Meteorological meeting at the Northeast Library this week

November 1, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Are you a fan of the atmospherical sciences?

Weather you are or or not*, there is a meeting of The Puget Sound Chapter of the American Meteorological Society at the Northeast Library (6801 35th Ave NE) this Wednesday, November 2.

From the Cliff Mass Weather Blog:

The Puget Sound Chapter of the American Meteorological Society will be meeting on Wednesday, November 2 at the Northeast Branch of the Seattle Public Library at 6:30 PM. UW Graduate Student Luke Madaus will describe the new dual-polarization products available from the newly upgraded National Weather Service radars. All welcome.

More information about AMS Puget Sound Chapter meetings can be found on their schedule page.

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*We’re big fans of homonyms. And bad puns.

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November Story Time schedule for the Northeast Library now available

October 31, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Who has two hands and loves Story Time?!

Northeast Library Children’s Services Librarian, Erica Delavan, sent out the November schedule for children’s story times last week, via email:

Toddler Story Time (Geared for ages 1-3)
Thursdays, November 3, 10, 17 at 10:15 & 11:15 a.m.
No Story Time on November 24 (Thanksgiving)

Preschool Story Time (Geared for ages 3-5)
Tuesdays, November 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 at 10:30 a.m.

Pajamas & Puppets (All Ages)
Wednesday, November 16 at 7:00 p.m.

But wait! There’s MORE:

Family Story Time at the Northgate Mall!
I will be doing the Story Time at Northgate Mall this coming Friday, November 4 at 10:30 a.m. Join me for stories, songs and silliness! I even hear that Clifford, The Big Red Dog will be making an appearance! So join me at the north entrance between Azteca and California Pizza Kitchen on Friday.

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Happy Halloween, neighbor!

October 31, 2011 by Leave a Comment

We realize that we posted this picture on Halloween last year, but we’re still pretty darn proud of our handiwork:

Grew those ginormous zukes at Picardo, too.

We’ll be Trick or Treating on our street tonight, as is our custom.

How do you spend your Halloween evenings in the neighborhood? Tell us in the comments — they WORK now!

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Ravenna Blog Social Media Round-Up for October 23-29

October 30, 2011 by 1 Comment

Good news! The tool that we use to create these weekly updates has gone though an upgrade, making it much easier to grab stories from not only twitter, but facebook, RSS feeds, and much much more!

Henceforth, we’ll be calling this weekly post the “Social Media Round-Up” to reflect this enhanced collectibility of good local Internet stuff.

ENJOY.

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Slideshow: Fall colors at Picardo P-Patch

October 29, 2011 by Leave a Comment

As is our custom, we took a stroll through Picardo P-Patch at the beginning of the month to capture some autumnal farm foliage pictures. Here they are, for your Saturday Brunch pleasure*:


Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR.

And, what the heck. Here’s a set of pictures from fall of 2010:


Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR.

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*Unless you’re using an iOS device. Which we do. So, clearly, we need to find another slideshow solution, darn it.

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Ravenna and neighboring ‘hoods win $50,000 from CleanScapes

October 28, 2011 by 1 Comment

CleanScapes, one of the city of Seattle’s waste collection providers, has announced its 2011 Neighborhood Waste Reduction Competition winner. And it’s US!

Our collection area, Tuesday North (which also includes parts of Roosevelt, Bryant and Wedgwood) has won $50,000 towards a community improvement project to be built in 2012.

From the press release:

Between September 1, 2010 and August 31, 2011 the residents of these neighborhoods decreased their waste by 400 tons, a 4.7% improvement over the same period the previous year. The runner up was CleanScapes Tuesday South collection area (Queen Anne and Magnolia) with a reduction of 325 tons.

Every year CleanScapes challenges neighborhoods in the municipalities it serves to reduce their waste footprint in this annual competition. Working together, Seattle neighborhoods in CleanScapes service area lost a total of 1,226 tons in 2011: an impressive waste reduction accomplishment and a huge step toward the City of Seattle’s 2020 Carbon Neutrality and Zero Waste goals.

Congratulations, everyone! We made less waste, together.

Now, how do we spend our spoils?

Starting today [October 28, 2011] through January 31, 2012, all Seattle residents are invited to submit a project proposal for the $50,000 reward. To be eligible for consideration, projects have to meet four basic criteria: the project is a capital improvement, located in the winning neighborhood collection area, easily accessible by the public and the total cost of the project does not exceed $50,000.

That’s right: Anyone in Seattle may submit a proposal for a project to be built within the Tuesday North neighborhoods. But the proposals will be reviewed and a winner chosen by a volunteer committee representing community councils in the Tuesday North collection area.

Project proposal criteria and a proposal form can be downloaded here. Proposals are due by January 31, 2012.

Last year’s inaugural winner of the CleanScapes Neighborhood Waste Reduction Competition in Seattle was a Thursday collection area that included portions of Montlake, Madison Park, Madison Valley, Capitol Hill, First Hill and Yesler Terrace. The winning proposal built a new playground in Washington Park.

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Light Rail, Community Center, Superintendent meetings (and more!)

October 26, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Ah, autumn: The crisp air, the bright colored foliage, the opportunity to keep warm by huddling together with your neighbors at community meetings (many of which include snacks).

Here is a list of community meetings being held in the first half of November. As always, we recommend attending them all. However, if you can only choose one, we’d steer you toward the Advisory Council/Community Meeting at the Ravenna-Eckstein Community Center. Your input into the future of center operations — prior to the big budget decisions happening in City Hall in November — is vital.

  • Tuesday, November 1: Ravenna-Bryant Community Association Board Meeting, Ravenna-Eckstein Community Center (6535 Ravenna Ave NE), 7-9 PM. All neighbors are welcome to attend. Agenda to come.
  • Tuesday, November 1: Mayor’s Town Hall, Nathan Hale High School (10750 30th Ave NE), 5:30-8 PM. Mayor Mike McGinn, City Departments & Community Groups will answer your questions and hear what’s on your mind.
    (5:30-6:30 Meet and Greet: City Departments and local community organizations have information tables, answer questions and offer volunteer opportunities; 6:30-6:40 Youth performance- 6:40-8:00 Open question and answer session with the Mayor)
  • Thursday, November 3: North Link Light Rail Roosevelt Station Open House, Roosevelt High School Commons (1410 NE 66th Street), 6-8:30 PM (presentation starts at 6:30 PM). The open house will focus on the nuts and bolts of construction plans (NOT station design plans) at Roosevelt Station.
  • Wednesday, November 9: Advisory Council/Community Meeting, Ravenna-Eckstein Community Center (6535 Ravenna Ave NE), 6:30-8:30 PM. Input sought from community members about future use and operating hours of the RECC in 2012. Staff present from the RECC and the new Northeast Geographic team, as well as members of Parks and Recreation leadership, talking about how well parks is meeting our needs in the Ravenna-Eckstein community. Child care and light refreshments available.
  • Monday, November 14: Community Meeting on the Permanent Superintendent of Seattle Public Schools, Roosevelt High School (1410 NE 66th Street), 7-8:30 PM. National search for a new Superintendent, or hire Interim Superintendent Dr. Susan Enfield? Input sought from members of the public. (Survey available in mid-November as well.) Childcare and light snacks will be available starting at 6:30 PM. Hosted by the Seattle Council PTSA.
  • Wednesday, November 16: North Link Light Rail Brooklyn Station Open House, Neptune Theatre (1303 NE 45th St), 6-8:30 PM (presentation starts at 6:30 PM). The November open house will focus on the nuts and bolts of construction plans at Brooklyn Station.

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If we’re missing any other community meetings in early November on this list, do let us know. We’re happy to add them.

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S. Germany comes to Ravenna – Heidelberg Haus menu revealed!

October 26, 2011 by 1 Comment

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We’ve been doing “drive-by tweets” of Heidelberg Haus progress (2122 NE 65th St) for a few weeks now, but today we have something even better…

…the MENU.

Heidelberg Haus menu (click to make FULL SIZE)

WE were SO excited to see the offerings that we forgot to ask about an opening date. Please forgive us. We’ll try and rectify that error tomorrow.

There is a website for the new restaurant listed on the menu (Seattle-Eats-German.com), but it’s not alive as of yet.

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Ravenna Blog Twitter Round-Up for October 16-22

October 22, 2011 by Leave a Comment

A very mixed bag of tweets this week: The grand opening of the University Village Microsoft Store, increasing signs of life at new German restaurant Heidelberg Haus, and the sudden and unexpected death of 46th District State Senator Scott White.

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Freaky Fall Festival this Friday at the RECC

October 20, 2011 by Leave a Comment

How much fall family fun can be had for just three dollars a person?

Find out Friday, October 21, as the Ravenna-Eckstein Community Center (6535 Ravenna Ave NE) holds its Fourth Annual Freaky Fall Festival.

Halloween's still a couple weeks off, but that doesn't mean you can't try out your costume early.

From the event description:

It’s that spooky time of year again! Join us for this annual evening of treats and a few tricks. Come in costume and enjoy carnival style games, crafts, a jumpy toy, and more! Meet your neighbors, let your kids loose in the gym and have fun!

The event runs from 6-8PM. After that, you’ll have to find somewhere else to haunt.

Those spiders look serious.

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