Monthly Archives: July 2012

Meetings

Mayor’s town hall rescheduled for 8/14 at St. Mark’s

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The Mayor’s Town Hall meeting previously scheduled for Wednesday, July 18 at Van Asselt Community Center has been rescheduled and moved. The meeting will now be at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 6020 Beacon Ave. S., on Tuesday, August 14 from 5:30-8 p.m. Neighbors in the 98108, 98118, and 98144 area codes are invited to attend.

The event schedule has not changed; it starts with a community information fair from 5:30-6:30, followed by a youth performance from 6:30-6:40, then the open Q&A session with Mayor McGinn and City staff.

The town hall is another in a series of town halls throughout Seattle, through the Engage Seattle initiative, designed to “to provide concrete ways for Seattleites to help make our city a better place.” Find out more at the website.

Food and Drink

New food options roll into neighborhood

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More food options have been appearing on North Beacon Hill lately in the form of some new food trucks.

El Sabroso. Photo by Wendi Dunlap.

El Sabroso opened several weeks ago, semi-permanently located in the corner of the El Centro parking lot, just north of Beacon Hill Station. The truck is generally open until “three-ish” 7 p.m. daily, serving tacos and tortas that they describe as “the best Latin street food in Seattle!” Chef Daniel Pérez is also the Executive Chef at Tango Restaurant on Pike Street.

Caravan Crepes. Photo by Allison Delong.

If you’re looking for something with more of a French flavor, neighbor Allison Delong reports that the Caravan Crepes truck will be visiting Beacon Hill Station from about 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. every Saturday. Here is the menu, which includes both savory and sweet crepes.

Allison tells us that on Saturday afternoon a hot dog cart opened for business as well, so we had a full-fledged food court starting to happen on North Beacon! Keep your eyes on the area around Beacon Hill Station and the El Centro parking lot for more visits from these food trucks and carts.

(Edited to note the change in El Sabroso’s hours. 7/9/12)

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Celebration ceremony at Jefferson Park to mark cherry tree centennial

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The Jefferson Park Jubilee on Saturday, July 14 will include a special ceremony to mark the centennial of the gift of cherry trees from the nation of Japan to the United States in 1912, as a symbol of the friendship between the two countries. Multiple events to commemorate this anniversary are being held throughout the U.S. this year. Earlier this year, 25 cherry trees were planted at Jefferson Park this spring to celebrate this centennial along with the 100th birthday of Jefferson Park.

The Jubilee ceremony will be at 12 noon on July 14, with Mayor Mike McGinn, Consul General of Japan Kiyokazu Ota, and other dignitaries. Taiko performances and Bon Odori dances will begin at 11:30 a.m.

This is only part of the activities scheduled for the Jefferson Park Jubilee. See this earlier post for more about this all-day event.