A group of Aaron Sullivan’s friends and family are starting to gather
in front of the Broadway Performance Hall to march in his memory and
protest gun violence.
Their path will take them down Broadway to volunteer park.
More updates soon…
Garfield’s football team (1-0) will play their second game today again Inglemoor (0-1) today at 5pm at Memorial Stadium. Our new friends at The SunBreak have a great writeup about how the “#1 basketball player in the country” has joined the football team and was a key part of Garfield’s win last week.
The Seattle Times will be twittering game updates @seatimespreps.
We’ll be watching the scores and will update it as the game unfolds.
Update: The Seattle Times has the game summary. Garfield’s star Tony Wroten suffered a bruised knee in last week’s game, but they’re hoping for him to be back in action for next week.
We got a press release this morning from Seattle U, announcing that they’ve raised $169 million in private funds for their capital campaign, exceeding their goals by almost $20 million. That included $10 million from Bill & Melinda Gates, and gifts of more than $1 million from 26 other people.
The funds will go to scholarships ($43 million), academic programs ($44 million), and to fund some building projects such as the big library expansion that is currently under way (web cam coverage of construction is available here).
The university has a significant list of other building projects that are planned for the long-term and are dependent on additional funding, such as the remaking of 12th & Madison that CHS covered last month. However, Seattle U media relations representative Katie Gilliam tells us that the extra funds won’t immediately green-light any of those other projects.
One other project that is still on hold is a new fitness center planned to be built next to the Connolly Center near 14th & Jefferson. Ms. Gilliam said that the university has raised half of the needed funds for that project, but no start date is available yet.
We live on 20th between Cherry and Jefferson. We received a notice that they are filming scenes for “The Details” at 1915 Cherry (Cherry Hill Apartments) tonight. They blocked off parking on 20th to allow space for staging from 8pm yesterday to 10pm today. As of this morning no one has showed up but I’m hopeful we’ll get a glimpse of Tobey Maquire tonight.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/movies/2009621409_raccoonmovie8m.html
Come to the Central District Fall Plant Exchange, rain or shine. Here’s a little advance notice so you can think about what you want to share, divide, or get rid of, I mean, pass along to the next gardener.
WHO: everyone! you do NOT need to bring something in order to take something. Beginner gardeners welcome. Gardening questions welcome: we may or may not have answers and we’ll give it our best shot.
WHAT: FREE plant exchange
WHEN: Oct. 3rd, 10am -2pm
WHERE: 20th & E Union SE corner, Copymaster parking lot
WHY: plants and garden-related items FREE exchange, neighborhood news, meet your friends and neighbors
Septembers already one third over! Let’s hope the sunny days hold out a few more weeks. Here’s the scoop from the streets of Seattle’s East Precinct:
As we mentioned a couple of weeks ago, long-neglected Washington Hall is now in the hands of Historic Seattle and is going to get some minor repairs that will make the space usable once again. But the question remained of what the non-profit has planned for the space once those repairs are done.
Yesterday we spoke with Mark Blatter, Historic Seattle’s Director of Real Estate Development, who said that the goal of the repairs is to get Washington Hall back into use as a community performance venue as quickly as possible. They’re currently working with leaders in the non-profit arts world to select programming to appear there, and they’re looking for long-term arts tenants who can make the building their home for performances, rehearsals, and offices.
Once repairs are made to systems like plumbing and heating, Blatter said that performances could come back to the hall by the end of the year. Stay tuned for news on a grand reopening that will reintroduce the building to the community.
Today Tristan Appleberry made an appearance in King County Superior Court, where a judge set a date of December 16th for his trial in the July 22nd shooting of Aaron Sullivan. Although the date seems quick for such a serious charge, it is actually delayed a bit due to “discovery issues”, including the need for the defense team to look at the autopsy results and issues surrounding text messages found on a confiscated cell phone.
Appleberry is charged with second degree murder in the case, where he is alleged to have retrieved an assault rifle from his home and shot Sullivan dead as he sat in a vehicle on 32nd Avenue South in Leschi. The shooting was allegedly precipitated by an argument over a girl that occurred between one of Appleberry’s friends and a friend of the victim.
We’ll continue to keep an eye on the court proceedings and will let you know if there’s further delays or other changes.
A march will be held tomorrow (Thursday 9/10) at 6:30pm on Capitol Hill to protest gun violence and remember the life of Aaron Sullivan.
Please pass on this opportunity for disaster skills training to your contacts – space is still available for this weekend’s Search & Rescue class (Sept 12 – registration closes Thursday, September 10, 2009 at 4:00 pm) and next weekend’s Disaster First Aid class (Sept 19 – registration closes Wednesday, September 16, 2009 at 4 pm).
General registration for 2009 Falls Skills Training continues now through December with limited space in some classes. See attached flyer for full schedule and more information.
Training is provided at no cost to participants. Yes, classes are free, but you must be signed up to attend.
To pre-register for all classes:
E-mail [email protected]
Include your name, e-mail address, phone number, course(s), and date(s).
Don’t miss this opportunity!
Seattle Office of Emergency Management
Public Education Team
105 5th Ave. South
Seattle, WA 98104
“Disaster ready … prepared people, resilient community.”
The parks levy that we approved last year included millions of dollars to fund acquisition of new park space in the city. Although a lot of it is directed towards specific projects, one chunk, a total of $15 million, is up for grabs to the communities that can make the best case for it.
Although details of the program are in work and not settled yet, the basic idea is that community groups will be able to submit detailed project applications to the city to purchase land and build new parks. Each will be measured against a standard set of criteria and their level of community support, and the best-ranked will be approved and get funded.
The overall schedule for the program is:
But in these kinds of situations the early bird often gets the worm. It’s never to soon to start working on ideas, gathering community support, and generally get things lined up to make sure you can hit the program milestones next year.
For example, we’re woefully short on dog parks in the Central District. If you know of a few untended vacant lots, they’d be prime candidates for this program. Throw together a 1-page description of what you have in mind, start recruiting your neighbors and community leaders, and be prepared to write up a detailed application early next year.
Our new forums would be a great way to share ideas, help you network, and keep CDNews in the loop on your efforts.