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Pinehurst Safeway rezone vote: 9 to 0 all in favor!

Construction is expected to begin in Spring 2010 with completion around Thanksgiving 2010.

Candidates & Issues Forum – October 28th

Candidates & Issues Forum
Sponsored by Maple Leaf Community Council
Wednesday, October 28
7pm – 9pm
Olympic View Elementary, 5th NE and NE 95th
(licensed childcare available on site)

Format: short prepared speech of 2-3 minutes and then 10-15 minutes of audience questions.

Seattle Mayor: Mike McGinn and Joe Mallahan
Council Position 2: Richard Conlin and David Ginsberg
Council Position 4: Sally Bagshaw and David Bloom
Council Position 6: Nick Licata and Jessie Israel
Council Position 8: Mike O’Brien and Robert Rosencrantz
Seattle Port: Max Vekich and Tom Albro(*)

(*)Tom Albro has a family medical emergency he is dealing with and may not be able to attend.

Question about the Safeway Pharmacy

If Safeway offered on-site pharmacy services during new store construction, would you use the pharmacy?

Juvenile gang robs man at gunpoint after following him from Northgate Transit Center

From the SPD Blotter:

On 10/25/09, at approximately 7:30 p.m., the victim was approached by three juvenile suspects at the Northgate transit center. The suspects asked the victim for the time and the victim referred to the clock on his I-phone and told them the time.

The suspects and victim got on a bus and rode it to Brooklyn Ave. NE/Campus parkway and exited the bus. There were four suspects at this time and the victim noted that the suspects were following him.

When the victim arrive home in the 1400 block of NE 42nd street, the suspects surrounded him before he could get inside. One suspect displayed a handgun. The suspects took the victim’s jacket and personal belongings while the victim was being held at gunpoint. The suspects then fled the area.

Officers spotted possible suspects from the Robbery in the area of Montlake Ave. N/Pacific St. The suspects fled and three of the four were caught just south of the Montlake bridge.

Officers contacted the victim and conducted a show up. The victim identified the suspects, who were subsequently taken into custody and transported to the North precinct.

Youth Service Center(YSC) screened the booking for one Robbery suspect, but declined the other two as “possessing the victim’s property” did not meet their booking criteria. The primary Robbery suspect was transported and booked into YSC, the other two suspects were investigated and released after being fingerprinted with charges requested.

Seattlepi.com has the story here as well.

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Meridian Manor, Northgate and the Seattle Housing Levy

Do you wonder what type of projects are funded by the Housing Levy? There are similar projects all over Seattle including some in our own neighborhood such as Meridian Manor, Northgate (10345 Meridian Ave N). Meridian Manor, Northgate holds 109 apartments for seniors or people with disabilities.

When the owner of these senior apartments put the building up for sale, the tenants were at risk of losing their homes. A local non-profit, Housing Resources Group, used the Housing Levy to purchase and renovate the building, allowing the seniors to stay in their affordable home.

You can read more about Meridian Manor here.

You can read more about Prop 1, renewal of the Seattle Housing Levy here.

Don’t forget to mail your ballot by Tuesday, November 3rd.

Seattle City Council Candidate Mike O’Brien’s visit to Pinehurst

(photo: Luke McGuff)

Weather was pleasant (it was not actually raining) for Seattle City Council Candidate Mike O’Brien’s visit to Pinehurst early this afternoon. Mike was joined by a two fellow riders Nick and Chris as they made their way through North Seattle starting the morning in Wallingford and riding their way through Ballard, Greenwood, Bitterlake, Pinehurst, Wedgwood, the U District and more.

Mike was generous in his time set aside for the Pinehurst stop and wanted to learn about our neighborhood and he listened to neighborhood concerns with land use, transportation and community building. It was a nice visit.

You can learn more about Mike O’Brien here.

Ready for Halloween?

Mr. Potumpkin Head says have a safe and happy Halloween!
Halloween can be a great time for connecting with neighbors. But it’s dark out there this time of year. Here are some links with suggestions for having a safe and happy Halloween:

http://www.halloween-safety.com/halloween_safety_treats.html

http://www.lacity.org/lafd/hween.htm

http://www.cdc.gov/family/halloween/

Thornton Creek Watershed history – November 12th

Biologist and historian Alan Johnson’s fascinating Thornton Creek Watershed history, based on his research and using maps and original photographs going back to the 1850’s. Alan Johnson is the lead scientist for Natural Systems Design and has led many successful restoration projects over the years in Northeast Seattle.

The Thornton Creek Alliance, which has been providing advocacy and stewardship to Seattle’s largest watershed since 1993, is pleased to invite the public to this presentation at the Alliance’s November 12th, 7:00 P. M. meeting. Free native plants will be given away to all attendees.

Location of the event is the Maple Leaf Lutheran Church located at 10005 32nd NE in the Meadowbrook neighborhood. For more information call 206-588-9656.

Who is trick-or-treating in Pinehurst?

Halloween is just a week away. Who will be welcoming trick-or-treaters to their homes? Who will be visiting neighbors with their children to celebrate the holiday?

We moved to Pinehurst on Halloween Eve 11 years ago. Our house smelled like fresh latex paint from all the painting we had done before we moved in and more than one trick-or-treater commented in it! My son was a baby when we moved in and he is now in middle school. We have spent all but one Halloween at home visiting neighbors and giving out candy here in Pinehurst. This year, we have invitations to go to parties outside of the neighborhood. But, I can’t bring myself to leave Pinehurst especially on Halloween. It is one night that we see so many neighbors and their children and see how many more children there are in Pinehurst today compared with 11 years ago.

Tell your own story in the comments!

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