- Beacon Hill artist Mimi Torchia Boothby’s watercolor portrait of Barack Obama was recently featured in Time magazine. Congratulations! — Rainier Valley Post
- The North Beacon Hill pedestrian-oriented retail zone has prime retail space being advertised for rental as “light industrial,” reminiscent of the situation with the warehouse across the street, which is also zoned for pedestrian-oriented retail. But, hey, who pays attention to zoning, anyway? — Mid Beacon Hill
- The Educators, Students and Parents for a Better Vision of Seattle Schools (ESP Vision) group is planning a march and rally against school closures, to be held on January 25, starting at the park next to T. T. Minor Elementary School in the Central District — via the BAN email list
