Station-area development update at NBHC meeting tonight

Here’s the agenda for this month’s North Beacon Hill Council meeting, tonight at 7:00 pm at the Beacon Hill Library community room. El Centro de la Raza’s Cinco de Mayo celebration starts earlier, at 5:30 p.m. at El Centro, and neighbors are encouraged to attend both events if possible.

  • 7:00 Hellos and introductions
  • 7:05 Transit Development Area Update – Lyle Bicknell, City of Seattle
  • 7:35 Elections
  • 7:50 Community Concerns/Announcements
  • 8:30 Regular meeting adjourns; Board meets in Community Service Center. Election of Executive Officers.

The Beacon Hill Library is located at 2821 Beacon Avenue South. All are welcome at the meeting.

Establishing a Food Forest tomorrow at Garden House

(Article has been updated with correct date—we made a mistake!)

Tomorrow, May 4 at 6:30 p.m., the Friends of the Beacon Food Forest are hosting a free screening of Geoff Lawton’s film Establishing a Food Forest.

In the film, Lawton explains the fundamentals of food forestry and then goes outdoors to show examples of active food forests at various stages in their existence. You can read a review here.

The screening is at the Washington Federation of Garden Clubs Headquarters House (the Garden House for short), at 2336 15th Ave. S. Food and drink will be provided.

Here is a trailer for the film:

Caspar Babypants to perform at Wellspring fundraiser

Cover of Caspar Babypants' latest album, This is Fun.
Performer Caspar Babypants (a.k.a. Chris Ballew of the Presidents of the United States of America) is bringing an evening of music and classic movie shorts to nearby Mount Baker on Friday to raise funds and awareness for homeless kids. The fundraiser will benefit the Kids Helping Kids project through local agency Wellspring Family Services.

The show is Friday, May 6, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Mount Baker Community Club, 2811 Mount Rainier Dr. S. Tickets are $15 each for kids and adults (kids under age 2 are free), and are available online through Brown Paper Tickets or by phone at 206-902-4229. Doors open at 6 p.m. The ticket price includes popcorn, drinks, and treats. There will be a raffle for donated prizes.

Goods will also be collected for the children of Wellspring. Donations needed are diapers and pull-ups, formula (Similac), and toiletries and first aid products such as toothbrushes, soap, lotion, shampoo, baby nail clippers, etc.

Thanks to Melissa Jonas for providing us with this info!

Have you seen Coco?

(Since this was posted, Coco has been found. Thanks, everyone!)

Neighbor Heather tells us that Coco, the unofficial “12th Avenue Viewpoint park greeter” cat, is missing. Coco was last seen on Sunday, May 1, at 6 p.m. at 12th Ave. S. and S. Stevens.

“Things to know: female, social, black and white long haired, green eyes, and has one pupil that is bigger than the other and probably with some bushes or branches attached to her tail. She is EXTREMELY friendly and has a home. Please call me if you have seen her.
Thank you!!!

Heather
206.890.1397

Have you seen Coco?