evo is holding a free event on mountain safety for kids, featuring dogs and hot chocolate. Dogs and hot chocolate! Chris writes: Nothing goes better together than dogs and snow. Who doesn’t like to see a dog riding the chair with their patroller partner…although it might be the most adorable thing in skiing and snowboarding, these animals have a purpose. To help keep you safe and save lives. This Wednesday, we want to invite you to our Kids Safety Night at…
I was having lunch at Pinky's BBQ this afternoon as three SPD cruisers screamed west down 45th Street. Now I know why. According to the this story in The Seattle Times, Seattle police was called to the 4400 block of Woodlawn Avenue North around 3 p.m with a reporting of carjacking. "Witnesses told officers that the suspect struck the woman with her own car, according to the police department. She was taken to Harborview Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries," the Times…
In September, we finally got a break in the long string of broad-daylight porch robberies, and now maybe we got a small break in the long string of car prowls. But it's a good news / bad news situation: the good news is, police have arrested a long-operating, serial car prowl gang. The bad news: more astounding incompetence and neglect on the part of the Seattle Police Department. The story, as reported by Dan Westneat of the Seattle Times, goes something…
Cheap thrills! Wow the kids! Amaze the adults! Boggle the trippers! Pop in Artist and Craftsman Supply (4350 8th Ave NE) and head to the back for a free black light display. Perfect rainy day activity for the kids. (Thanks for the tip, Calmar!)
Spotted this guy tucked in a corner of the parking lot next to Wine World on 4th Ave NE. That's James of WildWillis selling wild mushrooms foraged by his father (and other foragers) on the Olympic Peninsula. When I passed by Friday night, he had a mix of chanterelle, black trumpet, matsutake, cauliflower, lobster and other varieties on hand. WildWillis will be in that spot Thursdays to Sundays, 10 am - 8 pm through Christmas. On a related note, it's mushroom season in…
The SPD Blotter reports: A 19-year-old man delivering political fliers near Green Lake on Monday afternoon told police he narrowly averted a stickup by hitting the would-be robber with his only weapon at hand – a bag of brochures. The victim told police he was delivering political fliers to homes near North 60th Street and Kensington Place North when three men wearing all-black clothing stopped him on the sidewalk. One of the suspects said he had a gun and ordered the victim…
Spotted this sign left on the windshield of an VW bus that had been left parked in one spot too long, apparently, for the taste of some neighbors. If you've just got to leave an anonymous note on someone's windshield, thank you for making it a work of art.