Our weather got a bit boring there for a while. Why even bother to look it up if it you know it’s going to be sunny and 75 degrees?

But with fall almost here, you may want some weather information that comes from somewhere closer than SeaTac. Andrew recently sent us a helpful tip, pointing out that there’s now a Weather Underground station in Madison Valley.

For example, right now it’s 52F, calm, with a cloud ceiling at 800 ft. We got almost an inch of rain yesterday, for a total of 1.39 inches for the month. And the good news is that coming up Friday, we’ll be back to clear skies and 77 degrees.

We’ve also put the overview into a widget on the front page where you can track the forecast while you’re on CDNews.

It can be a dicey proposition to find something to eat on Labor Day. We found that out this morning when we went all the way to Columbia City for breakfast and found that Geraldine’s was closed.

But jseattle has reminded us that there’s a tasty lunch option in the Central District every Monday, with the Skillet Street Food airstream parked at 13th & Marion near Seattle U.

On the menu today: the burger, 7 flavor beef & nodles, rockfish tacos, and of course poutine.

You’ve got until 2pm to grab some.

After a scoreless first quarter, Garfield’s towering wide receiver Tony Wroten Jr. led the team to its first touchdown despite a drive laden with penalties. Wroten, Garfield’s nationally ranked Basketball star, just started playing football again this year. His talents played a role in Saturday’s win, regardless of a minor injury causing him to sit out for most of the 4th quarter.

But Wroten, as well as many of the other players on the field struggled with turnovers and penalties. Multiple Franklin fumbles as well as dozens of Garfield offensive fouls caused many opportunities to be given away. Also, both teams failed to score any point-afters.

However, lost yardage, a late Franklin touchdown and the leadership of Franklin’s quarterback could not overcome Garfield’s craving for victory. Running back Valebtino Coleman’s 4th quarter touchdown sealed the win for the Bulldogs, and started their season off right.

More photos can be found here.

Need spme veggies for your holiday weekend feast? The Clean Greens Market is open today until 3pm. They’ve got zuccini, squash, greens, radishes, and black eyed peas.

It’s all organic and grown at their farm in the Snoqualmie Valley.

Look for the white canopy at 116 21st.

Tipster S.E. sends us a heads-up about some friends who were mugged as they were leaving a party last Wednesday at 1am, near the intersection of 22nd & E. Pine:

They were walking back to their car and were approached by a group of 6 men as they got to their vehicle.  One of the men asked for 50 cents – the male victim gave it to him as he was letting his girlfriend into the passenger side of the car.  When he walked over to the drivers side of his car, 3 of the men were waiting there for him.  They punched him in the face, and stole the female victim’s purse before running off (likely because the woman was screaming).  

Obviously this was a pretty disconcerting event, and I wanted to be sure others knew about it.

An important factor here is that the victims apparently didn’t immediately call 911, waiting instead to report it to authorities the next day. This was a serious crime with an element of violence, and a 911 call would have resulted in an immediate police response that would have had a chance of catching the perpetrators.

If you’re a victim of or witness to a crime, however small, be sure and call it in immediately. 

Jonah at The Stranger has been all over the outcomes of the participants in the Drug Market Initiative, reporting today that the seventh of eighteen original low-level drug dealers has been picked up and now faces prosecution:

Another participant in the city’s Drug Market Initiative (DMI)—an effort aimed at eliminating the open-air drug market along the 23rd Avenue Corridor in the Central District—has failed out of the program.

King County prosecutors have filed drug possession charges against Terrance Lee Jenkins, 51, after, police records say, he was caught carrying several crack rocks and a wad of cash late last month.

As we exclusively reported back in June, the DMI program is designed to give non-violent drug dealers a choice: accept help and clean up, or else face serious jail time. 

This seventh prosecution follows two who didn’t show up for the call-in meeting, one who was picked up shortly after the program began, and three others that were reported last week by Jonah.

City deputy prosecutor Tienney Milnor told us last week that individual outcomes are not the main success criteria for the program. Instead, city officials will judge the program a success if the open air drug market along 23rd avenue is “dismantled” over the long term.

Additionally, according to residents around 23rd & Union, the real-world outcome so far seems to be very positive, with a significant decrease in drug activity and the other issues that go along with it.

We’ll continue to track the stats and see if that pattern hold over the long term.

Harmony Arts, a neighborhood program for kids 3-17 years old will offer its first community classes next week. In residence at My World Dance and Fitness studio, Harmony Arts offers a mix of self-defense, kung fu and yoga and specializes in working with special needs children, through mainstreaming and individual programs. Peace based programs focus on empowerment and respect for self and others!

“Movement and Therapeutic Arts with Social Consciousness; building mind, body, spirit and community.”

www.harmonyarts.us

We learned through a forward from a Madrona email list that Tom Thong, the owner of Rubys Cleaners in Madrona, passed away this week. From the email, the daughter and son-in-law have come back to help figure out the business, and are unsure if the family can keep it going without outside help. Today, there is a sign on the door informing customers that they are only accepting pick up orders, but “should be back to normal operations shortly.”

Hi – 

I’m wondering if we could start a CD-oriented free stuff exchange, like freecycle or the free section on Craigslist, but even more local.   I’m hoping to do some cleaning this weekend and will post a few things to get us started.

-JRo

Aaron John Sullivan was killed on Wednesday, July 22 2009 with a military-issue assault rifle. This was not a Black-on-Black murder. This was not a gang-related murder. This was not a drug-related murder. This was a gun-violence murder. This is for all of us who have lost a loved one to gun violence. Gun violence hurts us all. April 11, 1991 – July 22, 2009 When: Thursday September 10th 2009 Time: 6:30 pm Why: To unite with candles on the day Buddhists believe Aaron’s spirit will transition to Enlightenment. It is believed that candles will help light his way. Where: Seattle Central Community College (East Pine Street) !!Please Bring A Candle!! Route: We will walk along Broadway/10th Avenue East to Prospect and then up to Volunteer Park. Questions: Please contact ([email protected]) I’m posting this for Mary Jasper (email above)