Six Flags Over Madison

The Bottleneck Lounge has found a clever way to advertize the presence of their cute little bar on Madison: a series of themed events which can be publicized via large flags hung above the door.

Pride events sported a Rainbow flag, South African wine evenings gave us a South African Flag.

Next event:

Saturday July 28th: Pirate Night!

Avast ye landlubbers! Abandon your post on July 28th and make quick to The BottleNeck Lounge for our first annual Pirate Party. (click here for details).

And now, a challenge for all of you Vexillologists: think of other suitable events to celebrate at the Bottleneck that can be celebrated with flags that are easily obtained (or you can supply) and E-mail info@bottlenecklounge.com with your ideas. Who knows, there might even be a free drink in it for you!

BTW, talking of Pirates: my choice of Pirate Song is "Pirate Jenny" , from The Threepenny Opera by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill, which ends so poignantly:

Then they'll pile up the bodies
And I'll say,
"That'll learn ya!"

(here's a recording by Nina Simone)

(and if I was asked to suggest a local band to perform it I'd suggest The Cutters)

Lawn Edger found

Two nights ago, we found a nice gas-powered lawn edger hidden in our shrubbery in our front lawn at 22nd Ave. E. and E. John St. We suspect it was stolen from a nearby yard and stashed for future pick up. We alerted the police but there were no lawn edgers reported stolen. Can you please send a note to your list to see if anyone’s missing one? If they can describe the brand and make, we’ll gladly return it to the rightful owner.
Cheers, Roger

Roger Nyhus
T 206-323-3733

roger@nyhus.com

Thoughts on 23rd/Union redevelopment?

Please visit this Miller Park blog post if you would like to share your thoughts on the proposed development (and upzone) at 23rd & Union.

Thanks
Andrew Taylor
MPNA

Blog and Calendar Updates

New on Blog

(Struggling with dead laptop: backlog of posts: sorry!)

• Important Opportunity for Comment - Nightlife Legislation
• Upcoming Bikery Programs
• East Union Project: YOUR thoughts, please
• East Precinct Police Appreciation: your letters, please!
• Saturday: Neighborhood Cleanup and Precinct Picnic
• Club Chocolate City's closing brings hard-earned quiet to Miller Park (Capitol Hill Times)
• Miller bathrooms mentioned in "The Stranger"

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From http://ical.mac.com/andrew_taylor/Miller

(see online calendar for details and other events)

• Friday, July 20, 4:00pm Madrona/MLK Farmers' Market
• Saturday, July 21, 10:00am MaDCAP cleanup
• Saturday, July 21, 1:00pm East Precinct Picnic
• Saturday, July 21, 2:00pm Bike repair self-help Sunday, July 22, 11:00am Broadway Farmer's Market
• Tuesday, July 24, 6:30pm Neighborhood Planning Committee
• Thursday, July 26, 7:00pm Seattle Community Council Federation Meeting
• Friday, July 27, 4:00pm Madrona/MLK Farmers' Market

Important Opportunity for Comment - Nightlife Legislation

Sonia Richter (our recently retired Safety Coordinator) passes this on:

Posting this would also help our neighbors on E Barclay Ct. who are being driven to sell their homes and move (or stay and never sleep) with the problems at Wade's on E Jefferson between 12th and 13th. Along with the noise and drug dealing a man was killed there last week, not coveredin the press at all. Thanks!

>>> Martin Moe 7/14/2007 11:54 AM >>>
Dear Friends,

THE ISSUE
The Mayor and the Seattle Police Department would very much appreciate your assistance by speaking out in support on the proposed legislation on Nightlife Premises. Specifically, support is needed for a provision that nightlife premises will require a license from the City of Seattle to operate a Nightlife Premise (the attached information gives you a sense of what the definition of a Nightlife Premise is). The license could be revoked if operators of a Nightlife Premise do not take action to comply with existing laws (noise, litter, property damage, violence, etc.).

The recent violence and gun shots outside Tabellah, a club just a couple of blocks from Victor Steinbrueck Park, demonstrates the need for legislation. SPD tells us that they have had several conversations with the owners of the club with no results. Many complaints have been filed with the Washington State Liquor Control Board over several months resulting in no action.

Support is required because the proposed City of Seattle license does not have adequate support to pass in a vote of Seattle City Council.

If you are interested in knowing more, see this document , go to this City Council webpage, watch the "Ask The Mayor" videos that deal with it, or read this timely (7/18/07) Seattle Times front page article.

WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP
You can help by doing the following:
1) Send an email to Seattle Councilpersons – the sooner the better!!
Send an email letting them know that you support a City of License be required for Nightlife Premise businesses. Some key points might be that 1) your public safety must be the priority for the Council and the City, 2) violence is not freedom of expression and 3) many businesses have legal responsibilities for ensuring that their impact on their surroundings is not destructive. Please copy friendsofsteinbrueckpark@yahoo.com

The email addresses for the Seattle Councilpersons are:

Nick.licata@seattle.gov
Peter.steinbrueck@seattle.gov
Richard.mciver@seattle.gov
Tom.rassmussen@seattle.gov
Jean.godden@seattle.gov
Jan.drago@seattle.gov
David.della@seattle.gov
Richard.conlin@seattle.gov
Sally.clark@seattle.gov

2) Attend the Hearing
There will be a public hearing on July 26th at 9:30 am in the City Council Chambers which is on the 2nd Floor of City Hall. Your attending and speaking in favor of the licensing requirement could be an additional way to influence the decision.

Ann Moe
Dave Martin

Upcoming Bikery Programs

The Bikery folks are at Garfield Community Center every SATURDAY afternoon from 2 - 5 PM and are eager to help fixing your bike. I've been a customer and recommend that you give them a try. They wrote to tell us of two special programs (both at Garfield Community Center, 23rd & Cherry, on Saturday):

We have some great programs coming up next weekend at the Bikery! On Saturday, July 21st, we have two programs for you.

The first, starting at noon is "Components 101 - 'The Wheel'" In that workshop, Nikki from Mobius Cycles will show you all about rims, spokes, hubs, and the art of "truing".

Following the components class at 3pm, we will be hosting a forum titled, "Who Speaks For You?". In this open forum, you will learn more about local and regional groups that are advocating for bicycle rights.

Tell your friends! This should be a great afternoon!

East Union Project: YOUR thoughts, please

Dan Bertolet wants some online discussions of the 23rd & Union redeveloment issues. Below is his letter; here's a link to the Design Review Board report and here's my previous post about the proposal (with links to older info).

Please click HERE (or on the word COMMENTS at the end of this post) to share your thoughts. You may be anonymous if you wish: your comments will be immediately available to all (click on the blog post title, or on the word COMMENTS at the end to read them).

Here's what Dan wants us to do:

I live about two blocks from 23rd and Union and have been following the proposed development closely. I've been thinking that it would be helpful to have a forum to discuss the pros and cons, and that your blog would might be a good place to do it. Would you consider making a post asking for feedback?

Personally, I am in favor of the development as proposed. I take Meuller at his word that if he can't do 65 feet that he'll bail on the project, and I think that would be a major loss for the neighborhood. I work in the architecture field and know that Mithun is one of the best design firms in the City, and they are especially advanced in green building. Mueller is a neighbor and a relatively conscientious developer, and seems to have some integrity about doing a good project. I think we are quite lucky to have this team for 23rd and Union. If Mueller bails, there's every chance we could end up with schlock.

Anyway, I would be interested to hear more about why people are opposed to 6-stories. Maybe we could all learn something if we could get a lively discussion happening on your blog.

Cheers,
Dan
2315 E Marion

East Precinct Police Appreciation: your letters, please!

From: Veronica Pugh <veronica@sngi.org>

No EPCPC (East Precinct Crime Prevention Coalition) meeting this month due to our participation in the East Precinct Picnic Saturday, July 21st, 1-4pm.

Police Appreciation - EPCPC will sponsor an East Precinct Police Appreciation in August. Capitol Hill Times has agreed to print a few stories from community members about why we appreciate the East Precinct Officers. If you’d like to participate in this project, please send a <200 word letter to the the editor Doug Schwartz <editor@capitolhiltimes.com> by Tuesday, July 31st. For more info about how you can participate with the police appreciation contact me.

Thanks,

Veronica Pugh
Seattle Neighborhood Group
EPCPC Program Coordinator
veronica@sngi.org
www.sngi.org
(206) 322-9330

Saturday: Cleanup and Precinct Picnic

Jon Vandemoortel (Mr. MaDCAP) writes:

The MaDCAP cleanup will commence as usual beginning with Starbuck's coffee at 9:45. It will end around noon. The barbecue portion has been canceled, however. The East Precinct station, located at 1519 12th Avenue, is having their annual picnic between 1:00 and 4:00 that day, and we are all invited to attend. Over the years, and especially so these past few, the officers of the East Precinct have worked many hours to ensure that we have a safe neighborhood in which to live. The Miracle on Madison simply would not have occurred without their assistance. Thus, you are encouraged to stop by their gathering after the cleanup for food and festivities. Thanks.

See you at the cleanup at 9:45 AM, Saturday July 21st (we meet behind the Prince of Wales apartments at 20th & Denny), and then again at the East Precinct at 1 PM:

Picnic at the Precinct

When: Saturday, July 21
From: 1-4 PM
Location: East Precinct 1519 12th Avenue, Seattle

All East Precinct Community members are invited!
Enjoy dancing, music, food, magic, balloons, raffles and Fun!
Get a precinct tour, meet local officers, Swat, K-9 and More

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Club Chocolate City's closing brings hard-earned quiet to Miller Park

6/27/07 Capitol Hill Times article about our neighborhood is finally available online.

Don't miss Bradley Enghaus's photo gallery of the area.