SGS recently featured in Madison Park Times – CLICK HERE – as we finalize construction of The Sharon Hammel Urban Garden. Visit the school at our next Open House on the evening of December 12th and check out this wonderful community resource.
Take a virtual tour of the garden at: http://garden.seattlegirlsschool.org/.
Mutiny Mutiny performing live (photo courtesy of the band)
From garage bands to Jimi Hendrix, the Central District has a long history of musically-inclined residents. For the past few years, the post-punk band Mutiny Mutiny has contributed to that legacy.The two-person band includes guitarist Jason Dean and bassist Jenn Schmidt. Dean and Schmidt moved to the Central District a few years ago, and since then have drawn inspiration from the neighborhood — from the diversity and history here to the tragedy of Justin Ferrari’s shooting.
Mutiny Mutiny is poised to release their second album, and they’ll be playing a release show at the Columbia City Theater on November 14 at 8pm. CD News sat down with the band to talk about their new album.
CD News: What can listeners expect from the new record?
Mutiny Mutiny: We are very proud of this record, and really hope that listeners will enjoy it. We worked with an awesome producer, Brandon Busch, who really has a good pair of ears and he helped us get the best audio quality that we could. He did a great job, and things are really sounding awesome. The songs on the new record are pretty diverse. We have some faster, angry songs, some slower, moodier ones, some that are really weird and angular, and some that are more melodic. Jenn played classical music for a long time, so our song structures don’t necessarily follow what you’d expect from a typical rock band. They meander a little bit and go where they want to go, which we think is cool. We also worked with a really talented local artist, Stacy Hsu, for our cover art. It turned out amazing and that is 100% because of her.
CDN: What aspect are you most proud of?
MM: We are really proud of the batch of songs we’ve written and the performances we were able to capture on the record. Some feedback we got on our first album was that we sounded a little tentative and like we were holding back a little bit in the studio, which was probably true. This time around we really tried to step it up and bring a lot more energy and better performance to our songs. We also spent a lot of time working on writing stronger vocal parts and using harmonies more. Overall, we feel like this record is a big step forward for us and we’re excited to be able to start sharing it with people.
CDN: How has life in the CD influenced your music?
MM: Well, when you live in a neighborhood that’s produced amazing musicians like Jimi Hendrix and Quincy Jones you better step up your game if you’re going to represent the CD musically. It is such a dynamic neighborhood and we feel lucky to live here. There is constant activity and change, which generates lots of food for thought. You have boxing gyms, some of the best Ethopian food in the country, Hollow Earth Radio and places like The Wild Cat Cafe. We get a lot of inspiration from the energy and diversity of the community. There is a lot going on here, and when you mix that with the deep roots and strong sense of community there’s no shortage of inspiration for new songs.
CDN: Was the “Senseless Theater” song a way to cope with the tragedy of the Justin Ferrari shooting or a way to speak out on a large scale?
MM: Senseless Theater was written both as a coping song and as an attempt to speak out on a larger scale about the many instances of gun violence that have happened in Seattle this past year, one of which was the Justin Ferrari shooting. We live just a couple of blocks from the intersection where that happened and walk or drive through there pretty much every day. The absolute randomness and senseless nature of that incident really hit hard. It really could have been anyone. Not long after that, we were woken up by gunshots right out in front of our house. Our neighbors two doors down actually had bullets come in through their front walls. Jason was going to the studio the next day, and he finished the words to the song on the bus on the way there after that night while the police were walking around outside looking for casings. We tried to capture the sense of fear and paranoia that its impossible not to feel when acts of random and senseless violence take place so close to home.
Look for more upcoming shows from Mutiny Mutiny, to be announced on their website.
You can listen to a track from the band’s album here:
Who will lead the (hopefully) United Neighborhoods of District 3? We don’t know though Socialist Alternative City Council candidate Kshama Sawant appears on her way to a head start on the district’s first election in 2015. In the meantime, there’s another father of our country type to thank — The Stranger’s Dominic Holden has set up a Seattle District 3 Facebook group that is open too all comers:
Hey, everyone. Welcome to this page about Seattle District 3! Please invite anyone who may be interested–it’s public (if I set it up right, that is). Folks should discuss everything related to Seattle City Council elections for District 3, which includes Capitol Hill, the Central District, and a bunch of adorable little neighborhoods on the lake. Hurrah!
Holden vs. Sawant in 2015? Fun to see the burst of energy around something new in the city. Let’s see how long it lasts!
Meanwhile, open district groups have also been set up for the rest of the city. You can find the roster here.
Dulces has been on quite a journey. Friday night, the bistro from a husband and wife team with two decades of Seattle restaurant experience begins its third life — this time in a new home at 19th and Madison. It’s a sort of midway point between the original Madrona birth place of Dulces Latin Bistro and its recent years roaming downtown and Capitol Hill looking for a home.
After their 2011 exit from the restaurant’s original Madrona home, Carlos Kainz and Julie Guerrero were at one time lined up for Broadway’s Joule building. Next came word that the new Dulces was destined for the Oola Distillery project where Zoe roosts now. Ultimately, after 19 years in business in Madrona, Dulces landed downtown on Western Ave. By summer of 2012, Dulces was shuttered again.
We’ve tried to contact Kainz and Guerrero to write about the opening for a couple weeks now but have yet to hear back. If you stop in, give em my number, will you? We’ll leave it up to you to offer a correction to their website that locates the restaurant in “Madison Valley.”
The journey behind it, Dulces opens now inside the Lawrence Lofts project at 19th and Madison. Familiar touches such as the baby grand remain but there is new life, new features and a new name in the new spot. Dulces Bistro & Wine is how we know the restaurant now. It also has a full bar — a feature that wasn’t part of its sleepier existence in Madrona. We’re told many familiar dishes have been revived along with some new surprises. We’re also promised the once-vaunted wine list is also back up to snuff.
You can view a full menu and find hours at dulcesbistroandwine.com.
The Atelier Drome-created space includes the cocktail bar, a long counter view into the kitchen and a large roll-up garage-style door ready for next year’s warmer weather.
Dulces is open for dinner Tuesday through Saturday, 5p to 11p — the bar will close when you leave. Happy hour runs 5-7p and there will be live music on Friday and Saturdays starting next week. You’ll find Dulces at 1818 E Madison.
Six stories everywhere you look (Image: CHS)
Artist rendition of the planned “Memory Care Deck” — Fresh air, walking and sunshine will brighten your day. Our secured Memory Care floor of Aegis on Madison was uniquely designed to offer a second-level outdoor deck that will bring back the feelings of yesteryear. The façade of an old-fashioned neighborhood will surround the deck including a vintage car parked at the local garage, mailboxes, benches, and the doorsteps of classic NW homes. Residents can walk and reminisce about “the good old days” here.
Believe it or not, E Madison has quite a bit to offer an assisted living community. Aegis Living is slated to open its newest facility in January at 22nd and Madison — called Aegis on Madison — and general manager Rob Liebreich said the company couldn’t be happier with the location.
“There’s been a transition in this area has really picked up in terms of its reputation and desirability,” Liebreich said. “Five years back we probably wouldn’t have built this community where we’re building it now.” Continue reading
(Image: Alex Garland with permission)
The situation at Horace Mann isn’t exactly a stand-off but the tension has risen as supporters of the Africa Town Center for Education & Innovation put out a call Friday night for a community rally at the 23rd and Cherry school:
Seattle Police Department threatens raid of Horace Mann building today at 6pm. Stand in support of justice, equity and MORE for MANN. Bring your cameras.
As of Saturday night, police efforts to remove any people inside the Mann building had not taken place. Seattle City Light arrived at the scene Saturday — later, one person providing details via Twitter said generator power was now available.
Earlier, CDN reported on the ongoing tension around the situation for Seattle Public Schools which owns the building and plans a major renovation of the facility. Wednesday night, the school board voted to delay an action vote on the situation at the request of Superintendent Jose Banda.
Thursday, Banda again issued an order to vacate:
The groups in Horace Mann have been told to vacate multiple times since summer so renovations could begin to make way for a planned return of the Nova Alternative High School return next fall. While Seattle Schools has been mostly patient with the talks, there’s been a greater push for a solution as the construction schedule looms. The Seattle Times called More 4 Mann “squatters” and called for the groups to be removed from the building.
More 4 Mann, however, says it is doing much more than squatting in the building:
We want to continue to show the unified community of African-American parents, educators and students working together to take responsibility for the education of our children.Now is the time to rectify the past inequities and ineffective methods to educate our children.We will no longer accept and allow sub-standard resources, results, programs and policies directed to our young scholars.
Featuring Black Stax Band Members Jace ECAj & Felicia Loud, Hidmo’s Founder Rahwa Habte, Filmmaker Shaun Scott, and CD Forum’s Sharon N. Williams. Moderated by KUOW’s Program Venture Fund Reporter Tonya Mosley.
Wednesday November 13, 2013
Washington Hall
153 14th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122
6:00 P.M.
FREE
SEATTLE, WA – In late October, KUOW aired Program Venture Fund reporter Tonya Mosley’s four-part series “Black in Seattle”. The series immediately struck a chord for listeners throughout Puget Sound. The discussion continued online, with a robust and eager audience. Historic Seattle/Washington Hall and KUOW 94.9 will continue the conversation “offline” at Washington Hall on at 6 p.m. on Wednesday evening, November 13th.
Reporter Tonya Mosley will moderate a diverse group of thought leaders in Seattle’s black community. Topics will include the dwindling black population in Seattle, the gentrification of Central Seattle, the lives of black artists, corporate politics, and the positives and negatives of making a life as a black person in Seattle.
To listen and learn more information about the event, and the “Black in Seattle” series on KUOW, go to http://kuow.org/topic/black-seattle
About the Panelists:
Jace ECAj is a member of the hip hop crew Black Stax, an original member of the Silent Lambs Project, as well as one of the founders of the Dope Emporium Hip Hop Festival.
Rahwa Habte is an organizer for One America. She was the co-founder of Hidmo, a restaurant and community space in the Central District. For her work through Hidmo, Rahwa was awarded Seattle University Alber’s School of Business’ first annual Red Winged Leadership Award in 2010. Rahwa serves on the Board of The Vera Project, and on the Steering Committee of HidmoNEXT.
Felicia Loud is a soul singer and performer. She is a member of the hip hop crew Black Stax and also records and performs with her band The Soul.
Tonya Mosley is an award winning journalist, producer and media coach. Tonya’s work is currently featured on Al Jazeera America, Seattle Channel, Huffington Post, KUOW 94.9, Seattle Magazine, GoodEnoughMother.com and TheGrio.com. She is the recipient of KUOW’s Project Venture Fund, creating the piece “Black in Seattle”.
Shaun Scott is an independent filmmaker from Seattle. His first film, “SEAT OF EMPIRE: SEATTLE SINCE 1909″, was the recipient of a 2008 Mayor’s Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs City-Artist Award. He is currently at work on his second project, a critical panorama of 20th century capitalism and consumption, entitled “WASTE OF TIME: Capitalism, Consumption, and the Quest for Renewal.”
Sharon N. Williams is the Managing Director at Central District Forum for Arts and Ideas. She is also the Producing Director of The Mahogany Project.
Washington Hall is a historic, non-profit, community building that is available for events, performances, meetings, classes and rehearsals. Built in 1908 by the Danish Brotherhood, Washington Hall has been an anchor in the Central District for more than 100 years. The building has served as a hub for social and cultural activities for a broad ethnic community. The Hall was host to the first jazz performance in Seattle, and has hosted luminary African American performers and leaders including Marcus Garvey, Jimi Hendrix, Marian Anderson, and Duke Ellington. In 1973, the Sons of Haiti, an African-American Masonic Lodge, purchased the building and continued the tradition of hosting performing arts. Washington Hall was also the original home of On the Boards from 1978-1995. Historic Seattle acquired Washington Hall in 2009, saving it from demolition.
Washington Hall’s mission is to create a transformative space in Seattle’s Central District that honors the history of Washington Hall and is a home for arts & culture that reflects its legacy. The renovation of Washington Hall is a Historic Seattle community development project that will help revitalize the neighborhood and makes the building available for public use. Our community partners – Hidmo, 206 Zulu, and Voices Rising – will serve as anchor organizations of the fully restored building. To learn more about Washington Hall, Historic Seattle, and its partners, please visit www.washingtonhall.org.
KUOW is the region’s public radio station for news, information and cultural programming. It serves the Puget Sound region, Western Washington and Southern British Columbia at 94.9FM, Bellingham, WA at KQOW, 90.3FM and Olympia, WA at 1340AM. KUOW 94.9 and KUOW2 are streamed live at kuow.org and KUOW, KUOW2 and KUOW3 are broadcast in crystal clear HD Radio technology. KUOW is a founding member of NPR, an affiliate of American Public Media, Public Radio International and the Northwest News Network, and is a member of the Associated Press. The station is operated by KUOW/ Puget Sound Public Radio (PSPR) under an agreement with the University of Washington, KUOW’s licensee. PSPR is a community board governed, private non-profit corporation established in 2000. For more information, go to kuow.org, twitter.com/kuow or facebook.com/kuowpublicradio.
A woman was found struck over the head and bleeding after an attempted car jacking in an International District restaurant’s parking lot Friday night. The incident was captured on surveillance video and a suspect familiar to police has been identified.
Police were called to the scene in the 1000 block of S. Jackson just after 5:30 PM Friday after a 911 caller reported there had been a struggle and a collision in the parking lot and a woman was bleeding from the head.
Police reviewed surveillance video and identified a known mentally ill man who frequents the area between the ID and 12th and Jackson and is often seen panhandling. The heavyset, near-200 pound Asian male shed his bloody jacket nearby. Police also found the club used in the attack at the scene.
An immediate search for the suspect came up empty.
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Major changes and cuts to many of Seattle’s bus routes loom if lawmakers don’t take steps to shore up King County Metro’s budget. Metro’s proposed service cuts include eliminating routes 4 and 27 entirely and changing routes 2, 3, 7 and others.
Metro says they’ve taken steps to avoid coming to this point, having already cut costs, raised fares, and put other efficiencies in place. But temporary funding from the state expires in June, and if lawmakers don’t step in, we’ll see drastic route reductions city-wide. Metro proposes eliminating 74 routes and changing 107 routes, resulting in 33 routes likely becoming more crowded. Though a bit of a scare tactic to spur Olympia to action, this could become a reality.
You can provide feedback on the cutbacks to [email protected]. A meeting will be held December 10th in downtown Seattle to discuss the cuts.
Downtown Seattle Service Reduction Public Meeting
Tue, December 10, 12pm – 2pm
Where: Union Station, 401 S Jackson Street, Seattle
Created by [email protected]
Description: Come talk with Metro staff about the service reduction proposal. The meeting will be an open house format – with the option to participate in a short, interactive presentation and small group discussion from 1-1:30 pm.
You can also provide feedback via Metro’s service survey. The entirety of the cutback plan once short term funding dries up next June is available here.
