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A Bit of Schools History

Posted: October 7, 2024

Where Oak Tree Village is now (Aurora Avenue N and N 100th St.) for many years there was a school called Oak Lake School. Read the fascinating history here.

Recent Articles about Aurora North

by Dale Johnson

Posted: October 2, 2024

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The people at the Aurora Reimagined Coalition have put together several articles about Aurora Ave N. Starting with What do Citywide Council Candidates think about Aurora? you can catch up. See the articles here.

When all other communications means fail Amateur Radio works

by Dale Johnson

Posted: September 29, 2024

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In a disaster often the usual means of communication fail. But amateur radio works. You can take a class and get licensed.

Festival of Fruit, Oct. 5 at Piper’s Orchard in Carkeek Park

by Dale Johnson

Posted: September 18, 2024

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by Christina Hirsch on September 18, 2024

Piper’s Orchard is bringing back the annual “Festival of Fruit” on Saturday, October 5, from 11am – 2pm at Piper’s Orchard in Carkeek Park! Come celebrate the harvest with cider pressing, apple sampling, an Apple Identification Expert, a mason bee demonstration, live dance performance, cake walk (“Pie Walk!”), historic information, and more! Folks are encouraged to take public transportation, but limited parking is also available at Viewlands Elementary and QFC. Additional event information is available at pipersorchard.org.

Seattle Public Schools Closure Options

by Dale Johnson

Posted: September 14, 2024

Seattle Public Schools announced two potential plans to close some schools (Option A and Option B). Here is a link to their website about this. It includes information about the proposals, the budget challenges the School District is facing, and opportunities for public input.

Adequate state funding for public education remains a challenge for our state. At the City level, we have been able to provide supplemental funding through the Families and Education levy, which is up for renewal next year. As a member of the Libraries, Education and Neighborhoods Committee I will work hard to bring forward a renewal proposal in 2025.

Another article about Aurora Avenue N

by Dale Johnson

Posted: August 19, 2024

In case you missed it yesterday the Seattle Times had an article about crime on Aurora Avenue N. Rather than recap the article here is a link to it.

Candidates Night Thurs. Sep. 5th @ 7-8:30pm

by Dale Johnson

Posted: August 17, 2024

Hello Community!

We’re so excited to tell you we will once again be co-sponsoring the:

What – Candidates Night
Where – Haller Lake Community Club
12579 Densmore Ave. N

Seattle, WA 98125

When – Thursday, September 5, 2024

7:00 – 8:30pm

This is a great opportunity to meet some of the candidates running for office in the upcoming elections, and get answers to your questions. You can submit questions the night of the event, or email them beforehand.

We look forward to seeing you there, so please save the date!

Until then,

Your Broadview Bitter Lake Community Council

Broadview Bitter Lake Community Council

Seattle Councilmember Moore announces new legislation to crack down on commercial sexual exploitation fueling gun violence

by Dale Johnson

Posted: August 2, 2024

Seattle City Councilmember Cathy Moore (District 5) announced new legislation aimed at cracking down on commercial sexual exploitation and rampant and escalating gun violence associated with it.

See the article here.

Join the Puget Sound 2024 Explorer Campaign

by Dale Johnson

Posted: July 31, 2024

by Christina Hirsch on July 30, 2024

Parks and Public Spaces across the Puget Sound, WA Area Participate in a Campaign to
Engage Kids in Free Indoor and Outdoor Learning Experiences on their Phones.

Participating parks in Seattle include Camp Long, Discovery Park, and Carkeek Park.

In response to the huge demand for free fun active outdoor experiences, partners including: Seattle Parks and Recreation, Metro Parks Tacoma, WSU, Pierce County Parks, City of Lakewood, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, City of Yelm, Mt Baker Snoqualmie National Forest, Kitsap County Public Works, City of Sequim, and many others have come together to get people exploring, learning, and having fun with their families. The campaign uses Agents of Discovery®, an educational technology platform that enables educators to create their own augmented reality games – think Pokemon Go for parks and education.

The Puget Sound Explorer 6.0 Campaign will run August 1st, 2024 – September 30th 2024. Anyone can join in by downloading the free Agents of Discovery mobile app and completing “Missions”, or games at participating locations. Each Mission is made up of educational “Challenges” that teach players about local history, culture, ecosystems, and even safety. For example, in Tacoma, players can learn about the Mysteries of McKinley Park. At another location, the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, players can learn all about aviation.

For mor information go to this website.

Improving access to Link light rail

by Dale Johnson

Posted: July 28, 2024

With a new Sound Transit Link light rail station at NE 130th St near I-5 scheduled to open in 2026, Seattle Department of Transportation is planning for key transit, bike, and pedestrian improvements to provide safer and more efficient access for everyone in this growing part of north Seattle.
Four projects in the Bitter Lake and Lake City neighborhoods will help support greater accessibility to the future station, no matter how you choose to travel.
Click the links below to learn more about each project:
We hope you find this blog post informative, and we look forward to hearing your input and feedback in the months ahead to help shape the design of these projects.

More detailed information can be found at this link.