A new 3-story mixed-use building is going up at 100 NE 45th St. Demolition of the existing building (a satellite space rented by Seattle Stained Glass) is scheduled to begin this week. The new structure will be a modern Seattle-style box consisting of 4 live/work units and 2 residential townhomes. Roland Development is spearheading the project.

Live/work units are essentially condos stacked on top of a ground floor that is intended to function as a small office or studio. The idea is to attract small business owners to live directly above their licensed and operational business. This type of setup …

SNAP (Seattle Neighborhoods Actively Prepare) is a city program designed to help nighborhods help themselves in the event of an emergency. Toolkits and presentation materials are available online to help you and neighbors get organized.

To help get the ball rolling, a meeting will be held this Thursday. Admission is free.

Date: Thursday October 17, 2019 Time: 7:00 pm Place: Room 202 Good Shepherd Center (50th and Sunnyside)

We are all familiar with how the great Cascadia Subduction Zone off Washington’s shore and under the Olympic Mountains could result in a disastrous earthquake any day now. There are other slightly …

Back in January, I wrote about a City Light program to install electric vehicle (EV) chargers in 10-15 locations throughout the city. One of the chosen locations was Gas Works Park, and work was slated for completion by late Spring or early Summer of this year. I get down to Gas Works quite frequently, but I haven’t seen the charging station. And that is easily explained by the fact that it just isn’t there.

I snooped around on the internet to find out what’s going on.

City Light has a map showing all the proposed sites, and their status. If …

 

You may have seen the signs, both in Seattle and elsewhere, seeking temporary workers to conduct the door-to-door portion of the 2020 US Census. Even as the census bureau beats the bushes looking for workers, census activities are ongoing and have been since August.

While the official US head count will not begin until next year, the census bureau conducts many other types of surveys, and the city of Seattle wants you to know your rights if someone purporting to be from the census comes around.

As we all know, there is no shortage of people who go door-to-door pretending …

Rebecca Fogarty, a program coordinator for the Village, sent us the following notice:

PNA Village Breakfast & Q&A

Thursday, October 10th, 9:30-11:30 AM

The PNA Village is officially expanding to Wallingford and Fremont! This program makes it easier for people to stay in their own homes as they grow older by connecting members with volunteers for transportation, minor home repairs, social connections, gardening, and much more! To learn about the village, they will be hosting a breakfast and Q&A at the Wallingford Senior Center. Current Village members and volunteers will provide breakfast and will host a fun and interactive group …

The City of Seattle and Puget Sound Energy continue to put our taxes and fees to use. There is construction going on all over the neighborhood.  The City of Seattle in pursuit of the big multi-modal project that has been ongoing for awhile now.   PSE is working on its natural gas project.   From the city’s weekly notice:

Here’s what you can expect for the upcoming week of construction: 

Work hours:

Crews to typically work Monday – Friday, from 7 AM to 7 PM

Closures and detours: 

Lane closures near work zones to accommodate construction activities; our crews will maintain one…