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| Better get some air in those tires, because Friday is Bike to Work Day. |
This Friday, May 18th, is F5 Bike to Work Day. Over 20,000 people are expected to take two wheels to Seattle streets as they bike to work.
And for the first time this year, Lake City will have its own Bike to Work station from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m....
On Tuesday night a 24 year-old man accused of stabbing another man was arrested in Lake City by responding Seattle police officers. The suspect is accused of ordering the victim and his girlfriend to strip naked before repeatedly stabbing and biting the victim.
Officers arrived quickly and the suspect was seen by arriving officers standing over the 25 year-old victim with a large screw driver raised above his head. The victim told officers he had been stabbed...
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| A sign at left informs that single servings of alcohol are not allowed before 1 p.m. at the 99 Cent Etc. Store |
Some stores in Lake City have joined a pilot program where the businesses can't sell fortified beer and wine between the hours of 6 a.m. and 1 p.m. The program is an attempt to limit access to cheap beer and wine with a high alcohol content, drinks favored by chronic public inebriates.
It is well-documented by neighborhood groups that collect and...
The Bill Pierre family is moving their dealerships out of Lake City. They want the communities help deciding the future of their properties. They own acres of land from 127th to 115th. Four graduate urban design and planning students from the UW are participating in the project. Don't miss...
Pho An is located on LCW, north of 125th on the east side. Just opened this week. After working hard at the LC Community Council Spring Clean today, and with a raging head cold, I knew pho was the answer. This place is sweet--very nicely laid out, tastefully decorated, and neat...
Want to clean up the sidewalks on Lake City Way from 125th to 130th? Tired of seeing trash and garbage as you walk down Lake City Way? This is your opportunity to volunteer and give back to your community but coming out to help clean up Lake City Way sidewalks as part of Lake City Community Council's annual Spring Clean Event.
Meet at Value Village parking lot on Saturday May 12 at 10 a.m. Come for an hour or stay for the whole workparty. We will be weeding and mulching tree pits on Lake City Way, and...
Join us at 6:30 p.m at the Seattle Mennonite Church at 3120 NE 125th Street, Community Room (free parking in the back lot). Presentation by Maggie Yowell and others from the George Center for Lake City Community about their current and planned services. Provide input on other uses you would like to see there. Updates and reports on Lake City projects follows.
Re-posted from Douglas Park Cooperative
The Seattle Public School Board met on Wednesday, May 2nd. One of the items discussed during the meeting was the sale of the old Lake City School, a prominent building in our community on NE 125th Street, now known as the Lake City Professional Center.
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| A tired sign at Virgil Flaim Park |
On Monday, May 7th at 7 p.m., representatives from the Department of Parks & Recreation, Seattle Police Department, and the Department of Neighborhoods will meet with Douglas Park Cooperative and Families for Lake City to craft an action plan to improve the safety and usability of Virgil Flaim and Albert Davis Parks.
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| A flyer to be distributed around the neighborhood. Click for larger. |
Bike Works will be bringing its highly-regarded program to Lake City soon, beginning with a pair of classes at the Lake City Community Center on Sunday, June 3rd. See the flyer above for more details.
The first is the Squeaky Brakes Class, a two hour, hands-on class where students bring their bikes and wrench along with instructor's demonstration. The class requires per-registration. Contact<...
North Helpline annual Empty Bowls event is this Sunday, May 6,. Ceramic artists donate hand crafted pottery bowls that are sold with over 150 items during a silent auction. The event also includes a meal of soup, salad, and bread with local musicians providing entertainment....
The school of Oom Yung Doe Lake City is giving away a free one week lesson of martial arts or just self defense (all ages). The school is open Monday - Friday from 4:00pm- 8:00pm and Saturday from 9:30am-12:00.
Private lesson are available. Please call 206-427-9798 if you have question or schedual to come in. Thank you
11530 Lake City Way Northeast, Seattle, WA 98125(206) 427-9798 ...
Update:Joseph's Shoreline neighbors and the staff at Kaffeeklatsch are planning a memorial for Joseph on Sunday, April 29th, at Kaffeeklatsch, 12513 Lake City Way NE. The memorial will be at 3 p.m. All are welcome.
The King County Medical Examiner has confirmed what was written on a few Facebook pages over the last few days. Kaffeeklatch regular Joseph Patrykus, 69, died of natural causes...
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| Joseph Patrykus, photographed in his seat at Kaffeeklatsch recently. |
The King County Medical Examiner has confirmed what was written on a few Facebook pages over the last few days. Kaffeeklatch regular Joseph Patrykus, 69, died of natural causes...
On Friday April 20th a man drinking a beer outside the 7-11 on the corner of Lake City Way and NE 145th Street was stabbed in the abdomen after another man tried to steal his beer.
The stabbing happened about 11:15 p.m. The victim was standing in front of the convenience store publicly drinking the beer. The suspect walked up, grabbed the beer from the victim and took off running.
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Little Book Neighborhood Meeting is April 28th.
What: Little Brook Neighborhood MeetingWhen: Saturday, April 28, 2012...
Solid Ground will be adding units to Brettler Family Place in Sand Point. Solid Ground is a grass roots organization that started in 1974 in the Fremont District of Seattle. Today, Solid Ground has an income of about $24,393, 023.00 per year. $1.1 million went to the Sand Point Housing Program. (from the Solid Ground website and Community Report 2010.)
Brettler Family Place is a housing program at Sand Point run by Solid Ground. Solid Ground owns all Sand Point Housing programs. It is a non-profit organization. Based...
Re-posted from Douglas Park Cooperative
We have heard rumors for years about what would become of the old Cranium's Coffee & Collectables building at 12301 30th Avenue NE.
The building that used to house the popular...
Seattle Mennonite Church
3120 NE 125th Street - Community Meeting Room located in the back of the courtyard.
6:30 pm - Reports & Updates
7:00 pm - "Mental Mapping of Lake City" - lead by Marty Curry, University of Washington
Preparation for May 19 Public Workshop, Design Planning for Pierre Properties
7:30 pm - Break
7:40 - 8:00 pm - Opportunity to chat with the UW Interns, and Business Meeting
A car parked in the 3100 block of NE 120th Street was vandalized with racist graffiti on Sunday night or Monday morning, April 8th or 9th.
When the victim returned to her parked car around 7 a.m. on Monday morning she discovered that someone had written what Seattle Police described as words that were "derogatory and showed hatred towards African Americans." The woman is not African American.
There were no suspects in the case but if you have any information about the crime contact the Seattle Police department.
We have all seen them. The many stray grocery carts that seem to find their way into our neighborhood.
Often they become trash receptacles or sidewalk obstacles after people use them to transport groceries to their homes.
Well last weekend we saw a rather unique method that someone...
Last year there was one deer in the yard, this year they've multiplied! My parents live in Cedar Park and this doe and her two fauns frequently wander through the yard, snacking on my mum's strawberry bushes. I was surprised they could live in the city, given the number of homes, dogs, and...
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| The Kaffeeklatsch bike rack |
A City of Seattle traffic engineer visited Kaffeeklatsch coffee shop and bakery on Friday with an offer that business owner Annette Heide-Jessen couldn't refuse. The deal allowed the neighborhood bakery to keep their unique bike rack in front of their business.
The city "presented me with an option I could not turn down," said Heide-Jessen....
Well this is interesting. According to a PI story:
Hempfest co-founder Vivian McPeak said the group will move into a space in the Capo building at 12516 Lake City Way N.E. in early May. It will mostly be offices used to coordinate the staff of roughly 100 people. He said about a third of the space will be used to sell hemp clothing, posters, patches, glass art, trinkets and other Hempfest items.
Read more: http://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/Hempfest-to-get-store
Update: KOMO Television also picked up the story about the Kaffeeklatsch bike rack on Wednesday evening. They set up a live truck in front of Kaffeeklatsch and broadcast the story on their 5 p.m. newscast. You can see the story here.
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| A City of Seattle inspector checks the measurements of the bike rack. |
A City of Seattle inspector again...
EarthCorps and the Council for Educational Travel are both looking for people willing to host students in the Lake City area.
COUNCIL FOR EDUCATIONAL TRAVEL...