Image from NAAM

This show has not received much attention in the neighborhood and receiving great reviews.  Check it out.

An excerpt from the review:

Homespun beauty and historical nightmare fuse into one in “book of the bound,” an exhibit of mixed-media collages by Seattle artist-poet Carletta Carrington Wilson.

The show, at the Northwest African American Museum, zeros in on the missing voices of the slave era: those of the slaves themselves, especially the female captives.

Wilson’s blank “canvases” are antiquarian books — usually dictionaries or encyclopedia volumes — enshrouded in fabrics, beads, doilies, shells, small bones and other materials. On those materials, snippets of text appear. Continue reading →

Just in from 20th/Yesler’s Broadcast Coffee:

Got me some samples of some nice beer. Beer coming to our CD store SOON!!Cheers! twitter.com/BroadcastCoffe…

— Broadcast Coffee (@BroadcastCoffee) January 3, 2013

Ja’mari Alexander-Alan Jones

The man suspected of shooting and killing DeShawn Milliken in a Bellevue bar Christmas Eve was arrested in Lakewood Wednesday evening, according to the Seattle Times. Milliken, who has strong CD ties, was 30.

The suspect, 19-year-old Ja’mari Alexander-Alan Jones, was charged with the crime last week, and a warrant was issued for his arrest. Though young, Jones has already made headlines for being one of the juveniles who pleaded guilty to killing Ed “Tuba Man” McMichael in 2008. He was pulled over for driving an allegedly stolen car, and the officers arrested him once he realized who he was.

The Times has more details on the shooting, which took place in the crowded Munchbar: Continue reading →

Representative Adam Smith, who represents most of the Central District (excluding Madrona), was one of only 16 Democrats in the House who voted against the so-called fiscal cliff bill that passed Congress this week. The bill includes higher income tax rates for people making over $400,000 per year, but also includes an increase in payroll taxes that most Americans will feel.

In a press release, Smith explains why he did not like the bill (and no, his reasons are not exactly the same as the 151 Republicans who voted against it). From his office:

“I voted against the fiscal cliff deal because it left too much uncertainty for government programs, lacked a realistic path towards deficit reduction, and fell short in providing necessary revenues to effectively move towards fiscal responsibility. Continue reading →

Here’s a look at some of the crime incidents reported in the area in recent weeks. Most information comes from Seattle Police reports.

Masked man stabs stranger in the shoulder

A man told police he was stabbed in the shoulder near 21st and James shortly after 3:30 p.m. December 15. The person who stabbed him was wearing a ski mask, and no words were exchanged. The victim told police he does not know who would have done that to him.

From the police report:

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