Tag Archives: graffiti

Beacon Bits: Gangsters, groups, and… gangs

Down in Georgetown, muralist, canvas artist and former Beacon Hill resident Joey Nix is opening a show featuring portraits of mobsters, at the Art Primo Showroom at 6601 East Marginal Way South, Suite B on February 6. The show is from 5:00 to 9:00 pm, free, and open to all ages.
Facebook now has a Beacon Hill Residents group.
A “violent street gang claims Beacon Hill,” says the Rainier Valley Post, pointing out some gang tags on North Beacon Hill properties.

JvA wants to make it easier to report local graffiti problems, so along with posting a link to the city’s graffiti-report website, she’s collecting addresses of commercial sites with graffiti — Mid Beacon Hill
“Don’t carry a bunch of cash around that you wouldn’t want to lose and definitely don’t go flashing it around like a pimp in the IHOP”: one of several straight-talking holiday crime prevention tips in the Rainier Valley Post
KUOW FM recently ran a report on the school closure horse trading involving Arbor Heights, Cooper, and Rainier Beach High School, as reported by Sable Verity and also discussed in the Rainier Valley Post. KUOW’s transcript is here.
And speaking of KUOW and school closures, they mentioned in our comments the other day that Weekday is featuring the school closure debate today from 9:00-10:00 am with Superintendent Maria Goodloe-Johnson and School Board member Michael DeBell among the panelists. KUOW is at 94.9 FM. You can call the show at (800) 289-KUOW or email weekday@kuow.org.

Local blogger jf has some really lovely photos of the Seattle skyline from Beacon Hill —no friday
Down the hill in Georgetown, the Art Primo graffiti supply folks are presenting a show by Neiler1, who has been photographing graffiti for 10 years. It’s this Friday, 5:00 – 9:00 pm, at 6601 East Marginal Way
Nearby Columbia City’s ongoing path to yuppiedom continues with a potential Business Improvement Association forming, though not all are supportive — Seattle Weekly