April 2, 2010

Wallingford doesn’t often show up in the SeattleCrime.com web site. In the past two days, though, the site has reported two crimes that occurred last weekend in the neighborhood. Last Friday, “a man called police at about 11:00pm on March 26th and said he’d come across a man at Greenlake and 45th who had been

Crimes: man pepper sprayed; PSP/Nike attack

April 2, 2010

Update: Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn has declared April 2, 2010, “The Day the People Saved the Fireworks.” Read the full declaration. Just 24 hours after KIRO radio talk show host Dave Ross and restaurateur Tom Douglas began a pledge drive to return the Family 4th fireworks to Lake Union and Gas Works Park, the $500,000

'Save the Fireworks' drive reaches $500K goal

April 2, 2010

The Hamilton Middle School kids have had spring break this week, but work continues apace at next year’s digs. We toured the school recently with on-site project manager Michael Romero to see how the two-year, $45-million renovation is progressing. This story is best told in pictures…


The renovation of Hamilton Middle School is scheduled to wrap up in June.


The plaster moldings and decorative plaster corbels at the school’s entry are among the few original interior details intact after the renovation.

Hamilton Middle School: A photo tour

April 1, 2010

This afternoon Microsoft and Starbucks pledged to donate $250,000 ($125,000 each) to return fireworks to Lake Union and Gas Works Park this 4th of July. The catch: they’ll only donate if Seattle businesses and community members can raise the other $250,000 needed to put on the show. The “save the fireworks” fundraiser began this morning

Starbucks, Microsoft will donate $250K to fireworks

April 1, 2010

Getting to Golden Gardens on the Burke Gilman Trail takes you through the dangerous, unfinished stretch which runs through Ballard — called the “missing link” — which has long been a hot-button issue with bicyclists, drivers and businesses in the area. King County Superior Court Judge Jim Rogers is expected to issue his opinion Friday

'Missing Link' ruling expected soon