Ravenna Blog Jr. helping to get the Thanksgiving turkey home from a snowy trek to the View Ridge PCC on Tuesday
Missing a part of your frozen flock?
November 23, 2010 by 2 Comments
A lost chicken has been found around 26th Avenue NE and NE 62nd Street!
If you live in that area, check your flock! If you’re down one hen, contact me and I’ll pass along the fowl finder’s information.
Snow Day #2 in pictures (updated)
November 23, 2010 by 3 Comments
Round 2: Some pictures taken on the way to and fro the View Ridge PCC, where my Thanksgiving Turkey was awaiting pick-up.
Fountain of ICE
There’s a house down the street from me with a rather fascinating collection of yard art, among which is this fountain.
You can’t quite see the ice in this still photograph, but let me tell you: Everything but that horizontal jet of water is FROZEN. Can’t wait to see what the fountain looks like tomorrow!
Festive flora
These are a couple of savvy sledders at about NE 68th St and 28th Ave NE. Note the presence of helmets, keeping their noggins both warm AND safe.
Northeast Library
"It's STILL fall!" they shouted, as we walked past.
Headed back home, with turkey in tow
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Round 1: Just back from a brief walk-about. Here are some of my pictures.
East-bound NE 65th St, in front of The Herbalist
Close-up of NE 65th St - bare and wet on the roadway most traveled
There’s a lot of side streets in this part of Ravenna that make for great sledding. And I would consider NE 68th Street as it crosses 20th Avenue NE to be the biggest and best.
Downward and west-bound, and sliding through NE 68th St and 20th Ave NE
But in order to slide it safely, you need a couple of responsible-types to stand on 20th to hold traffic.
Guard Number 1, for north-bound traffic on 20th Ave NE
Guard Number 2, watching for south-bound traffic on 20th Ave NE
The snow-covered hilly streets around here are a pain for drivers, but perfect for snow days like today. And, on a personal note, I just love seeing everyone coming out to play, and keeping it safe for everyone.
Yard waste bin sledding "marker" at NE 70th St and 21st Ave NE (looking west)
I saw a few of these on my walk as well: Big plastic bins or tubs in the center of intersections, at the bottoms of sledding hills. Definitely not as safe as having an actual person looking out for traffic, though.
Snow-bound information (last updated at 4:44 pm)
November 23, 2010 by 6 Comments
I’m going to keep this page updated throughout the day on things that are open, closed, working, frozen, covered, etc.
Please email in your updates as you come across any information, and I’ll add them to the list.
Furthermore, if you have a question about whether something is open, closed, working, etc., send it on in!
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Newest information at the top:
Seattle Public Libraries – Closing today at 5 pm. Open Wednesday from 12-5 pm, and closed on Thursday (Thanksgiving).
Harrissa Mediterranean Cuisine – OPEN as usual, AND on Thanksgiving
Crepe Cafe – CLOSED
Ravenna-Bryant Community Center – Officially open from 1-4pm today. Tomorrow looks like 11 am-6 pm, but that is not official yet.
View Ridge (and other) PCC – OPEN (via twitter)
Seattle Public Utilities (garbage, recycling and yard waste) – Put your bins out on their normal day of collection. If they are not collected, leave them out for the next day. If your bins have still not collected after two days, put them back out again on your next regular pick-up day.
NO SOLID WASTE PICKUPS TODAY. Put bins out on next regular pickup day (twice as much for no extra charge). Updates here: www.seattle.gov/util.
Seattle Public Libraries – open at 1 pm as warming centers
Parks/Community Centers – to close at 4 pm
Postal Service – You know the jingle. They should be out there.
Seattle Public Schools – CLOSED. That goes for classes and activities alike.
University of Washington – CLOSED. They call it “suspending operations,” but they ARE a university, after all.
Snow! (updatedx2)
November 21, 2010 by Leave a Comment
UPDATE (Monday evening): Two LOVELY photos from reader Annie (click images to view full size).
UPDATE (Monday morning): I took a Ravenna snow picture to start things off.
The car in the driveway at 7 am.
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As I write this, from a church basement in downtown Seattle, it is snowing in Ravenna.
The lens on my camera is not *quite* good enough to catch any shots of snow in Northeast Seattle from here, but if YOU have any good pictures, feel free to send them in.
In times of interesting weather, I’d love to have an open post going on the site that we can keep update with pictures from the neighborhood.
Local things to see or do this weekend
November 18, 2010 by Leave a Comment
If you haven’t caught my cold by this weekend, here are some local events worth leaving the house for.
Saturday
- Pancake Art Contest (Ravenna-Eckstein Community Center, 6535 Ravenna Ave NE, 9-11 am; breakfast admission $3, Pancake Artist entry fee $5) – Enjoy a pancake breakfast (including toppings, bacon and beverages) and/or show off your pancake decorating skills in competition. Prizes awarded to each age group. Money benefits the Ravenna Community Garden (Project Ravenna Phase 2).
- Will Bake For Food (University Congregational Church’s Ostrander Hall, 4515 16th Ave NE, 10 am-2 pm; food donations or money) – Over 60 local food bloggers hold a bake sale for Northwest Harvest, their baked goods exchanged for your donations. Read the Ravenna Blog post about this event, or head to the Will Bake For Food website for more information.
- Free Wine Tastings (McCarthy & Schiering, 6500 Ravenna Ave NE, 11 am-5 pm) – Two try this Saturday are two 2005 Corliss Estates Reds. Read more about them here.
Sunday
- Holiday Bazaar and Bake Sale (Ida Culver House Ravenna, 2315 NE 65th St, 11 am-5 pm) = Selection of homemade jewelry, quilts, paintings, organic dog treats, greeting cards, baked goods and more will be for sale. Proceeds benefit the retirement community’s garden club.
Husky game TONIGHT: Get informed about the TRAFFIC
November 18, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Yup, you read that right: There is a Husky football game tonight. The Dawgs are playing UCLA at 5 pm in Husky Stadium (3800 Montlake Boulevard NE).
The cause of the weird schedule? The game is being televised nationally by ESPN.
I told a friend on facebook last night, “There’s a level of traffic paranoia around here that’s verging on snow forecast.”
My sentiments seem to be echoed by Mark Hallenbeck, director of the Washington State Transportation Center (located at the UW). In this article by the Seattle Times about tonight’s traffic mess potential, Mark is quoted as staying, “My gut feeling is I think it’s going to be pretty ugly.”
Rah. Rah. Rah.
So, in order to combat this paranoia, we bring you the following Thursday Night Husky Game Traffic Information, brought to you by Peg Neilsen at the Seattle Department of Transportation.
- Peak traffic expected to occur between 2 – 5 pm, with increased congestion expected throughout the evening.
- Standard Husky game traffic rerouting will be in effect, with the following exceptions:
- Montlake Boulevard will be CLOSED from NE Pacific to NE 44th St from 6:30-10:30 pm to accommodate bus traffic
- The normal game-day one-way pattern on 25th Avenue NE (from the E-1 parking lot up to NE 75th St) will NOT be in effect
- Normal PM peak weekday King County Metro Transit service will continue, with reroutes starting at 2:30 pm. Reroutes expected for the following routes: 31, 44, 65, 67, 68, 75, 205, 271, 272, 277, 372, 273 and ST 540. Check Transit Alerts for reroute information.
- Metro buses will not be available to take fans to the game from Park-and-Rides, but charter buses have been hired to replace them. You have to reserve a seat, however. More information here.
- The Montlake Bridge will stay closed to marine traffic from 3-7 pm and 8-10 pm. The University Bridge will stay closed only from 3-7 pm.
Good luck, and God speed.
Ravenna-Bryant Community Association meeting tonight
November 17, 2010 by 1 Comment
It’s the third Wednesday of the month, and once again the Ravenna-Bryant Community Association is holding its monthly meeting, from 6-7:45 pm tonight.
One part of the monthly routine has changed, however. The location for tonight’s meeting is Zeeks Pizza in Ravenna (2108 NE 65th St). The big room of the library was booked, you see.
I have not seen an official agenda has of yet, but you can bet I’ll be talking about this week’s other two meetings: The Roosevelt Neighborhood Association’s Land Use Committee’s rezoning meeting on Monday, and the Crime Prevention meeting from last night.
I also have copious notes from each of these meetings* that I’ll be working into posts for this week.
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*This may be a good time to mention: If any of you loyal readers also happen to be preschool owners in the area, perhaps you would consider a childcare-advertising swap? You’d be doing a public service, here.
While you wait for tonight’s Crime Prevention meeting, a couple crime updates
November 16, 2010 by 2 Comments
Two Three bits of crime news for you this afternoon.
Charges filed for half of the Maple Leaf Six (updated)
Of the six burglars caught in the Maple Leaf neighborhood last week, three have now been charged by King County prosecutors.
From the article by Maple Leaf Life posted today (“One adult, two juveniles charged in Maple Leaf burglary”):
“We filed on the driver of the car … and the two juveniles who were caught in the house,†said Ian Goodhew of the prosecutor’s office. The student and two other juveniles were outside in a car “and did not actively participate in the burglary,†Goodhew said, but are still being investigated.
The three other teens have not been charged yet.
Seattle Crime also has a piece up about the three charged teens (“Three charged for Maple Leaf break-in…”), which includes this rather disappointing section (the Maple Leaf Life post alludes to it as well):
Police initially believed that the three teens–and three other teens who were caught with them and have not yet been charged–may have been connected with nearly 20 burglaries in the North Seattle area. However, department sources tell us that now, detectives aren’t so sure, and that police are having trouble connecting the teens to the other burglaries.
Drat.
UPDATE (10:56 pm): Casey McNerthney, the Crime beat reporter at the Seattle P-I, has an article on the arrests as well. Read it here.
Those Security System Solicitor Guys
A Monica in the neighborhood was wondering about those door-to-door home security system selling guys. One had been to her house lately, and I’ve heard from several others in the comments of other crime posts about these solicitors.
Here’s what our North Precinct Crime Prevention Coordinator, Diane Horswill, had to say about them:
Some years ago ADT became a franchised company so some of the franchisees use sub contractors to do certain jobs. When a concerned citizen calls the main ADT office to ask about these door to door sales, the employees are unaware of the subs so they tell them there are no ADT employees out soliciting. Now that burglary reports can be viewed online and there are many blogs and websites on neighborhood activity it is not hard to find the hot spots. So it is likely that this is what is going on. I strongly recommend that people do not make a decision about an alarm (or anything else) from a solicitor.
School closure links and info, at Roosiehood
November 16, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Looking for one-stop shopping for school closure links and information, with a side of humor? Roosiehood’s got you covered with the latest post: Seattle Schools Snow and Inclement Weather Information.
As a SPECIAL BONUS, included in this post/guide are forecasts for your child’s emotional state depending on which school closure announcement is given by the school district.
For example:
No Delays/On Time: If schools operate on time, then transportation will operate on time (in which case, no announcement will be made).
Emotional Forecast: Children are unhappy. They get to see snow, but not play in it. You frantically check Cliff Mass’ weather blog to see if snow will dump in the afternoon, requiring a special trip back to the school to pick them up.
More at the site!
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