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Crosswalk Construction at 130th & Aurora

Updated: May 26, 2011

A long-awaited improvement to pedestrian crosswalks at N 130th St. and Aurora Avenue N will begin construction on Tuesday May 31. Seattle Department of Transportation has provided the infomation below.

The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) would like to inform you that construction will begin soon on a new crosswalk project in your neighborhood.

Project Background and Description:

The existing pedestrian overpass of Aurora Avenue North at North 130^th Street was constructed in the 1960s and is not ADA accessible. Over the past decade, the area immediately west of Aurora and centered at Bitter Lake has seen a boom in senior housing developments. Over 1,500 new senior housing units have been built in that time.

In an effort to improve pedestrian safety and mobility, this project will install new ADA curb ramps on all four corners of this intersection and install a new marked crosswalk on the north leg of the intersection. Pedestrian countdown signals will be installed to accompany the new crossing facility.

Project Impacts:

Construction is expected to begin in late May/early June and last two weeks.

Residents should anticipate minor traffic delays, temporary parking restrictions, temporary traffic and pedestrian detours, and moderate construction noise and dust while this work is underway.

Alternate crossing locations of Aurora Ave N are located to the north at N 135^th Street and to the south at N 125^th Street.

This project is funded by the Aurora Traffic Safety Project – a two year effort to improve safety along Aurora Avenue North.

Between April 2005 to March 2008, 1,581 collisions occurred on Aurora – that’s nearly 46 collisions per month. This project was launched to reduce collisions on Aurora using short-term, low-cost solutions through engineering, education, and enforcement efforts.

This project is supported by a state grant from the Washington Traffic Safety Commission (WTSC) and the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT).

For more information visit our website at

www.seattle.gov/aurora

Let’s get Broadview on the Chicken Coop & Urban Farm Tour!

by Susan George

Posted: May 25, 2011

Do you have a friend or neighbor that loves to garden or has a great chicken coop? Let’s get Broadview on the map tour.

News from the Seattle Tilth’s

Did you know that Seattle has become known as a national hot spot for chickens and urban farms? See for yourself!

This is your chance to visit folks who are keeping chickens and creating “urban farms” right here in the city of Seattle. On July 9, you can take a look at how people are incorporating animals and food production into their home landscape.

In this self-guided tour in neighborhoods throughout Seattle, you will see simple chicken coops built in an afternoon and elaborate set-ups that took weeks of planning and building. See how exactly how chickens, goats, ducks and honey bees live together with people in an urban environment.

Interested in showing off your coop and urban farm?

Become a host! We are looking for hosts to add to the tour with interesting coop designs, varied chicken breeds, goat, duck, bee, and rabbit raising, and more sustainable, urban farming aspects that fascinate and intrigue. Download Host Application on Seattle Tilth’s website, and return it to chrisiberle@seattletilth.org by Friday, May 27, with 3-5 photos of your coop and urban farm.

Piper’s Creek Watershed-Broadview

by Susan George

Updated: May 24, 2011

Join in and learn about aquatic habitats.

Seattle Watershed Forum set for evening of Wednesday, June 8

This year’s program explores question of “how do we make it happen?”

SEATTLE —Would you like to join the effort to improve and protect Seattle’s waters and aquatic habitat? Come to the 2011 Seattle Watersheds Forum — June 8 from 6–8:30 p.m. at REI in South Lake Union — and be inspired by community leaders representing neighborhoods, businesses, non-profits and government.

The theme of this year’s Watershed Forum is Partnerships in Action, and a pair of panels will explore the overarching question of “how do we make it happen?” One panel will discuss building partnerships for neighborhood scale projects; and the other will explore more personalized approaches to rainwater management — such as rain gardens, cisterns and other techniques to let the rain soak in.

Lisa Stiffler, an award-winning environmental reporter and a journalism fellow with Seattle’s Sightline Institute, will be the moderator for the evening.

The event is the third in a series of Watersheds Forums which act as a venue to educate and energize the base of individuals, organizations and agencies working to improve aquatic health within the City of Seattle. This is part of a strategy (called Restore Our Waters) that was initiated in 2004 to take actions and promote partnerships that protect and improve Seattle’s creeks, lakes, the Duwamish River and Puget Sound.

Key focus areas are slowing the flow of runoff through infiltration, reducing pollution, and restoring creek riparian areas and forests through planting. This is a key part of Seattle’s effort to be a more sustainable community.

PROGRAM OVERVIEW:

5:30 p.m. — Refreshments and networking

6:00 p.m. — Program begins

Meet Gerry O’Keefe, Puget Sound Partnership’s Executive Director
Learn more about Seattle’s developing Urban Watershed Strategy

6:30 p.m. — Panel: Building Partnerships for Neighborhood Scale Projects

7:30 p.m. — Panel: Managing Rainwater at Home and in the Community

WHERE:

Seattle REI – Conference Room

222 Yale Ave N Seattle, WA 98109

(206) 223-1944

Parking is available in the Garage for $2

Map is online http://www.rei.com/map/store/11

Please RSVP to restoreourwaters@seattle.gov

For questions contact: Susan Harper susan.harper@seattle.gov (206) 386-9139

Learn more about Seattle Public Utilities, at: http://www.seattle.gov/util.

Follow SPU on Twitter: www.twitter.com/SeattleSPU.

In addition to providing a reliable water supply to more than 1.3 million customers in the Seattle metropolitan area, SPU provides essential sewer, drainage, solid waste and engineering services that safeguard public health, maintain the City’s infrastructure and protect, conserve and enhance the region’s environmental resources.

Speak Up About Transportation Needs

by Dale Johnson

Posted: May 23, 2011

Seattle Department of transportation is sponsoring meetings to gather input from you about transportation needs. The Citizens Transportation Advisory Committee III will hold a workshop at the Fremont Library on May 24 from 5:30 – 7:30 PM. Mayor McGinn will attend.

SMOKE, SAND AND RUBBER….a documentary

by Susan George

Posted: May 20, 2011

Please join us for the FREE World Premiere of SMOKE, SAND AND RUBBER on May 31^st at 7 PM at the Shoreline Community College Theater – 16101 Greenwood Ave N, Shoreline, WA 98133.

SMOKE, SAND AND RUBBER is a documentary about a race car driver in his eighties, Mel Anthony. With his son turning wrenches, Mel gets behind the wheel of a midget for the first time in fifty-four years and takes the #12 car out on the oval around the Pacific Northwest.

Filled with his races today, vintage racing footage from the 40’s and 50’s, and Mel’s natural storytelling, SMOKE, SAND AND RUBBER shows you that racing is a fatal disease. It might not kill you, but you have it until you die.

Film starts at 7:30. This thirty-minute movie will screen with two other documentaries about racing in the Pacific Northwest for a program of sixty minutes plus a Q&A with the director, Greg Brotherton, Mel Anthony, and Dennis Anthony.

Bitter Lake P-Patch Work Party this Saturday

by Sue Jensen

Updated: May 19, 2011

This Saturday, May 21st we will have our very first Work Party at the P-Patch site!!! We will be working on moving several of the Alaska Cedars on the site from one location down to the far west edge of the property. We need to take care of this so that we can be ready for a contractor to come do the major excavation of cut and fill to create our garden.

We would love to have your help Saturday. We will meet at 10 AM at the site, which is on the North side of the Bitter Lake Reservoir Open Space near N. 143rd St. and Linden Ave. N. Please join us. If you can bring shovels, tarps, loppers, gloves, and if possible, snacks or drinks, it would add to the effort. We plan to work until 2, or we get enough tree moving done for the day. If you can only join us late, or for part of the day, that’s great, too. If you have any expertise in transplanting trees or landscape design or maintenance we’d love to learn from you.

Please invite any friends or neighbors who might be interested even if just to see the P-Patch location and get acquainted with the project. We need more community involvement and volunteers to make the garden happen this year.

We will also be holding similar work parties at 10 AM on two Sundays in June, 6/5 and 6/12.

Thanks and we hope to see you on Saturday if at all possible.

For the Construction Committee:

Jim Brewer

Medical Marijuana Dispensaries are still waiting for Guidance and so are Law Enforcement Authorities….

by Dale Johnson

Updated: May 18, 2011

Peter Holmes

The Broadview Community Council’s program last evening was certainly a “hot off the press” event! About 50 individuals were on hand to hear City Attorney Pete Holmes talk about the current situation related to public safety and the growing number of medical marijuana dispensaries located nearby across our City and our County.

Our local law enforcement was represented by Officer Travis Testerman, who is working on establishing an inventory of dispensaries, and our North Precinct Crime Prevention Coordinator, Terrie Johnston. Terrie addressed the group about block watches, safety surveys, and our local crime statistics. Newly elected Judge Ed McKenna, a member of our Community Council, was also present.

City Attorney Holmes talked about three principal priorities on this subject: public safety, the need for qualified patients to have safe access to medical marijuana, and the need for clarity for law enforcement officials.

Our attendees included folks that still don’t understand the benefits of medical marijuana through to a whole younger set of individuals who are in the dispensing business or contemplating entering such a business and they are eager for answers and for guidance.

Pete was able to announce that a letter was going out that very day to the Senate Majority Leader, the Speaker of the House, and the two minority party leaders from our King County Executive, Mayor, King County Prosecuting Attorney, and City Attorney. After the partial veto last month of SB 5073, they are asking that legislation be enacted before the special session underway right now is over to bring clarity to a very difficult situation for local governments.

The letter urges action on SB 5955 which isn’t considered perfect but will provide the kind of clarity needed at the local level. Our Legislature is urged to enact this bill now.

Not only was there a lengthy question-and-answer period but also many folks stayed for almost a half hour longer for informal discussion with our City Attorney and the other government officials present.

Our next meeting isn’t until September, however, we are urging all to get involved in our Community Council and help us to work on our goals.

Here is a copy of the letter that was sent out. Med Cannabis Letter_final

This Week Dinner Recipe-Chicken Marbella

by Susan George

Posted: May 14, 2011

At the Table with Bryn Black

Get-togethers and Potlucks are always a great place for this easy and LARGE dish. Prep the night before and your guests will think you spent hours working in the kitchen before your next dinner party.

Chicken Marbella

(original recipe from “The Silver Palate“)

It is good hot or at room temperature. When prepared with small drumsticks and wings, it makes a delicious hors d’oeuvre.

The overnight marination is essential to the moistness of the finished product: the chicken keeps and even improves over several days of refrigeration; it travels well and makes excellent picnic fare; also great as a Boboli topper.

4 chickens, 2.5 lbs. each, quarters (or 6 breasts)

1 head of garlic, peeled and finely pureed

1/4 cup dried oregano

coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

1/2 cup red wine vinegar

1/2 cup olive oil

1 cup pitted prunes

1/2 cup pitted Spanish green olives

1/2 cup capers with a bit of juice

6 bay leaves

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1 cup brown sugar

1 cup white wine

1/4 cup Italian parsley or fresh cilantro, finely chopped

1. In a large bowl combine chicken, garlic, oregano, pepper and coarse salt to taste, vinegar, olive oil, prunes, olives, capers and juice, and bay leaves. Cover and let marinate, refrigerated overnight.

2. Preheat over to 350 degrees.

3. Arrange chicken in a single layer in one or two large, shallow baking pans and spoon marinade over it evenly. Sprinkle chicken pieces with brown sugar and pour white wine around them.

4. Bake for 50 minutes to 1 hour, basting frequently with pan juices.

Chicken is done when thigh pieces, pricked with a fork at their thickest, yield clear yellow (rather than pink) juices.

5. With a slotted spoon transfer chicken, prunes, olives and capers to a serving platter. Moisten with a few spoonfuls of pan juices and sprinkle generously with parsley or cilantro. Pass remaining pan juices in a sauceboat.

6. To serve cold, cool to room temp in cooking juices before transferring to a serving platter. If chicken has been covered and refrigerated, allow it to return to room temperature before serving. 10 serving portions.

Viewlands Elementary School

by Susan George

Posted: May 12, 2011

: New windows

Have you heard the news? Viewlands Elementary School is opening this fall for grades K-5! If you have driven by the school, you know that the school has been an active construction site. Viewlands is being completely renovated inside and out. A design team for the school has been meeting and planning for the opening. We are currently crafting a vision for the school that focuses on the environment and sustainability. The team is also reviewing applications and will be interviewing for staff next week. There is a committee working with the district on landscape design. The vision is to utilize the school grounds, Carkeek Park and other community sites to teach and reinforce concepts pertinent to the environment. There will be before and after school care offered for families that are coming to Viewlands.

We will be hosting “Meet and Greets” as the spring progresses and will offer a variety of activities designed for students, staff and families to get to know one another before the year begins. In the meantime, feel free to call me at (206)252-0397 or email me at llescobar@seattleschools.org. I am looking forward to being a vital part of the Broadview neighborhood.

Lisa Escobar

Principal, Viewlands Elementary School

Laissez Les Bon Temps Roulez

by Susan George

Posted: May 12, 2011

Laissez les bon temps roulez – that’s how to say “let the good times roll” New Orleans-style, and we are ready to roll at our annual auction – and biggest fundraiser – on Saturday, May 21. The event takes place at Bitter Lake Community Center from 5:30-11:00 PM.

A wide range of auction items are yours to bid on including:

Tickets–theaters, museums and Disneyland!

Getaways–mountains and New Orleans!

Classroom projects–paintings, birdhouses, even a handmade electric guitar!

Dinner features “N’ Orleans style soul food” catered by Where Ya At, the hippest, hottest food truck in Seattle. We’ll have hurricanes, a rum and fruit juice cocktail that became popular at Pat O’Briens bar in 1940’s New Orleans. Beer provided by Big E Ales, wine and non-alcoholic beverages will also be available. Satisfy your sweet tooth with the dessert auction, where tables bid against each other to have first pick of a dazzling array of scrumptious desserts. We’ll top the night off with karaoke party.

Please RSVP by Sunday, May 15. Send in the RSVP card that came with invitation last week in kidmail, or order tickets online at www.broadviewthomsonpta.com.

Prices are:

• $25 Dinner and Auction (available only by RSVP by May 15) • $5 Auction Only (also available for walk-ins day of the auction) • $300 Reserved table for 10, includes 2 bottles of wine and seating at a larger table–contact Claudia at cole404@hotmail.com for a reserved table.

Wear Mardi Gras-inspired clothes and get a free raffle ticket!

Whether you have a little or a lot of money to spend, all are welcome at the auction. Please come spend a fun evening with other supporters of Broadview-Thomson!