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February Story Time schedule for the Northeast Branch
Children’s Services Librarian Erica Delavan will be in schools (talking about the Global Reading Challenge) and on vacation for part of the month of February, so the Story Time dates are few: Toddler Story Time (Geared for ages 1-3) Thursdays, February 2, 9 at 10:15 & 11:15 a.m. Preschool Story Time (Geared for ages 3-5) [...]
UW professor’s propeller, bound for park, winds up stolen instead (UPDATE)
UPDATE (Friday, February 3): The propeller has been found! Via Seattle Parks and Recreation’s Parkways blog: Seattle Parks has possession of the propeller that was stolen earlier this week from the University District. After discovering the stolen propeller at the Northwest Corporate Park in Kent, a security guard contacted the Kent Police Department. ___________________ Seattle [...]
Rough Rider senior players to be honored at tonight’s Roosevelt High basketball games (UPDATE)
UPDATE (Wednesday): The Roosevelt News has a wrap-up and slideshow of last night’s Girls varsity game. A piece on the Boys varsity game will join it later today, at that same link. ____________________ At tonight’s Roosevelt High School varsity boys and girls basketball games, graduating senior players will be honored. Before the evening’s games, senior [...]
Full Council vote on the Roosevelt Rezone (LIVE COVERAGE)
On Monday, January 30, at 2 PM, the Seattle City Council will vote on Council Bill 117379, better known as the Roosevelt Residential Urban Village rezone. We will be watching the live stream (via the Seattle Channel) from Ravenna Blog HQ and covering the action in the space below. Readers may follow along (and make [...]
DIY-apolooza: Sustainable NE Seattle’s Hands On skills fair returns
Sustainable NE Seattle’s second annual Hands On Community Skills Fair takes place on Saturday, February 11. From the Hands On homepage: People are recognizing the joy, satisfaction and security of being able to provide for our own needs, shifting from dependence on giant corporations to a healthy interdependence with our local community. Let’s re-learn the [...]
Eckstein Middle School briefly locked down after dog attack
We’ve been updating the story over at Roosiehood. Click the picture below to read it in full. The short version is: Dogs loose, bus driver bit, dogs captured by police, no students injured or involved.
Work begins on first of three new buildings for University Village
University Village revealed in a blog post dated January 18 that the construction happening now at the southern end of the shopping center will be a “700-stall parking garage that will be open for Holiday 2012.” But this is only the first of three new structures planned for the upscale shopping center in the coming [...]
Snowmobiling through Ravenna and Wedgwood
I don’t think SDOT and/or SPD would be too crazy about this, but gosh, it looks fun.
Weather forecast raises flooding concerns — Clear those drains!
There are 80,000 storm drains in the City of Seattle, and many of them are currently clogged by snow and debris. This is a problem on a good day, but with all that snow and ice melting PLUS a forecast full of rain, flooding is a major concern. The City is asking that everyone pitch [...]
Slushfest Friday: What’s open/closed around Ravenna (UPDATES)
For the second day in a row, we’re offering a page full of local information on weather-affected schools, businesses, and events in Northeast Seattle. If it’s closed or open, canceled or postponed, opening late or closing early, and somebody tells us about it, we’ll post the information below (and update it throughout the day). Schools [...]
Thursday in the Park with Snow
Listened to the freezing rain for a good long while this morning, before it hit me: “ Have decided that the freezing rain sound is most akin to the sound Rice Krispies make after milk is poured on them. Ravenna Blog Thu, Jan 19 2012 09:50:44 ReplyRetweet Not a snow plow to be seen anywhere [...]
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