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I know I can't stop talking about the Beer Authority but that's because it's awesome and just keeps getting better. Soon they'll be adding more tables which means more room to drink.
...If you live in the Lake City Community Council boundary (NE 120th Street to NE 130th between 35th Ave NE to Lake City Way), then we would like to invite you to attend a Lake City Community Council meeting. We are in need of interested community members willing to volunteer their time and talents to making Lake City a better place to live.
March 17, 2010
7 to 8 p.m.
at the Mennonite Church at 7:00 pm...
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Monica Guzman, the maven behind the Seattle PI's Big Blog, has been hosting weekly reader meetups for over a year now. This week she's bringing it to Lake City! Join...
This Saturday the Shanty Tavern is hosting a Tribute to Johnny Cash. San Francisco band Sick Wolf will be rocking with Johnny Mercury. If you've never been to the Shanty Saturday's your chance! (9002 Lake City Way NE Seattle 98115)...
Could Lake City become the next South Lake Union? Maybe Paul Allen will take pity on us and send some money north. Here are some thoughts about the future of North Seattle transit....
My neighbors and I have had a ton of problems with Car Prowls so I thought I might post some info on the some guys I saw breaking into cars this morning.
4:14 am on 120th and 33rd ave
1 Caucasin Male, Heavy Set, Baggy Cloths, 18-24 yrs old, red jacket
1 African American Male, Fit, 18-24 yrs old, baggy cloths, black "Do-rag"
They had a bag of stuff and threw some speaker covers on the ground. Looked like they were trying to pick the locks to cars.
If you've never been to The Shanty but always wanted to check it out, tonight's not a bad night to do so. A $5 cover gets you three local bands, including Stafford & the Bentz Brothers, a surf-rock band, at 9, and Rat City Brass, a Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass tribute band, at 10. (If...
I don't know if this has been reported yet, but I saw this noted in a comment to the Publicola story about Lake City. There is a group that is working on getting a skate park going in Lake City. See information here: http://www.skatelakecity.org/...
Around 1am this morning, SPD found a burned Volkswagen at 15th Ave NE and NE 135th (across from Jackson Park Golf Course). They told Seattle Crime that it was arson.
Around the same time and only blocks away at 125th and 26th NE, a helicopter was dispatched to search for a Hispanic male in his mid-30s—wearing brown t-shirt, 5'11, brown hair. Reasons for the search remain unknown.
Busy...
Over at Publicola, Dan Bertolet took a little tour of Lake City and had this to say:
Lake City is still the kind of place you can go and find yourself a good secondhand shovel for cheap, and last week I did just that—I got a sweet, long-handled one for five bucks at Fletcher’s General Store. It’s also the kind of place where you’ll find a steak house with a beat-up old sign announcing that there’s “dancing,” and a plastic model shop the size of a Walgreen’s with WWII bombers in the window display....
Hear some commotion around 123rd and Lake City Way?
Last night around 10pm a SWAT team surrounded an apartment on the 12000 block of 31st Avenue NE following the assault of a male victim. After hours of negotiations, "irritants", and flashbangs; three children were rescued from the building but the suspect managed to escape.
Seattle Crime was on site for the play by play. Check out the...
The Seattle PI reported the arrest of Derrick M. Morris on the 11300 block of Lake City Way NE late Wednesday night. Morris is charged with second-degree assault against a woman who alleges he offered her a ride then, once in the car, tried to coerce her into having sex; pretending to be a police officer when she tried to flee.
The woman told police the man the man, Derrick M. Morris, offered her a ride, but then drove to a secluded location near North 103rd Street and Interlake Avenue North....
LCL blogger, Native and I, went to the opening night of Seattle Musical Theatre's production of Company. Neither one of us had been to an SMT production before nor had we been to the quaint theatre located in Magnuson Park. The theatre was large and had a nice bar area upstairs...
SPD Blotter reported the arrest of two people for investigation of Burglary and Auto Theft last night. One of the suspects was also arrested on investigation of Unlawful Imprisonment. Here are more details on the incident:
On February 12th, at approximately 2:00 AM, North...
Don't have a clue what Contra dance is? Neither did I, so it intrigued me when I stumbled across a listing for the Lake City Contra/Old Country dance night. For those not in the know, a contra dance is similar to square dancing; although I'm sure purists would kill me for writing that. According to the LC Contra Dance history:
In November 1974 a great country dance revival began in Seattle. Sandy Bradley and The Gypsy Gyppo String Band (Warren Argo, Jack Link, and Jerry Mitchell), started it with participatory...
For those looking for some family-friendly fun, there are many activities happening at the Magnuson Community Center this weekend. Tonight's Lunar New Year celebration, from 5-9pm, will be filled with live music, dance and games. There will also be food from 5-7pm and the evening will finish up with an authentic Chinese Lion dance.
The Center is hosting a wetlands class and volunteer project on Saturday from 12pm to 2pm. Participants will explore the Magnuson Wetlands while learning to transplant alder...
This Sunday I'm headed to my parents' house to watch the Super Bowl, drink beer, and eat chili cream cheese dip. Unfortunately, you didn't make the guest list. Since you're not invited to my mom's I took the time to put together your North Seattle Super Bowl Bar Guide. You can all thank me...
Although crime and shootings are nothing new in Lake City, it is rare that 2 incidents happen in the same block in one week....
I can't remember the last time I bought a stamp. I never send birthday cards and I pay all my bills online or over the phone. ...
Drink a beer, help Haiti. Sound too good to be true? Well, fortunately, it's not.
This Saturday at the Beer Authority, owner Barry Adams is pouring $5.50 pints or $20 growlers of Victory's Prima Pils. If we drink the entire keg we'll raise over 600 dollars for Haiti Relief. So stop in any time from noon to 9pm and do your part. Don't feel like drinking, donations will also be accepted.
Can't make...
Interested in getting more involved in your community. Check out these North Seattle community meetings happening near you this month. Info courtesy of Ed Pottharst Neighborhood District Coordinator. Ed.Pottharst@seattle.gov
Community Action Fair Thursday January 21st 7:30 pm
@ Olympic View Elementary School NE 95th Street at 8th Ave.NE...
