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Lake City News Archive
Meadowbrook
and Pinehurst playground openings
10/25/04 Lake City Service Center
Please come celebrate the opening of two new playgrounds, one in Meadowbrook
and the other in Pinehurst. Both openings will take place
on Saturday, October 30.
North District Stewardship Committee Meeting
10/06/04 North District Stewardship Committee
The next North District Stewardship Committee meeting will be held October 11th.
The public is welcome to attend.
Lake City Way
Multimodal Project Open House
09/07/04 Seattle Department of Transportation
The Seattle Dept of Transportation ( SDOT) will be holding an Open House on Tuesday,
September 21st, regarding the upcoming Lake City Way Multi-Modal project.
Lake City Area
Outreach Event Planned
09/01/04 Lake City Neighborhood Service Center
You are invited to attend "Visions Toward Tomorrow," a community
outreach event for the greater Lake City area Saturday, September 18,
2004.
Developer,
church team up on Maple Leaf School site
02/04 Seattle Sun
Just outside his office window at Maple Leaf Lutheran Church, Community Outreach
Director Terry Vogel can see the former site of Maple Leaf Elementary School
at NE 100th Street and 32nd Avenue NE. For many years, the church, which owns
a grand total of six parking spaces, has had its eye on acquiring a chunk of
the former school property across the street for a parking lot.
Folk
music concert series showcases local performers
02/04 Seattle Sun
The concerts are held on the second Friday of every month, beginning at 7:30
p.m., at the Meadowbrook Community Center, located at 10517 35th Ave. NE.
Lake City Lights Up!
01/23/04 Seattle Department of Neighborhoods
Seattle City Light has recently installed pedestrian lights in the heart of Lake
City.
City
Council Members to Hold "Community Days"
01/15/04 Seattle City Council
Community workshops in six areas of the city (including Lake City) offer opportunity
for
citizen input.
Flexcar Investigating
Lake City Location
12/31/03 Lake City Neighborhood Service Center
Flexcar is investigating to see if the Lake City area would have enough interest
to support a couple of cars.
Another
new building for Lake City
12/03 Seattle Sun
Two years after completing a six-story, mixed-use complex on the northeast corner
of NE 125th Street and Lake City Way, developer Jo Rekhi has commenced construction
of its sequel: a six-story addition dubbed The Rekhi Phase II.
School's
radio signal picks up big fans in N.Y.
11/13/03 The Seattle Times
Students at Nathan Hale High School's KNHC-FM (89.5) radio station were surprised
to hear their station was named best high-school radio station in New York by
the Village Voice in its Best of New York issue last month.
Nicastro
fined - Strip club was at issue
10/02/03 Seattle Post-Intelligencer
City Councilwoman Judy Nicastro has been fined $200 by the Seattle Ethics and
Elections Commission for secretly meeting with former Gov. Al Rosellini to discuss
a zoning issue for a strip club.
Maple
Leaf School Site Offically for Sale
09/17/03 Seattle Public Schools
Seattle Public Schools has offically begun the sales process for the old Maple
Leaf school site at 3212 NE 100th street. The district expects to select the
sucessfull purchaser by November 13, 2003.
City
Council to reconsider issue of strip-club rezone
09/03/03 The Seattle Times
As if a controversial rezone for a Lake City strip club hadn't already caused
enough grief for the Seattle City Council, the council yesterday voted to take
up the matter again.
City
Council repeals strip-club rezone
08/12/03 The Seattle Times
The Seattle City Council yesterday moved to bury an issue that had dogged some
members for months, voting unanimously to repeal a controversial rezone it had
granted in June to a Lake City strip club.
City
Council may vote again on rezone for strip club
08/06/03 The Seattle Times
In a stunning reversal, the Seattle City Council will be asked to reconsider
a controversial rezone of a Lake City strip club following new disclosures that
council members possibly violated the law by failing to report behind-the-scenes
lobbying prior to the vote.
Seattle
City council members to return donations
08/05/03 The Seattle Times
Seattle City council members Judy Nicastro, Heidi Wills and Jim Compton say
they will return donations made to their campaigns by strip club magnate Frank
Colacurcio Jr. and his associates.
Strip-club
donations to council members under FBI scrutiny
08/02/03 The Seattle Times
The Seattle Ethics and Election Commission has acquired copies of checks donated
to three Seattle City Council incumbents whose contributors include strip-club
magnate Frank Colacurcio Jr. and his associates. The strip-club contributions
also have drawn the interest of the FBI, which has begun making inquiries to
determine whether any federal laws were broken.
Council
donations linked to strip clubs
07/19/03 The Seattle Times
Seattle strip-club magnate Frank Colacurcio Jr. and his associates have taken
a sudden interest in city politics, donating at least $34,500 to three Seattle
City Council incumbents who supported a rezone favorable to one of Colacurcio's
clubs.
Rick's
rezone approved
07/03 Seattle Sun
A contentious rezone application by a Lake City topless club has finally received
City Council approval. The council voted 5-4 on June 16 to rezone a parcel behind
Rick's Nightclub at 13322 Lake City Way. The zoning change will allow the club
to use nine spaces on the property for employee parking.
City
Council OKs rezone for Lake City strip-club parking lot
06/17/03 The Seattle Times
Rick's strip club in Lake City yesterday won a long-standing battle to expand
its parking lot, getting a 5-4 stamp of approval from the Seattle City Council
for a zoning change bitterly opposed by some neighbors.
Club's
rezone bid, contributions to council members coincide
06/09/03 The Seattle Times
For more than a decade, Rick's, a topless club in Lake City, has been fighting
for city permission to use a small plot of land to expand its parking lot. But
Seattle officials have repeatedly said no, siding with neighbors' concerns about
noise, litter and other problems. The club's luck may be about to change. Neighborhood
activists think it's because people connected to Rick's have showered key Seattle
City Council members with campaign ontributions.
Merchants
question decision to build Lake City Way median
06/03 Seattle Sun
Lake City Way is getting far more median than anyone bargained for. Although
earlier drawings presented to the community included small sections of divided
roadway, Lake City business people were shocked to learn recently how much median
transportation planners are seeking to build this fall.
Council
members stripped of credibility in Rick's rezone
06/03 Seattle Sun
David had a two-to-one lead on Goliath until Heidi Wills walked into the room.
Jaws dropped when Seattle City Council member Wills unexpectedly joined the three
members of the Council's Land Use Committee during an April 15 hearing.
Fun
run to aid playground fund
06/03 Seattle Sun
Runners and walkers of all ages and abilities are invited to put two miles in
for a good cause in the Big Rock Walk and Fun Run, held Saturday, July 12. The
run's starting gun will sound at 10 a.m. The event will benefit Annie's Playground,
a fundraising effort to renovate and upgrade the Meadowbrook Community Center
outdoor play area.
Meadowbrook
Playground Benefit Auction
05/03 Seattle Sun
An auction and pasta dinner will be held on Saturday, May 17, to raise funds
to build a new playground behind the Meadowbrook Community Center, along Thornton
Creek.
School Board Weighing Future
of Maple Leaf School Site
05/03/03 Meadowbrook Community Council
The Seattle School Board will be weighing the future of the old Maple
Leaf School site (100th & 32nd) at a public hearing Wednesday May,
7th.
In
loving memory, Annie's Playground
04/28/03 Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Grieving parents lead drive to spruce up a place their daughter enjoyed. "We
don't consider the playground a memorial in any sense," Lauren said. "It's
a place for kids to be as happy as Annie was."
Lake City Summer Festival Looking for Volunteers
04/01/03 Lake City Chamber of Commerce
This year’s Lake City Summer Festival will be on August 2, 2003,
and the Lake City Chamber of Commerce is looking for volunteers in
all areas of the festival.
Contact JoEllen Merry, 363-3287, lakecitychamber@lakecitychamber.org
Nathan
Hale Auditorium Public Meeting March 25th
03/10/03 Seattle Department of Design, Construction and Land Use
Members of the public are invited to comment on the zoning departures (to allow
more or less than the zoning code requires) requested for the Nathan Hale High
School Performing Arts Auditorium, 10750 30th Avenue NE in the Meadowbrook neighborhood.
SPU to
conduct Dye Tests at Meadowbrook Pond
03/03 Seattle Public Utilities
SPU will be conducting red dye tests for the next several months to determine
circulation patterns in Meadowbrook Pond. During the dye tests, the pond and
stream may have a reddish tint.
Schools
hope new start time will improve performance
03/03/03 Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Beginning this fall, classes at Nathan Hale High will start an hour later
-- at 8:45. Hale is joining a number of high schools in the Puget Sound
region in giving students more sleep time so they will be alert in class.
Annie's
Playground at Meadowbrook Auction
02/06/03 Friends of Annie's Playground
The Friend of Annie's Playground are currently seeking donations for their
upcoming fundraising dinner and auction.
Lake
City, Northgate library designs to be previewed
02/03 Seattle Sun
The Seattle Public Library will host two open house events in February
to give the public a chance to preview the designs for the expanded Lake
City branch and future Northgate branch.
Builders
complete housing in Lake City for struggling families
12/25/02 The Seattle Times
The notion of being home for the holidays has special meaning today for
six impoverished Seattle families who didn't expect to be enjoying the
comforts of a place they could call their own this Christmas.
Little
City Hall coordinator to retire
12/02 Seattle Sun
Yolanda R. Martinez has fought for equal rights for women and minorities,
helped found community councils, and even made sure poor kids got presents
on Christmas. Martinez, the Lake City Neighborhood Service Center coordinator,
has announced her retirement,
effective Jan. 3.
Family
Center could lose funding
12/02 Seattle Sun
The Meadowbrook Family Center got a short reprieve recently, when the
City's Human Services Department decided to extend all current funding
agreements through June, 2003.
Horticulture
students learn about plants, environment
12/02 Seattle Sun
The horticulture program at Nathan Hale High School has always had funding
problems, but this year, funds are especially scarce.
More
sidewalks being built in Lake City
11/02 Seattle Sun
Lake City's business core will get two new sidewalks next year, courtesy
of the City and Seattle taxpayers.
Calling
all Lake City artists, businesses
11/02 Seattle Sun
Many of the neighborhoods and business districts in Seattle have strong
linkages with the arts community.
Giant
potatoes won't be only art in Lake City
11/02 Seattle Sun
Lake City may not get the most beautiful buildings ever developed in the
city of Seattle, but whatever you think, we WILL get the most spruced
up highway running through Lake City.
Building
boom still booming in North Seattle
09/02 Seattle Sun
When Jo Rekhi embarked on building a six-story mixed-use complex on the
corner of NE 125th and Lake City Way four years ago, he believed in the
"Field of Dreams" adage: build it and they, as in commercial
tenants, will come.
Lake
City Summer Festival: Lots of Fun and a Proud History
08/01/02 The Seattle Press
This land was once full of pioneers. Embracing that heritage for the past
60 years has been the Pioneer Days, which has, lately, been encompassed
under the umbrella of the Lake City Summer Festival.
Pioneering
Spirit in Lake City
07/04/02 The Seattle Press
The Lake City Summer Festival will return for the weekend of August 2
and 3 this year, bringing tons of fun and community to the north end of
Lake City Way.
Daughter
memorialized with playground benefit fund
07/02 Seattle Sun
When Lauren and Glenn Yasuda think of playgrounds, they think of their
late daughter, Annie. Annie Yasuda was only two years old last November
when she suddenly passed away in her sleep. Before her untimely death,
her mother says, she loved visiting Seattle's many playgrounds.
Lake
City Farmer's Market opens on cue
07/02 Seattle Sun
The Market drew a crowd of 2,600 people on opening day on Thursday, June
20, the best opening day ever since the Farmer's Market Alliance began
organizing markets in the City of Seattle.
Meadowbrook
Playground Renovation Project
06/07/02 Friends of Annie's Playground
The volunteer committee "Friends of Annie's Playground" is dedicated
to raising money and community support to renovate the playground at the
Meadowbrook Community Center. The committee has recently established a
Web site (www.anniesplayground.org) to help keep the community apprised
of developments related to the project.
Lake
City Farmer's Market to open June 20
06/02 Seattle Sun
On Thursday, June 20, the Lake City Farmers Market will make its debut.
From that date through Oct. 17, the market will be open every Thursday,
from 3-7 p.m. on a site behind the Lake City Fire Station at NE 127th
Street and 30th Avenue NE.
Farmers
Markets Busting Out All Over Town
05/09/02 The Seattle Press
It's that time of year, and in several neighborhoods farmers' markets
are opening up to sell the first of the year's crops.
Meadowbrook Playground Renovation Project
5/4/02 Meadowbrook Community Center
The Meadowbrook Community Center along with the help of many neighbors
near and far is raising money to renovate the Meadowbrook playground.
If you would like to help in this effort, please call the center at 684-7522.
Mayor
fights grime in Lake City
05/02 Seattle Sun
Not your typical day in the neighborhood, the Mayor and a slew of City
staffers came out in full force to clean, fill, wash, sweep, arrest, tow,
repair and beautify the Lake City urban center.
A
Drive Through Lake City's Watershed Moments
02/28/02 The Seattle Press
Most know Lake City from the drive along "The Strip"--Lake City
Way--packed with mini-malls, auto dealers, car repair shops, and fast
food chains among the over 400 businesses in the commercial district.
But, "Lake City is more than meets the eye," says Deirdre Grace,
the Neighborhood Development Manager for the Northeast sector.
Lake
City's Balancing Act: Fitting a wildlife habitat into the middle of a
city
02/28/02 The Seattle Press
Thornton Creek meanders through 11 miles of public and private property
from its headwaters in Shoreline to Matthews Beach, where it empties into
Lake Washington.
New
Lake City Farmers Market Will Open This Summer
02/28/02 The Seattle Press
The newest farmers market in Seattle will debut this year in Lake City
on June 20.
Two New
Large Buildings Planned for Lake City
11/22/01 Seattle Department of Design, Construction and Land Use
On December 3, 2001, DCLU will hold early design guidance meetings regarding
two proposed large mixed-use buildings in Lake City.
Lake
City Library Expansion Status Report
10/04/01 Seattle Public Libraries
The latest news about the expansion project scheduled to be completed
in 2002.
Public
input sought on Lake City urban village
10/01 Jet City Maven
The North District Neighborhood Stewardship Committee invites the public
to work with us on developing design guidelines for the Lake City Hub
Urban Village and surrounding areas along Lake City Way (SR-522) throughout
their planning area extending from NE 95th to NE 145th.
Heavy
rain causes flooding
09/01 Jet City Maven
The record-setting rainfall that pounded the Seattle area on Aug. 22 took
locals by surprise, but none more so than some residents and businesses
located near the storm water detention pond at the corner of NE 125th
Street and 35th Avenue NE in Lake City.
Lake
City Farmers Market Set to Open Summer 2002
07/12/01 Lake City Farmers Market Steering Committee
The Neighborhood Farmers Market Alliance is in final negotiations with
the city to use the parking lot behind the Lake City fire station as the
home for the Lake City Farmers Market.
New
retail remains vacant in Lake City
07/01 Jet City Maven
For the last three years, the Lake City community has watched the property
at the northeast corner or Lake City Way and NE 125th St go from a fire-devastated
ruin to a soon-to-be completed flag-ship building for the neighborhood's
urban center.
SR522
improvements underway
07/01 Jet City Maven
Lake City Way is a road with a dual identity. To neighbors and business
owners who live nearby, it's their Main Street - a place where residents
can walk to stores, and a place where customers can drive and park conveniently.
Sports
enthusiasts and local residents still at odds over field lighting
07/01 Jet City Maven
Once again, the local controversy over sports field lighting was in evidence
at a public meeting about proposed lighting and other impacts from sports
fields at the old Jane Addams school and Nathan Hale High School in Meadowbrook.
Expanding
the Lake City Library Progress Report
07/05/01 Seattle Public Libraries
Seattle Public Libraries has recently posted this status report detailing
the progress being made to expand the Lake City Library.
Tent
City moves to Lake City
06/01 Jet City Maven
Lake City has new neighbors. They aren't new apartment dwellers drawn
by the neighborhood's recent building boom, though no doubt many wish
they were.
Playfield
neighbors want their sleep
06/01 Jet City Maven
Neighbors of the Hale/Summit Athletic Complex will have the opportunity
to participate in a public forum discussing field lighting issues June
7th.
ARC
architects selected to design expanded Lake City Library
05/24/01 Seattle Public Library
The Seattle Public Library board of trustees has selected ARC Architects
to design the expansion of the Lake City Library.
Lake
City artist sought for public art project
05/01 Jet City Maven
The Seattle Public Library is poised to give one lucky Lake City artist
a career opportunity. A public art project will be part of the plans to
remodel the Lake City branch library and the library will choose a Lake
City resident to pair with an experienced public artist to do the project.
Lake
City Way to be repaved
05/01 Jet City Maven
A project to repave much of Lake City Way is set to begin in mid-June,
with completion expected in mid-December. (Scroll half
way down the page)
Nathan
Hale principal wins $50,000 award
05/12/01 The Seattle Times
High-school principals don't often win standing ovations from their students.
That's what happened yesterday in the Nathan Hale High School gymnasium
when Eric Benson received Seattle's most prestigious award for secondary-school
principals.
Expanding
the Lake City Library Pre-design Meeting Recap
04/18/01 Seattle Public Libraries
About 19 people from the community attended this meeting to discuss their
vision for the expanded Lake City Library.
Judge
OKs race-based school assignments here
04/07/01 The Seattle Times
U.S. District Court Judge Barbara Rothstein yesterday upheld race-based
assignments of students to Seattle high schools, saying the policy is
a legitimate antidote to segregated neighborhoods.
Playfield
light consultant says he's part of solution, not problem
03/01 Jet City Maven
Del Armstrong has worked as owner and principal engineer of Armstrong
Engineers, a small Bellevue firm which employs Armstrong and one employee,
and which specializes in sportsfield lighting and other outdoor lighting
projects.
Developers
set out to reinvent Lake City
02/01 Jet City Maven
Jo Rekhi beams with happiness when he talks about his new, nearly-completed
six-story building on the corner of Lake City Way and NE 125th Street
in the heart of Lake City.
Seattle
opts for 100-foot lights at school fields
02/21/01 The Seattle Times
The future for some Seattle school fields got brighter yesterday, with
the City Council clearing the way for the installation of new lights designed
to keep soccer leagues playing into the evening.
Gates
Foundation announces first grants for housing
02/13/01 The Seattle Times
Meadowbrook View, 11032 Lake City Way, N.E., Seattle. Sound Families will
fund 15 transitional-housing units in a project that includes 51 apartments.
Council
delays vote on field lights
02/13/01 The Seattle Times
The City Council yesterday delayed an expected vote on an ordinance approving
100-foot-tall light poles at public school playing fields.
Schoolyard
lights shine in everyone's eyes
02/05/01 The Seattle Times
Tomorrow, the Seattle City Council Land Use Committee plans to vote on
a bill that renders current residential zoning codes meaningless by allowing
up to 100-foot-tall sports lights on public school fields in many neighborhoods.
Best
of Puget Sound nominations from readers
12/31/00 The Seattle Times
Anne Paisley has worked tirelessly since 1993 as chair of the Cedar Park
Project, a neighborhood group envisioning and constructing a new park
in the Cedar Park area of Lake City.
Court
upholds City's playfield lighting decision
12/00 Jet City Maven
Citizens opposing a School District plan to erect 100-foot-tall light
poles on several school playfields, including three in North Seattle,
were hoping to convince a City hearing examiner that the Department of
Construction and Land Use erred in determining that the taller light poles
pose no significant impacts to the surrounding environment.
Pinehurst
residents seek playground improvements
12/00 Jet City Maven
Pinehurst Playfield is a small park (about 1.3 acres) located at 14th
Avenue NE, between NE 120th and NE 123rd. It currently includes a playground,
a small sports field, a basketball court and a modest shelter house.
Playfield
lighting controversy takes surprising twist
11/00 Jet City Maven
A resolution between the City's Department of Construction and Land Use
and neighbors living near school fields over the proposed use of playfield
lighting may finally be met due to the discovery that lights poles need
not be as high as School District officials originally requested.
Kudos
come in burger form
11/2/00 The Seattle Times
Dozens of Nathan Hale High School juniors tasted success yesterday - and
it was as juicy as a Dick's Drive-In hamburger.
Tears
of joy at Cedar Park dedication
9/00 Jet City Maven
More than 300 people turned out to witness the dedication of Cedar Park
Playground, munch on free hot dogs and listen to a live concert by local
rock band Billy Moon on Aug. 26.
Cedar
Park Community to Host Opening Picnic
8/23/00 The Seattle Press
After six years of work on a once abandoned asphalt field, Anne Paisley
and other community volunteers, together with the Seattle Parks and Recreation
and the Department of Neighborhoods, will host a grand opening celebration
for Cedar Park.
Lake
City Task Force
8/00 Jet City Maven
Task Force works to keep area safe and clean.
Monorail
backers ask city for money
6/21/00 The Seattle Times
Trying to preserve the dream of an expanded monorail in the face of Seattle
City Council efforts to kill it, monorail backers yesterday asked the
city for $4 million to continue their efforts.
Kelly
Nigh, City High School Female Athlete of the Year
6/2/00 The Seattle Times
Kelly Nigh didn't want to go to Nathan Hale High School. She wanted to
go to Roosevelt, but lived outside the school's attendance area.
Neighborhoods
get $1.2 million
5/26/00 The Seattle Times
West Seattle gets a restored wetland. The International District gets
decorative dragons on light poles. And for Lake City, a park.
Monorail
supporters threaten to sue city
4/25/00 The Seattle Times
Nearly three years after voters said yes to a monorail initiative, the
dream of a rubber-tired train soaring above Seattle's traffic gridlock
is no closer to reality.
Lake
City Builds Again After Devastating Fire
4/5/00 The Seattle Press
A new six-story building at Northeast 125th Street and Lake City Way Northeast
will have street level retail stores, plus 10,000 square feet of office
space upstairs and 39 apartments.
