The West Seattle Blog reports that several suspects have been arrested for a series of “BB gun burglaries” in West Seattle — but the suspects have been tied to crimes in the Beacon Hill neighborhood as well. More details at the WSB.
Monthly Archives: November 2008
Beacon Bits: old mayo, budget cuts, RIP Tuba Man
- The Beacon Hill Blog is now on Facebook!
- JvA visited Georgetown’s new Carleton Market and took some very nice photos, including one of what may be the oldest jar of mayonnaise in Seattle — Mid Beacon Hill
- Matthew Rutledge has an interesting set of Beacon Hill photos on Flickr, including the one seen with this post
- There is a public memorial for the Tuba Man, Edward McMichael, at Qwest Field this Wednesday, 6:30 pm. Doors open at 5:30 pm — Seattle Metblogs
- To solve the current budget crisis, the King County Council is considering eliminating the family planning clinic at the Columbia Public Health Center in Genesee — Rainier Valley Post
17th and Beacon intersection reopened
We noticed recently that the work on the east side of the 17th and Beacon intersection has reopened to traffic. The planters and pedestrian-scale lighting don’t appear to be there yet, though. With luck this will be a safer intersection for pedestrians crossing 17th at this spot. It doesn’t seem to affect those crossing Beacon to the library, however.
Does the “left turn only” sign mean that drivers can no longer cross Beacon and continue southward on 17th?
Foxhound on Beacon Hill needs a loving home
Andrew Crowder sent this message to the Beacon Hill mailing list:
Last year my wife and I rescued a wonderful 2 year old fox hound from the Humane Society. We named her Abbey and she is a very good companion. However, as we are expecting a baby girl in December, Abbey will be too much for us to manage while attending to an infant. If you are a walker or runner, she is an ideal training partner. I take her out on a 2 – 4 mile run (rain or shine) at least 3 days a week and she loves being outdoors.
If Abbey sounds like she may be compatible to your lifestyle, or if you know someone looking for a pet, I strongly encourage you to first check out a description of her breed [See American Foxhound]. Also, if you own a cat, ferret or a similar non-canine creature, then a foxhound under the same roof is simply not a good idea.
One important necessity for her breed is a tall enclosed fence with no escape routes while you are away. If left alone for long periods, the fox hound will get bored and become curious to explore the various interesting scents wafting through the neighborhood. However as long as people are at home, Abbey has no incentive to run off and contents herself with sleeping on her cushion, that is, after you’ve taken her out to play. When people are around, she is a very good indoor dog.
We have grown very attached to her, and want to ensure that she finds a suitable home that would be conducive to mutual happiness with her owner(s).
Please respond to our email if you are interested in adopting Abbey: lacrowder@msn.com
— Andrew Crowder
Flu shots available near Beacon Hill
- Bartell Drugs, 2345 Rainier Avenue South: Vaccination clinic on November 17, 2:00 to 6:00 pm with free diabetes testing
- Walgreens, 4412 Rainier Avenue South: Flu vaccination clinic on November 14, 2:00 – 8:00 pm, and vaccinations available by appointment until December 15
- Safeway, 3820 Rainier Ave South: flu shots available “anytime our Pharmacy is open”
- Columbia Public Health Center, 4400 37th Ave South: Shots available Monday – Wednesday, 8:00 am to 6:00 pm (in by 5:30 pm), Thursday: 10:00 am to 8:00 pm (in by 7:30 pm), Friday: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm (in by 4:30 pm). Walk-ins allowed
If anyone knows of flu shot clinics available up here on top of the Hill (Red Apple, maybe?), please let us know and we’ll add the info to this post.
Beacon Bits: Libraries for All, broadband for some, groceries for Georgetown
- A couple of weeks ago we mentioned that Nancy Leson was looking for comments on “old-school” Chinese restaurants. Now she’s posted a review of several, including the former Beacon Hill landmark, Perry Ko’s South China Restaurant. (If you count Perry Ko’s old location, we’ve eaten at every one of these restaurants.) — Seattle Times
- Blogging Georgetown brings us news of a new grocery store at Carleton & Warsaw, rather closer for our west-slope Mid-Beacon Hill neighbors than Red Apple or Safeway, and perhaps worth a trip from further out.
- The Georgetown Second Saturday Art Attack is today! There’s a lot going on, but we particularly noticed the exhibition, book signing, and slide talk by legendary underground cartoonist Bill Griffith (Zippy the Pinhead) at Fantagraphics Bookstore and Gallery — Blogging Georgetown
- Access to broadband has become a major factor when people decide where to live, and Central Seattle may be falling on the wrong side of the “broadband divide” — Seattle Tech Report/P-I
- A group of Mountaineers visited the Beacon Hill Library on Friday, as part of a series of hikes to every city library to celebrate completion of the “Libraries for All” campaign. — P-I
Marc Smason at Grown Folks CoffeeHouse
New Beacon Hill events calendar is up!
In our continuous quest to make this blog more useful, we’ve added a new feature: an Events Calendar. Any of the events we post about on the blog will be listed in the calendar as well, so if you are wondering what’s going on in the neighborhood over the next few weeks, that’s where you should go. The link to Events will be permanently located in the upper right menu of every page on the site.
If you really want to be on top of the neighborhood activities, you can subscribe to the calendar using a feed reader or iCal-compatible software:
Of course, for events to be listed in the calendar, we need to know about them. So please let us know by either emailing us directly, or posting the events to one of the mailing lists. Thanks!
Neighbors reaching out to teens
Jennifer Jukanovich spoke last night at the North Beacon Hill Council meeting. She described something she and her husband Dano had been a part of over the past several years. As the frequent summertime congregation of teens around the C&C Valero station on Beacon Ave. began to become an issue with neighbors, they decided to do something: Thursday evening BBQs. All teens invited. Free burgers and hotdogs. Sometimes movies projected onto the fence around their home at 18th & Stevens. It was declared a safe corner– one where personal (or gang-related) altercations were not allowed, but where everyone was welcome. Including, recently, a uniformed police officer, Eric Sano. His presence was initially quite controversial, but he’s become inspirational to some teens who previously didn’t know what they wanted to do.
The Jukanoviches have provided a place for these kids where they’re wanted, where they’re included, a place where they can feel safe. However, Dano and Jennifer may be moving away very soon, for three years, to Rwanda. She came to the NBHC meeting to let other people know what can be done, and share one way they’ve done it. And to encourage the BBQs to continue next summer, possibly without them.
And she stressed one piece of advice for people concerned about the teens encountered in their neighborhood: “Learn their names.”
Similar sentiments on a larger youth-involvement scale were expressed by the second guest speaker, Mariana Quarnstrom, president of the Southeast Seattle Crime Prevention Council (and yes, Mrs. Dr. Quarnstrom!). She shared her stories with several teen and youth programs out there, and the difficulties many of them struggle with to stay in operation.
She offered similar advice: Don’t drop your head and race past as if they didn’t exist. Disarm them with a “hello.”
Both firmly agreed: Get involved with teens. Let them know that someone cares.
Update: Amie of North Beacon Hill just posted a notice for the March For Youth planning meeting to be held tonight at 7:00 pm in the Rainier Vista Neighborhood House Paul Allen Room (4410 29th Ave S).
NBHC Meeting tonight at Library
Amie Patao reminds us that tonight — yes, tonight — is this month’s meeting of the North Beacon Hill Council at the Beacon Hill Library.
- 7:00 Welcome, quick intros
- 7:10 What Programs Exist for our Neighborhood Youth?
- Jennifer and Dano Jonavich: Thursday night BBQ
- Mariana Quarnstrom: What Youth Need
- Announcements of other programs – Judith and Steve
- Questions, answers and comments
- 8:00 South Seattle Police Department report
- 8:15 Council business
- Requests to use 501c3 number – SONG and Jefferson Park Playground (if granted, requires Board approval – will need a quorum)
- Pancake Breakfast update (Robert Hinrix)
- Metro news (Warren Yee)
- 8:45 End