Archives for June 2013

Start your future together among the (pre)history of the Burke Museum

June 30, 2013 by 1 Comment

Today, Sunday, June 30, from noon to 3 PM, the University of Washington is holding a
Campus Wedding and Special Events Fair. You can register for the event here, or learn more about Burke Museum rentals here.

The Center for Urban Horticulture and the University of Washington Club are among the event space possibilities the university offers…

…but, frankly, we think a reception at the Burke Museum would be the best choice.

Aaron Piazza

Photo by Aaron Piazza

RAWR!

Staged by Cori Ready and photographed by Anne Fenton

Staged by Cori Ready and photographed by Anne Fenton

Staged by Cori Ready and photographed by Anne Fenton

Staged by Cori Ready and photographed by Anne Fenton

Staged by Cori Ready and photographed by Anne Fenton

Staged by Cori Ready and photographed by Anne Fenton

Photo by Jenny GG Photography

Photo by Jenny GG Photography

All photos courtesy the Burke Museum.

Filed Under: Events, Families, Northeast Seattle, Photos, University of Washington

Outdoor movies at Magnuson Park return on July 11

June 25, 2013 by 2 Comments

Summer in Western Washington is said to officially start after July 4. And the same goes for the Outdoor movies at Magnuson Park series. (Nobody likes soggy popcorn!)

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All showings are on Thursdays, starting July 11, at Magnuson Park (7400 Sand Point Way NE). Seating opens at 7 PM, and the movies start at dusk. Cost is $5.

Also “showing” will be cirque performances (by The Cabiri), movie trivia, and food trucks. And the event is also billed as being dog friendly.

As for which movie you might want to attend, Ravenna Blog recommends ALL of them. Seriously. Look at this schedule:

  • July 11: Moonrise Kingdom (2012, PG-13, 94 minutes)
  • July 18: Singin’ in the Rain (1952, 103 minutes)
  • July 25: Finding Nemo (2003, G, 100 minutes)
  • August 1: Skyfall (2012, PG-13, 143 minutes)
  • August 8: The Sandlot (1993, PG, 101 minutes)
  • August 15: Raiders of the Last Ark (1981, PG, 115 minutes)
  • August 22: Singles (1992, PG-13, 99 minutes)
  • August 29: The Princess Bride (1987, PG, 98 minutes)

You can see information about event sponsors and which specific food trucks will be at each showing on the Movies at Magnuson homepage.

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The Ravenna Blog’s 5th birthday is also scheduled for Thursday, August 15, but from 5-7 PM. Celebrate with us, *then* go fight Nazis with Indy.

RSVP to the party here. We’d love to see you!

Filed Under: Events, Families, Food, Kids, Magnuson Park, Northeast Seattle

Your Busy Weekend in Northeast Seattle: June 22-23

June 20, 2013 by Leave a Comment

Not much on the docket this weekend, but, hey, there’s always the Fremont Fair and Solstice Parade.

SATURDAY

SUNDAY

  • Head to a park with the family on wheels.
    • Family Ride at Magnuson Park: Easy, under five mile ride, 10 AM-12:30 PM. For more information, please contact Robin Randels at 390-3945 (cell) or rkrandels@gmail​.com or ride leader, Mark Davison at 784-4428 or davison_m@msn.c​om

 

Anything else to add? Let us know in the comments, and we’ll add it to the post!

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Filed Under: Everything counts in large amounts, Your Busy NE Seattle Weekend

Beloved metal animals stolen from Ravenna Park playground

June 18, 2013 by 4 Comments

Where Lucy the Pika once crouched…

Pika statue from Ravenna Park playground. Used with permission from Seattle Parks and Recreation.

…there is naught but a hole, a bent screw, and the name of the missing critter and her donor family.

Photo courtesy Tracy Sconyers

Photo courtesy Tracey Sconyers

Of the eleven bronze animal sculptures that have graced the Ravenna Park playground since 2008, four reportedly went missing over the weekend: Two pika, a deer mouse, and a mourning dove.


View Ravenna Park playground in a larger map

From resident Tracey Sconyers, who lives near the park (via email):

My girls informed me today [Monday, June 17] that four of the small animal statues are missing from around the Ravenna Park playground. They noticed yesterday (Sunday) that they were gone. I walked over the the park about an hour ago, and it looks like two pika, one deer mouse, and one mourning dove were cut from the rocks. All the missing pieces were along the upper sidewalk area, the one that passes directly in front of the little maintenance building.
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Each [sculpture] was custom made for its location, and were a gift to the park, in commemoration for the extensive time and money that several families made to ensure that the playground was renovated.

Sconyers says she has called several local metal recyclers to make them aware of the thefts, and to keep an eye out for the sculptures.

Seattle Parks and Recreation’s Joelle Hammerstad tells us that Parks has already contacted the artist, Rachel Boughton, about possible replacements if the stolen animals are not returned. Good news: The artist still has the molds.

You can see all of the animals that artist Rachel Broughton (Flying Dog Press and Gallery)  made for the playground here.

Photo courtesy Tracey Sconyers

Photo courtesy Tracey Sconyers

You can view the Friends of Ravenna Playground site here, thanks to the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine. The playground was renovated with money from grants and fundraising, and reopened with new play equipment in 2007.

Filed Under: Crime, Families, Kids, Lost/Found, Photos, Ravenna, Ravenna Park

Wading pool season opens on Saturday! Yay!

June 17, 2013 by Leave a Comment

It’s almost too hot right now to write this post, but I know you’re all wondering…

AND, YES, IT’S ALMOST WADING POOL TIME.

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I want to go to there.

Your two Northeast Seattle wading pools for 2013 are:

  • Dahl Playfield (7700 25th Ave NE) open T/W/Th from noon-7 PM, June 25 through August 15
  • Magnuson Park (7400 Sand Point Way NE) open daily from noon-6:30 PM, June 22 through August 25

And your closest spraypark is:

  • Northacres Park (12800 1st Ave NE) open daily from 11 AM-8 PM, now through September 2

Wading pools are open when the temperature is forecast to be 70°F or higher. Sprayparks, however, are open daily (unless thunder and lightning are present).

You can download the full Seattle Parks and Recreation wading pool, spraypark, and swimming beach schedule here (in all its Comic Sans glory; 302 KB PDF).

Filed Under: Dahl Field, Families, Kids, Magnuson Park, Northeast Seattle, Seattle Parks and Recreation

Bicycle Master Plan Draft open house at Roosevelt High School (LIVE COVERAGE)

June 13, 2013 by 14 Comments

On Thursday, June 13, the city will hold its last Bicycle Master Plan Draft open house at Roosevelt High School (1410 NE 66th St, in the cafeteria) from 6-7:30 PM.

We will be covering the event LIVE, right here.

There are a plethora of Bicycle Master Plan Draft pieces, and you can see them all here, on the Project Library homepage. For for Northeast Sector Map specifically, you can find that here (4.5 MB PDF).

Filed Under: Live Coverage, Meeting, Northeast Seattle, Roosevelt High School, Seattle Department of Transportation

Your Busy Weekend in Northeast Seattle: June 15-16

June 13, 2013 by Leave a Comment

It’s back! A weekly weekend events calendar of Northeast Seattle stuff! Aw yeah!

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

  • Go thrift shopping, without leaving the neighborhood.
    • Rummage sale at the Reformed Presbyterian Church, 1915 NE 68th St.
    • Neighborhood garage sale at 16th Ave NE and NE 68th St, 9 AM – 2 PM.
  • Work the soil, take home some vittles.
    • Work party and harvest at the Ravenna Community Garden, NE 68th St and 21st Ave NE, 10 AM – 1 PM.

SATURDAY AND SUNDAY

  • Old school sale meets new school style.
  • Buy some gently used tales, on sale.
    • Ravenna Third Place Books, 6504 20th Ave NE, 40% off all used books. Also happening at the Lake Forest Park location at 17171 Bothell Way NE.

 

Anything else to add? Let us know in the comments, and we’ll add it to the post!

Want to promote an upcoming NE Seattle weekend happening? Email us, or use our online comment form to tell us about it. We publish these Busy Weekend posts at noon on Thursdays.

Filed Under: Your Busy NE Seattle Weekend

Man walks off bus into traffic on 35th Ave NE, is struck by oncoming vehicle

June 12, 2013 by Leave a Comment

At 10:39 AM on Wednesday morning, Seattle Fire units responded to a vehicle vs. pedestrian collision on 35th Ave NE, just south of the intersection at NE 75th St.

Picture of the scene taken 50 minutes after the collision by local resident Lacia Lynne Bailey. Seattle Fire units had long since moved on, but SPD traffic investigators kept the street closed off while they worked.

Picture of the scene taken 50 minutes after the collision by local resident Lacia Lynne Bailey. Seattle Fire units had long since moved on, but SPD traffic investigators kept the street closed off while they worked.

The Seattle Fire Department reported on twitter that they had transported a male in his 20s to Harborview Medical Center. The victim was in “critical condition with heavy trauma.”

As for the incident itself, the Seattle Police Department Blotter described the circumstances this way:

At 10:39 am this morning a man got off a Metro coach and stepped into the southbound lanes of 35th Avenue NE.  He was struck by a car driving south on 35th and sustained life-threatening injuries.

The driver of the vehicle that struck the man was evaluated at the scene by Drug Recognition Experts, as is routine with incidents like this. The driver showed no obvious signs of impairment and was released from the scene just after 1 PM. Dectectives from the Traffic Collision Investigation Squad were still processing the scene as of 1:26 PM, but said that the street “should reopen within the hour.”

We will update this post when we find out more information on the circumstances of the collision and/or updates on the man’s condition.

 

Filed Under: 911, Ravenna, Seattle Fire Department, Seattle Police Department, Traffic, Wedgwood