State representatives Mary Lou Dickerson and Reuven Carlyle (both D-36th District) held a “telephone town hall” Tuesday evening Jan. 19 to discuss the important issues facing Olympia this legislative session. About 30,000 constituents district-wide were called to enter into the conversation, although the exact number who made it on the line is not known. Questions ranged from Dickerson’s controversial legalization of marijuana bill to broader issues including education, taxes and transportation.
The town hall worked as a sort of large conference call. Everyone on the call could hear the questions and answers, and if so inclined, could enter into a queue to ask questions themselves.
While the focus of most questions was the economy, Dickerson’s bill (HB 2401) to legalize marijuana for those who are 21 and older may prove to be the most contentious issue facing the Legislature. On Wednesday, Jan. 20th, an executive session was scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness. The importance of this bill to Dickerson was expressed clearly in her opening remarks.
“The bill itself will generate $300 million worth of income that will go to pay for drug and alcohol treatment prevention services,” Dickerson said.
Carlyle, who stated that he supports some form of marijuana decriminalization, focused on the hot topic of cell phone use while driving a car. This would become a primary offense with the passage of a bill that Carlyle is sponsoring. The bill would make the use of a cell phone that is not hands-free, as well as texting or emailing, a primary offense.
The overwhelming theme of the meeting, however, was the budget: how to fix it and how it would affect other government services. With a projected $2.6 billion deficit facing the state, Carlyle spoke on the biggest problem at hand.
“Once again, we’re faced with some very serious questions about not only how to balance [the budget], but what’s the right thing from an equity, fairness and really a progressive approach to how we look at our funding in this state,” Carlyle said.
A couple questions from callers dealt with the potential for an income tax. Despite both representatives noting that an income tax has never received much support outside of Seattle, they talked about their belief in some sort of progressive tax, but with different approaches.
Carlyle made it clear that while he favors an income tax, his support is contingent on the lowering of other taxes such as sales and property. Dickerson, on the other hand, focused on a specific type of income tax known as the “millionaire’s tax.”
“It is a tax on high income earners,” Dickerson explained. “I have heard different scenarios on this, but it could raise hundreds and hundreds of millions of dollars that we could use for education and basic health and human services.”
Education was also a big issue, with concerns about special-needs students attending colleges and universities, as well as how to make in-state universities more accessible to students graduating from in-state high schools. Serving on the committee of higher education, Carlyle addressed these questions and talked about a big priority in the Legislature known as “Reach to the Top.”
“The Obama administration has been very aggressive about setting the stage for education reform and Reach to the Top is how that’s playing out,” Carlyle clarified. “Reach to the top is a K-12 funding effort to have states compete for dollars.”
The other big issue of the evening was funding for transportation. Both reps talked about their desire to improve connections between downtown Seattle and Ballard, as well as work on linking transportation between the bus system, light rail and passenger cars.
Those who were unable to get on the call for the town hall, or have follow-up questions, may phone or email these representatives: Carlyle, (360) 786-7814, carlyle.reuven@leg.wa.gov; Dickerson, (360) 786-7860, Dickerson.marylou@leg.wa.gov.
(Contributor Scott Eisen is a student in the University of Washington Department of Communication News Laboratory.)
The Seattle School Board finally decided on a name for Old John Hay – reopening as an option school in Queen Anne for the 2010-2011 school year – at last night’s meeting, approving the title Queen Anne Elementary by a 6-0 vote.
Old Hay was named after former Secretary of State John Hay, also the namesake for fellow Queen Anne school “new” John Hay Elementary, explaining why the school district opted to pick a brand new moniker for the school’s reopening. Our news partner, the Seattle Times, is reporting that the title Queen Anne Elementary was a second choice to renaming the school after Caspar Wistar Sharples, a former School Board member and physician who died in 1941.
Sharples had previously had another Seattle school named after him, which was then renamed in 1999 after someone else. At that time the school board promised to find another way to honor Sharples’ name in the future, offering up Old Hay for the occasion. According to the Times, Sharples family declined the offer earlier this month due to concerns that the city would be unable to remove the name John Hay from the building, which is a historic landmark and thus more difficult to rename. You can read the full story here. In the meantime, what do you think of the name picked for Queen Anne’s newest (old) elementary school?
The Seattle City Council is seeking a new member for the Board of Park Commissioners, a seven-member volunteer advisory board. Candidates should have the following qualifications:
Experience with community engagement;
History of working collaboratively with a broad range of people and interests;
Experience with parks, landscaping, urban design, gardening, or comparable issues and interests;
Demonstrated concern for neighborhoods and neighborhood parks;
Established record of objectivity and the ability to think broadly;
Willingness to commit at least 10 hours per week; and,
Active in our city in an advocacy capacity.
Resumes and letter of interest must be received by Friday, February 5. Electronic submissions are preferred. E-mail your letter of interest and résumé, and contact information for three references to Philip Roewe.
Paper submissions can be sent to:
Philip Roewe, Office of City Councilmember Sally Bagshaw, Seattle City Council,
PO Box 34025, Seattle, WA 98124-4025
Three Board members are appointed by Seattle’s mayor, three by the Seattle City Council, and the seventh by the Board of Park Commissioners. The current vacant position is a Seattle City Council appointee. Members serve three-year, renewable terms.
The Board convenes at 7 p.m. on the second and fourth Thursday of each month, and typically holds approximately twelve public hearings each year.
Board members spend an average of 30-40 hours per month on Seattle Parks and Recreation business. In addition to the regular meetings, members attend committee meetings, park dedications and celebrations, and other community gatherings. Board members receive a number of briefing papers, listen to and read an extensive amount of public testimony, and receive a large volume of general information from Seattle Parks and Recreation and other city agencies.
Candidates should have a strong interest in parks and recreation opportunities for people of all ages and capabilities. Candidates should have regular access to a computer and e-mail, as most information is sent electronically.
The Seattle City Council is committed to promoting diversity on the Board, and encourages women, young people, senior citizens, people with disabilities, sexual minorities, and people of color to apply.
Although this isn’t technically a Queen Anne story, Sunset Bowl has been a nearly next-door neighbor since it opened in Ballard in 1957. After being closed for almost a year and a half, demolition on the popular bowling alley began today.
Sister-site, MyBallard, has the full story (equipped with video and lots of pictures). The demolition will take a few days to complete, after which an apartment complex is planned for the lot (though developers have announced they have no immediate plans to begin). Having personally enjoyed a game or two at Sunset in my time (before the age of Wii bowling), I thought I’d send a little farewell love their way. You will be missed. Get the full story from MyBallard here and here.
Update 4:22 p.m.: This story has been updated since it was originally published. Scroll down to the bottom for the additions.
Since we reported yesterday that two coyotes were seen in Queen Anne over the holiday weekend, many more readers have emailed us with news of sightings. The coyotes are thought to be the same two that have been roaming around Magnolia over the last two months (one of which attacked a small dog just last week). But, as indicated by the map below, it seems the coyotes are moving freely around the neighborhood. Over the last two days the coyotes have been spotted in Magnolia, and the west, east and south slopes of Queen Anne hill.
View Coyote Sightings – Jan 2010 in a larger map
Four of the recent sightings in Queen Anne and Magnolia were just today. Katie says she saw one of the coyotes – she believes it was the female one – outside her apartment building on Taylor and Galer on the east side of the hill this morning at around 6:30 a.m. – the farthest sighting yet, assuming the coyotes came from Discovery Park. She wrote,
It just stood there looking at me and my dog. Didn’t do anything…It was going South, so down the hill towards the QFC…Just thought people on the eastern slope of Queen Anne should be warned.
Another reader, Patricia, wrote in to report a sighting back in Magnolia a little while later.
Neighbors sighted the Magnolia-Queen Anne coyote loping along the street in the 2500 block of 25th Avenue West about 8 am this morning (January 20). We have been alerting pet owners, activating phone trees and calling Fish and Wildlife for advice and assistance. The coyote was last seen cutting east down through the driveways, alleys and lots toward Gilman Avenue.
There also may have been a third sighting on Monday, in addition to the two we reported on, this time on the south side of the hill. Reader Justin said he spotted what could have been a coyote just a few blocks up from Mercer St. at around 6 p.m. on January 18.
I saw what looked like a dog with a short, blunt tail on W Aloha and 1st Ave W (behind Bayview Manor). It was dark out so hard to see. I though it was a raccoon or something, and tried to get a better look (I actually stopped the car out of curiosity), but it got away. I have never seen a coyote in person before, so can’t say for sure this was one — but it definitely was not a dog.
Our anonymous tipster who came across one of the coyotes Monday wrote that the police officer she spoke to said the department generally does not set bait traps for coyotes because there are too many of them to catch.
He also said that they hope to have it taken care of in the next couple of days. He didn’t say how they planned to do that. I asked him if coyotes go after children and he said usually not, but he mentioned the attack in Bellevue and he said that this male coyote was unusually aggressive.
Read more information on what to do if you come across a coyote here. If you see one of the coyotes, send details and pictures to tips@queenanneview.com, or post in the comments below so we can add the sighting to the map.
Update 4:22 p.m.: After publishing, two more readers wrote in with additional information of sightings, activity from the Department of Fish & Wildlife, and a picture of one of the coyotes.
Reader Dan Cabacungan managed to snap this picture of one of the coyotes with his phone this morning at approximately 7:30 a.m. on 4th Ave W, a block and a half south of McGraw. He wrote,
The coyote was walking in the middle of the sidewalk toward my dog and I, and cut across to the other side of the street when we were about 25 yards away…He didn’t make any aggressive moves or appear to be stalking/hunting, but that could have been because my dog is a 90 lb. German Shepherd. If I’d been walking a teacup poodle I might not have whistled to get the coyote’s attention for a photo. I’d estimate the coyote to be 50-60 lbs, but taller and lighter on his toes compared to how a similarly-sized dog would move. Oh, and the coyote clearly had no fear of being seen by humans (either that, or I’m very, very stealthy when I walk my dog). Like I said, he was just trotting down the middle of the sidewalk on a sunny morning. I think he moved to the other side of the street not out of fear, but just to be polite. Still, I wouldn’t leave Fluffy the Shih Tzu or Mittens the cat outside and unattended for too long knowing that this wily one is on the prowl.
Tipster Katie, who also came across a coyote this morning outside her east-slope building, wrote in to report that her apartment manager saw Fish and Wildlife representatives poking around the premises today, likely looking for the animals. She wrote,
Hopefully no one gets hurt. My apartment complex is posting up signs warning people, pet owners especially, of the coyotes.
Update 7:45 p.m.: Reader Ann Ciecko also spotted the coyote this morning, just before 6 a.m., a few blocks from Seattle Center on Roy St., before it headed north up the hill on 4th. She sent in this picture and noted that the animal seemed startled by the cars, one of which honked at it. She wrote,
It didn’t make any aggressive moves toward me at all; if anything, it seemed scared.
Our sister-site, MagnoliaVoice is reporting that Nintendo filmed for a upcoming video game – Endless Ocean 2 (trailer here) – all day yesterday, Tuesday, January 19, at the Wild Salmon fish market at Fishermen’s Terminal. The sequel to Endless Ocean for the Wii console allows players to virtually scuba dive in six different diving locations with distinguished environments and things to see.
Thanks to Brooks who shot these pics and sent the info to MagnoliaVoice. The tentative release date for Endless Ocean II is Monday, February 22, 2010. Keep an eye out for the Wild Salmon fish market!
An 18-year-old woman is currently being transported by medics from the SPU campus in Queen Anne to Harbroview Medical Center, according to Seattle Fire Department PIO Dana Vander Houwen. At approximately 7:13 a.m. medics were called to 500 W Emerson St., and have been attempting to revive the girl with CPR while en route to the hospital. So far this is all the information Vander Houwen could tell us. We’ll have more details as the situation unfolds. (Thanks Silver for the tip!)
Update 10:32 a.m.: SPU’s News and Media Relations Manager Tracy Norlen has confirmed that the 18-year-old woman is a student at the school, but does not have any more information concerning her name, academic year, or present condition. She will be keeping us posted when she knows more.
The Queen Anne Community Center will be hosting its 6th Annual Sr. Wellness & Resource Fair next Friday, January 29 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 1901 1st Ave W. The event, which is being put on by Lifelong Recreation, will features arts, fitness and social opportunities for people age 50 and up. Community sponsors will also present information about housing, services, agencies and products that “enable senior adults to successfully age in a place and have the quality of life all people aspire to.” The Monday Meals Program will be providing fresh, homemade lunches, free for attendees. For more information contact Jayla at (206) 684-4240 or Jayla.McGill@seattle.gov.
The Metropolitan King County Council today named District 4 representative Larry Phillips as the Chair of the Council’s Environment and Transportation Committee.
Councilmember Phillips committee will be tasked with forming a Regional Transit Task Force to develop a vision for sustaining and growing Metro bus service, and adopting a Shorelines Master Plan to protect important shoreline habitat.
“Our region faces great environmental and transportation challenges—from cleaning up Puget Sound and addressing the climate crisis to preserving and enhancing transit service—so we have significant and vital work to do in 2010,” said Phillips. “I look forward to working with residents, stakeholders, and my colleagues to advance our work on protecting the environment and improving our transportation system.”
Councilmember Phillips represents Ballard, Queen Anne, Magnolia, Belltown, South Lake Union, Interbay, the Denny Triangle, Crown Hill, Phinney Ridge, Greenwood, the western region of Fremont, Broadview, First Hill and Capitol Hill at the King County Council.
This is just a reminder that there are going to be several lane closures on various bridges surrounding Queen Anne in the next week, a few of which are beginning today.
Emerson St. overpass: The westbound, left lane on 15th Ave W will be closed from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. until Saturday, Jan. 23, so that crews may repair a concrete deck.
Queen Anne Bridge: From 9: a.m. to 2:30 p.m. until Thursday, Jan. 21 the traffic will be reduced to one lane in each direction, while crews make concrete repairs.
Fremont Bridge: The northbound, right curb lane will be closed from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. today, Wednesday, Jan. 20 for maintenance work.
Ballard Bridge: From 10 a.m to 2:30 p.m. beginning today, Wednesday, Jan. 20 through Friday, Jan. 22, and Monday and Tuesday of next week, Jan. 25 and 26, the southbound, right lane will be closed for guard rail repairs.
We have an update on the mystery of what is to become of the late Opal Bistro. The “Watch for the Monkey” signs that have been hanging in the windows of the restaurant since its closing a few months ago have now been replaced with a new message: ‘The monkey says, “Watch for the flow.”‘
After much speculation over the meaning of the monkey – a few readers believed it indicated an expansion of Ballard’s Vietnamese restaurant Monkey Bridge, other wished for a new Italian spot – we’ve determined this much: whatever the monkey will bring, the corner spot at 2 Boston St. will remain under the same Opal Bistro ownership.
I talked to Orrapin, and basically she doesn’t know what concept she’ll reopen with after both Opal and Opal Bistro failed, but it will have “monkey” in the title. Sounds like it will be vacant the remainder of the winter.
I stopped by and talked to one of the workers who said the owners are currently remodeling the inside of the restaurant, which he expects will be finished by the end of the next week. As for the kind of cuisine the new restaurant will have? “She hasn’t told me yet,” he said. And if Andrew is right, the owners may not have made up their minds yet. A call to Opal’s old number resulted in a full mailbox and an email has not yet been answered. However, whatever we can expect for the late Opal, there will food, “flow” and, apparently, a monkey, involved.
If you have any information on the new monkey-themed Opal, comment below. Inquiring minds want to know!
The two coyotes that have been roaming around Magnolia for the last couple of months may have made their way over to Queen Anne. One reader, who wishes to remain anonymous, has written in to report two sightings on the west side of the hill yesterday, Monday, January 18.
(Photo taken from previous sighting via sister-site, MagnoliaVoice, courtesy of reader Ginni Wilson who spotted the coyote in the front yard of her Magnolia home.)
Our tipster wrote,
I saw a large male coyote last night at 5:30pm at 12th Ave West and Gilman heading toward 15th Ave. It appeared to be looking for food. Spoke with a police officer and he said there are two coyotes, one male and one female, living near the Interbay Golf Center and the male is aggressive and has killed at least two dogs. Spoke with another neighbor in QA that lives near 10th and she found a coyote yesterday morning, she believes it was the smaller female one, on the other side of her picket fence nose to nose with her dog. She scared it away by spraying it with water from her garden hose.
We haven’t confirmed whether or not the coyotes have in fact been responsible for killing two dogs. One small dog was attacked by one of the coyotes in Magnolia last week, and although vets initially thought she wouldn’t make it, she has pulled through and – after over $1,000 in vet bills (generously covered by two anonymous donors) – is recovering well.
Although coyote attacks on domestic animals are considered highly uncommon, the recent sightings and the fact that the two coyotes roaming the area don’t seem to be shy around people at all, leaves some concern for the safety of pets and small children. According to wildlife officials, there were no documented coyote attacks on people in the state until April, 2006, when the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife had to euthanize two coyotes who bit two young children in Bellevue. It is believed this unusually aggressive behavior may be a result of coyotes being fed by people, which is why official urge residents to never give them food, even inadvertently. To avoid attracting a coyote, never leave pet food outside, secure your garbage containers, compost and gardens, and pick up fallen fruit and spills from bird feeders. It is also recommended that small pets, including outdoor cats, are brought into the house as much as possible, especially at night.
Read more information on what to do if you come across a coyote here. You can read the Seattle Times coverage of the recent sightings here. And if you see one of the coyotes around the neighborhood, comment below, or email us information and pictures to tips@queenanneview.com
Three more Queen Anne businesses and organizations have stepped up to help those in need in Haiti. The owners of two neighborhood restaurants – Betty and Crow – have decided to donate ALL of tonight’s proceeds to Doctors Without Borders for Haitian relief. They anticipate a lot of community support, so if you’d like to dine out for a good cause tonight, the owners suggest you make a reservation.
Betty is located at 1507 Queen Anne Ave N. Call (206) 352-3773 to make a reservation. Crow is located at 823 5th Ave. N. Call (206) 823-8800 for reservations. You can check out the menus for both here: Betty & Crow.
If you can’t eat out for Haiti tonight, Coe Elementary, John Hay and McClure Middle School will be hosting a Help for Haiti Rummage Sale in the Coe gym from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, February 7. You can donate gently used goods to be sold at the rummage sale on from 3:30 to 5 p.m. on Friday, February 5 at Coe and Hay, and on Saturday, February 6 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Coe gym, located at 2424 7th Ave W. All proceeds from the sale will benefit the American Red Cross. They also need volunteers and snacks for the bake sale. Details here. Interested parties may contact the following people at each school for more information.
John Hay: Susan Sweeney at susweeney@seattleschools.org and Lynn Baker at lybaker@seattleschools.org:
Coe: Becky Lederman at lederman4@msn.com, Lisa Cole at davidandlisacole@mac.com, and Stacy Lawson at slawson7@gmail.com.
McClure: Margarita Vanegas at mvvanegas@seattleschools.org.
General Information: Lindsay Foody at honeyfoody@yahoo.com, and Mimi Gan at mimigan@msn.com or (206) 390-2312.
For other restaurants donating proceeds to Haiti around town, click here. And if you have a sweet tooth, specifically for organic, fair trade, local chocolate, then buy one of these two Theo chocolate bars – the local chocolate maker will be donating 100 percent of the sales of their two most popular bars to help bring fresh water to Haiti earthquake victims. Read the full story at sister-site Fremont Universe.
Just a reminder that might be getting a phone call from State Reps. Mary Lou Dickerson and Reuven Carlyle just before 6:30 this evening. The 36th district reps are hosting a telephone-town hall, and will be ringing up nearly 30,000 homes in the district, inviting residents to stay on the line and participate. Carlyle and Dickerson will be giving opening thoughts, while the majority of the tele-town hall will be allocated to taking questions from constituents. If you don’t receive a call but are still eager to participate, you may dial-in directly by calling 877-229-8493 and entering the code 15354. Once on the line, participants may ask a question by hitting *3. (Disclosure: Rep. Reuven Carlyle is a sponsor of QueenAnneView.)
Last week nearly 40 people met at the Bayview Retirement Community to tell community-group FOLKpark and architecture firm HBB Landscape Architecture what they want out of Lower Kinnear Park. And now organizers are asking those who couldn’t make it to the meeting to weigh in on the future of Lower KP, the first park planted in Seattle.
Though they’ve been together for less than a year, FOLKpark has been operating under an aggressive time-line to revamp the five acres of urban forest, winning a $15,000 grant from the city’s Department of Neighborhoods to fund the project.
Last Thursday the group printed off large posters of the park in its current state and asked community members to sit down in small groups, each with a leader from FOLKpark, the city or the architectural firm, and literally cover the maps with markers and post-it notes highlighting suggestions for park developments, redesigns, additions, problem areas – any ideas for the enhancement of the park.
FOLKpark chair Debi Frausto asked participants to consider how they like to use the park/would like to use the park, how the enter and interact with the park, what would give the park a stronger connection to the community, what does the park give back to the neighborhood, and what stories, if any, they have of the park, when brainstorming ideas. At the end each group presented their ideas, while graphic recorder Patti Dobrowolski created a pictorial visualization made of up everyone’s input. (See the final product here).
Some of the major concerns were safety, lighting, adequate trails for biking, strolling, and short routes for those walking through the park on their regular commute, highlighting the park’s historic story, making the best use of communal space (ideas for an environmental/educational play area and community pea patch were discussed), inviting entrances, parking and building a link from Uptown to the waterfront through the park.
“We just started a discussion about the Uptown Loop showing Kinnear Park as the missing link to the waterfront via the Helix Bridge on the Discussion Board. Would you like to walk down the hill and get to Myrtle Edwards Park?” Frausto wrote.
HBB took notes on the ideas and suggestions from the neighborhood and will create a draft plan for the park, to be presented to the community at the next public meeting on Thursday, February 25 from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the Bayview Retirement Community, located at 11 W. Aloha St. In the meantime, Frausto encourages those who couldn’t make it to the meeting to engage in further talks/share their ideas on the FOLKpark Facebook page. Also, stay tuned for a video (currently being edited) of highlights from the evening.
In response to budget cuts across the board, many city departments have been required to take ten unpaid furlough days in 2010, including the Department of Planning and Development, the Department of Neighborhoods and the Department of Parks and Recreation. Below are the scheduled furlough dates for each department and what will be affected.
Department of Neighborhoods/Service Centers:
Furlough dates: Tuesday, January 19; Tuesday, February 16; Monday March 15; Monday, April 12; Tuesday, June 1; Tuesday, July 6; Monday, August 9; Tuesday, September 7; Monday, October 11 and Monday, December 27.
Department of Parks and Recreation:
Parks and Rec will be operating two schedules in order to accommodate the needs of its many community centers, pools, learning centers, other facilities and park maintenance schedules. Schedule A will encompass parks grounds and maintenance staff, community center staff (excluding those child care and lane night programs), indoor pools, small craft facilities, environmental learning centers, lifelong recreation, most management and administrative staff, the Amy Lee Tennis Center and the Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center. Schedule B will include the Superintendent’s Office, Planning and Development staff, Magnuson Park staff and Youth Violence Prevention Initiative staff. For more details on these two schedules, see the official press release (.pdf).
Schedule A: Schedule B:
Fri., Jan. 15 Tue., Jan. 19
Fri., Feb. 12 Tue., Feb. 16
Fri., March 12 Mon., March 15
Fri., April 9 Mon., April 12
Fri., May 7 Mon., May 10
Fri., May 28 Tue., June 1
Fri., September 10 Mon., September 13
Fri., October 8 Mon., October 11
Fri., November 12 Monday, Nov. 15
Thu., December 23 Mon., December 27
Department of Planning and Development:
Furlough dates: Friday, January 15; Friday, February 12; Friday, March 12; Friday, April 9; Friday, May 28; Friday, July 2; Friday, August 6; Friday, September 3; Friday, October 8; Thursday, December 23.
Planning and Development outlined the reasoning behind their furlough dates – almost all Fridays – here (.pdf). They wrote,
The decision to close instead of remaining open at significantly reduced staffing levels was based on the department’s customer service objectives and in recognition of the range of resources needed to provide its services.
According to Seattle Police Department Detective Jeff Kappel, a man was injured in a “robbery/assault with a knife” at approximately 2:35 p.m. in Lower Queen Anne this afternoon, Monday, January 18. The only details the investigation has provided the SPD media relations office thus far are as follows:
An adult male entered a grocery store located on the corner of 1st Ave W and W Republican St (the Lower Queen Anne Safeway, though SPD did not mention the store by name) “bleeding and saying he’d been stabbed,” according to Kappel. Officers responded and concluded that he had in fact not been stabbed, but had “sustained several cuts to his face.”
The victim was interviewed, provided a suspect description to officers, and was then transported to Harborview Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries. With the suspect description, officers were able to locate the suspect in the area within 15 minutes. He too was an adult made who “had also sustained cutting wounds,” according to Kappel, though he could not verify where the suspect had been cut. The suspect was also transported to Harborview for treatment for non-life-threatening injuries. According to Kappel, officers plan on booking the suspect into King County Jail under suspicion of robbery.
Update 1/18 11:35 p.m.: The SPD Blotter has just published the incident report, confirming that the suspect, who was taken to Harborview with non-life-threatening injuries, also sustained cuts to the face.
Picture Perfect Queen Anne (PPQA), a community organization dedicated to revitalizing and maintaining the neighborhood’s business district streetscape from Queen Anne Avenue from Galer to McGraw St., has just signed on a Platinum Sponsor for their Green Gateways fundraising campaign.
The new KeyBank branch at the top of the hill has donated $3,000 toward the group’s efforts to make Queen Anne Ave more pedestrian friendly, putting PPQA’s sponsorship at $12,000, just $4,000 shy of their $16,000 goal.
“KeyBank has a tradition of being active in the neighborhoods where we’re located. We’re excited to finally have a branch to serve the top of Queen Anne Hill and the Green Gateways project gives us a great opportunity to get involved with our new neighbors,” said branch manager Tia Catli in a press release.
“I’m impressed by how quickly KeyBank stepped forward to support our community. Their generous contribution as the Green Gateways Platinum Sponsor provides a critical boost to our fundraising efforts,” said PPQA’s president Margaret Okamoto.
The funds raised for the Green Gateways campaign will be used to finish installing landscaping for the major pedestrian improvements along the “gateways” to the upper Queen Anne neighborhood – Queen Anne Ave., at Galer Street and McGraw Street.
PPQA hopes to raise the remaining $4,000 and complete the installation of the Green Gateways landscaping projects by March 1, 2010. Donors can purchase pavers inscribed with their names or the name of the donor organization for $100 per line or $250 per paver. Half of these have already been claimed. For more information on making a contribution or purchasing a paver, visit their website, PPQA.org.
Nicole at All the Best says they have over 16 cats up for adoption, most of which are kittens. As of 11:30 a.m. none have yet been adopted. The younger kittens are going for $100 each, and have to be adopted in pairs. The bigger cats are $75 each. All of the cats have been wormed, vaccinated, altered and treated with Advantage.
FCAT traps, neuters and returns (TNR) feral cats to loving homes. You can check out pictures of some of the cats up for adoption here. These particular cats were part of a group of 40 feral cats found by a dog rescuer in Federal Way. Read more on the rescue here.
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The Metropolitan King County Council today named District 4 representative 
