After years of requests to open a restaurant in Madison Park, chef Ethan Stowell is answering the call and crying How to Cook a Wolf will have a sibling in the former Bing’s space.
Mary Bridget Pehl ran a luxury clothing and accessories consignment business from her mother's Queen Anne basement for 13 years. When the Canopy Blue owner encouraged her to take over her space in Arboretum Court, Pehl brought on her cousin Jeannine Christofilis to create Refind, which opened in September and is gearing up for the holidays.
WSDOT has been granted a noise variance to quicken the pace of construction and reduce traffic impacts for a new reversible transit and carpool connection from the State Route 520 Bridge to Interstate 5 Express lanes.
IndieFlix co-founder Scilla Andreen shifted her focus to social-impact films a decade ago, after watching the “Finding Kind” documentary about girl-on-girl bullying from the solitude of her home.
The U.S. Postal Service has lined up a contractor to ready its new East Union Post Office site for business. “They are going to start the modifications in a couple weeks,” said Seattle Postmaster Trent McNeal. “I did get the projected completion as Feb. 28, which is a lot earlier than I thought.”
The King County Council’s Mobility and Environment Committee approved the future RapidRide G alignment from Downtown to Madison Valley on Tuesday, Nov. 5. Getting the $121.4 million project started, however, still hinges on the Federal Transit Authority coming through with 50 percent of the funding. The apparent passage of Initiative 976 may also throw a wrench into service plans.
A team of volunteers completed the second half of fall plantings at the East Prospect Street End in Madison Park on Saturday. “We leave it to Mother Nature until the spring,” said Gene Brandzel, who has been spearheading the street-end restoration project.
This was the first year the United States Dragon Boat Federation Club Crew Dragon Boat National Championships offered an All Cancer Survivor Division, giving Survivor Sake a chance to finally compete. They returned from Colorado Springs with a bronze medal, and are now training for next year’s world championships in Aix-les-bains, France.
Remy the Cockachon has more than 2,000 followers on Instagram, but he isn’t always the easiest model to work with. Luckily for Rives, she has a number of other four-legged friends to help her market her Toodles Lane clothing line.
The McGilvra PTA brought in a good harvest of funds and canned goods for the elementary school’s food pantry during the annual fall carnival on Friday, Oct. 25.
Designs for renovating the Madrona Park Beach play area haven’t changed much since a concept was shared with the community back in late August. Seattle Parks and Recreation staff sought feedback on a schematic design during an Oct. 30 open house at Spectrum Dance Theater, and expects to have a plan finalized by next spring and out for a contract bid in the summer.
WSDOT will close the eastbound lanes on State Route 520 starting 11 p.m. Friday, Nov. 8, in order to shift two general-purpose lanes across Lake Washington to the West Approach Bridge North and make way for a construction area. Eastbound SR 520 will reopen with the new configuration at 5 a.m. Monday, Nov. 11.
Mayor Jenny Durkan's interdepartmental team claims it wants to move forward with the transfer of three city-owned properties to their respective nonprofit operators, but Central Area Senior Center executive director Dian Ferguson said the process of responding to all of the requested criteria has been tedious. She still worries The Central might not make the cut.
The East Prospect Street End has experienced rapid change since restoration work started back in April, opening up the public right of way to the community and local wildlife. The last work party of the year to plant another 300 shrubs is set for 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, at the end of East Prospect Street, which is accessible via 41st Avenue East, next to the Seattle Tennis Club.
