanes on 15th Ave West this week.
As we reported in the Magnolia Voice, the new signs and stripes were installed last week and the city said drivers would have a week to get used to the changes before officers issue tickets to violators.
The most recent changes came about in response to lots of community feedback. We are wondering if anyone has noticed a difference since the city allowed for a longer merge time off the Magnolia Bridge southbound and changed the parking restrictions northbound? Let us know in comments below.
Update 6:10 p.m. About 3,600 homes are without power right now, starting at South Lake Union and stretching along the Ship Canal across the northern edge of Queen Anne, Interbay and all the way to Magnolia. Seattle City Light says a tree has fallen into a power line. Crews are on the way, and they said they don’t expect to have power restored until 11 p.m.
Zach Schade (41) of Seattle Fire Station 8 of Queen Anne raced straight to the top of the Columbia Center on Sunday in just 11 minutes and 29 seconds, his fastest time ever. After being a two-time champion of the Scott Firefighter Stairclimb in 2007 and 2008, this year was not going to be another. According to the unofficial results posted by the Leukemia-Lymphoma Society, Kory Burgess (27) of Missoula Rural Fire took first place this year with a time of 10 minutes, 55 seconds.
The annual stairclimb, as reported in the Seattle Times, was 69 flights, 1,311 steps and involved 1500 participants.
On Saturday, March 14 at 10:00 pm (more or less) bring back the swing and sway of dance hall days with a modern twist. Don a feather boa, dust off your fedora, and relive the glitz and glamour of Broadway at Pacific Northwest Ballet’s annual Backstage Bash! Enjoy nibbles, bubbles, dancing, dessert and more, all backstage. Event starts immediately after the Broadway Festival performance.
Backstage Pass is Pacific Northwest Ballet’s social and educational group for ballet patrons in their 20s and 30s.
Party takes place Backstage, McCaw Hall, 321 Mercer Street Seattle 98109
$45 – Regular Ticket; $100 – VIP Ticket. VIP ticket holders will receive a fabulous swag bag with all sorts of goodies including an autographed limited edition poster and gifts from our sponsors.
$25 – Sponsor a Dancer.
Orchestra Seattle and the Seattle Chamber Singers present “Serenity,” Beethoven’s bucolic sixth symphony, Vaughan Williams’ intensely personal Serenade to Music and Stravinsky’s other-worldly Le Baiser de Fée. Each musical selection was specifically chosen for this concert because it comes from a place of peace and love; transporting the listener with calm, serene beauty.
This concert will be held March 15th at the First Free Methodist Church; 3200 3rd Ave. W. Seattle at 3:00 pm.
Tickets are$25 for adults; $20 for seniors; $10 for students and Youth age 7-17 receive one free ticket with each paid ticket. They are available through Brown Paper Tickets by phone at 1-800-838-3006, online at www.brownpapertickets.com and www.osscs.org, or at any Silver Platters location. For more information please call 206-682-5208, or visit our website at www.osscs.org.
Orchestra Seattle/Seattle Chamber Singers (OSSCS) is made up of a 60-member semi-professional orchestra and a 55-voice chorus. Membership is by audition and includes professional musicians, music teachers, and highly skilled amateurs who choose to work together under the direction of George Shangrow.
One of the last great sites for condo development in Queen Anne, 200 West Highland is now open for sales. The project includes 2- and 3-bedroom homes with floor plans ranging from 1,500 to 2,800 square feet. The interior layouts, include spacious foyers, open kitchens and large entertaining areas. From the marble and granite countertops to the custom hardwood flooring, units are characterized by high-quality finishes. We have posted a few photos.
Check out the website for more information or call to take a tour. The views from 200 West Highland are breathtaking!
There is now a Trader Joe’s just across the Ballard Bridge from Queen Anne. In one of the most anticipated store openings in recent memory, Trader Joe’s opened its doors just before 9 a.m. today to a crowd of eager shoppers.
The event at the new Ballard Blocks development on 14th Ave. and Ballard Way began with the loud arrival of the Seafair pirates, siren blaring.
In the spirit of TJ’s island theme, the pirates handed out beads and sang songs while Trader Joe’s employees gave stickers to the kids. “Remember, it’s as much free food as you can grab in five minutes!” joked one of the pirates to the crowd.
Shortly before 9 a.m., the store manager thanked everyone for their support, the pirates began the countdown and a customer armed with a large pair of scissors cut a long lei strung across the front door. The pirates fired off their cannon (which was unbelievably loud) and the doors flew open.
Do you have connections? From gift certificates to getaways, outdoor equipment to cameras, experiences to evenings-out–no donation is too big or too small for the John Hay Elementary School auction being held on May 2nd at Fisher Pavilion at Seattle Center. The deadline for donations is March 13th, but we love to get items in early as it makes planning the event easier!
Donation forms are available in our volunteer office, or you can contact our procurement liaison Lauren Clisham.
Heated exchanges took place at the meeting on March 4th to discuss changes to Nickerson Street. Frustrations were expressed about the changes to lane assignments and more. Our sister newsblog, the Magnolia Voice has the full story.
Earlier we reported we submitted comments that were posted to our story and have received the following note from Eric Widstrand, Seattle Department of Transportation.
Thank you for attending last night’s meeting with the Seattle Department of Transportation, or writing and calling with your comments about proposed changes on W Nickerson Street. You were one of more than 170 people who either attended the meeting or contacted us by phone or email.
We heard support for reducing speeds, improving pedestrian crossings and installing new bicycle facilities. We also heard concerns about possible congestion, diversion of traffic and lack of enforcement. As soon as we compile comments, we will respond to questions in writing to the group. We will have this work completed within the next two weeks.
All comments will be taken into account as we move forward on a lane configuration decision by the end of April. We will provide an update once a decision has been made.
In late January, we reported on a tragic story of Queen Anne resident Heidi Gardner who was stabbed by her boyfriend early one morning. Heidi wrote to us to say that she wanted people to be aware that the Seattle Times may have overstated the situation. Says Heidi,
The Seattle Times took my statement and turned it into a drama of more twisted facts than any real truths… It was not a human sacrifice, there was no alter. He had a psychotic break and is undergoing evaluation. I don’t want people to assume that this has anything to do with his religion or culture. Not that I believe that he is in anyway safe or should be free… I just hate the mass assumptions that are being made out there.
Friends of Heidi have put together a website where people can chip in dollars to help pay her bills so she can recover from the attack. Says Rachel,
Heidi survived and is healing quickly, but has massive medical bills to pay. She is also unable to work; she is paying a lease on an apartment she never got a chance to move into, and she is facing down a huge pile of bill while trying to recover from an awful trauma.
You can go to http://www.heidifund.org for more information. We have done our best to verify that this is an honest request for assistance.
US Youth Soccer has chosen Neil Callahan, former president of Queen Anne Soccer, as Volunteer of the Year for Region IV. Neil Callahan dedicated more than 10 years of his life to developing and enhancing programs for the Seattle Youth Soccer Association. He was passionate about recreational players having the same opportunities as select teams. Through much perseverance, his vision of creating a spring league for recreational players came to fruition. Callahan’s service to soccer has included positions as past president of Queen Anne Soccer Club, vice president of recreational development, commissioner and president of Seattle Youth Soccer Association; however, those titles do not define all of his efforts. He organized training activities and clinics, learned to referee so he could help when needed and recruited and mentored many other volunteers to see that children were guaranteed an excellent experience in youth sports.
The 2008 winners of these awards for the entire country will be announced at the Awards Gala in San Jose on March 6th, 2009. Congratulations to Neil’s family.
Tonight’s March 4th agenda of the monthly QA Community Council meeting will feature presentations by the following guest speakers: Successful Schools in Action- Lisa Moore, Betty Bowen Park- Marty Kaplan; AuroraBridge fence- Peter Lawrence. The meeting will conclude with reports by standing committees: Parks, LURC/Planning, Transportation,District Council, Social Issues, and NAC. All Queen Anne residents are welcome and encouraged to attend. For further information, please contact Ellen Monrad at elmonrad@gmail.com. The meeting will be held at McClure Middle School.
A new website has been started to encourage people to support the many puppies that have been rescued in the latest round of puppy mill “closures.” This blog details how people can donate, whether it be supplies or money, or their time, by forwarding on the blog to other people. There are lists for drop off locations, shelters housing the rescued animals and links to other information.
A fundraiser is being held at Norm’s Alehouse, 460 N. 36th, in Fremont, on Thursday, March 5. Come to Norm’s Alehouse, for a night of Trivia, good food and spirits for a good cause. This is ONE NIGHT ONLY where all proceeds raised will go to the Puppy Mill Rescues.
A couple of Queen Anne’s favorite hangouts were featured Sunday on “Rachael’s Travels” on the Food Network. The 30-minute episode on Seattle opens with Rachael Ray walking through Lower Queen Anne to Easy Street Records. After picking up a couple albums, she heads to the 5 Spot, where they duck into the kitchen to watch some of dishes being made.
Later in the episode, she heads to Ballard, pictured above at Volterra restaurant. We checked the Food Network’s website and couldn’t find a replay of the show — we’ll let you know if we find it posted online.
(PS. Rachael needs to brush up on her Seattle homework. She called Queen Anne Seattle’s highest hill — High Point in West Seattle is officially the highest — and she referred to that lake to the east as “Union Lake.”)
Jones Soda is nationally launching a new tea-juice beverage that improves mental acuity and relieves stress.We definitely could all use whatever advantage we can get.
On Sunday, March 8, you can sample the new Jones GABA. Jones Soda will be on-site at the 100 Mercer St. store from 11:00am – 2:00pm and at the Queen Anne Ave. store from 3:00-6:00 pm.
Jones Soda is the first in the country to have access to use GABA in a beverage.Featuring the natural form of the amino acid, PharmaGABA, Jones GABA is clinically proven to increase alpha brainwave levels which characterize waking relaxation and mental focus.It has shown increases in test scores, athletic ability and an improved attention span.
The Seattle Parks Department and the Seattle Animal Shelter are stepping up enforcement at city parks being turned into unofficial “off-leash” areas by dog owners.
Park staff have created a “Top Ten” list of worst offender sites including Green Lake Park, West Queen Anne Playfield, Gilman Playfield, Bitter Lake Playfield, Ravenna/Cowen Parks and Volunteer Park.
Last weekend – the first weekend of heightened enforcement – Animal Shelter officers handed out 14 off leash citations, mostly at Volunteer and Ravenna/Cowen parks. Get this: Fines for off-leash, license and scooping violations range from $54 to $162, and can be up to $500 at a beach, according to a press release.
Dogs are allowed on leashes in most Seattle parks. They are not allowed with or without leashes at organized athletic fields, beaches, or children’s play areas. Here’s more info on official off-leash areas, including this little nugget: “If you’re female and you’re in heat, you are not allowed in off-leash areas (SMC 9.25.084).” To eliminate any confusion, they’re referring to the four-legged variety.
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The small bistro known as Moxie on lower Queen Anne has been sold to Tony Ly and will be transitioned to a Vietnamese restaurant. The sale of Moxie took place quickly, as reported by the Seattle Times, and was quite a surprise. So saying the sale is welcomed by current owners Lori Carter and Peter Morrison.
US Youth Soccer 
