| Sex offender Cothern pleads
not guilty |
John Richard Cothern was arrested July 13 and charged Friday, July 16 with five counts of possessing depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct. Cothern was arraigned on Monday when he pleaded not guilty. He is being held at the King County Jail on $750,000 bail and is scheduled for trial Aug. 24.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
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| And now a word from our sponsor |
So this marketing representative from Hills Bros. Coffee flies in from Philadelphia to check out the viability of the Seattle market and spent most of the day complaining to local radio icon Earl Reilly that all he had to eat that day was a Baby Ruth candy bar.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
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| Summerfest's Ussery to step down this year |
Magnolia's Summerfest organizer, Heather Ussery, will be stepping down after this year's festival, and the organization is putting a call out to get a new director for 2011.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
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| Washington schools denied Race to the Top funding |
Though State Superintendent Randy Dorn decided over the weekend to provisionally adopt a national set of standards in an attempt to get up to $250 million in federal funding, the funding will not come.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
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| Firefighters raise $102,731 for Muscular Dystrophy Association |
Seattle Firefighters were out collecting donations in their boots for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) July 15 and 16. Thanks to the many drivers who slowed to drop cash and coins in the boot, the total amount raised was $102,731.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
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| Police Blotter 7/28 |
Confusion
Police responded to a reported burglary at a home located in the 2600 block of Perkins Lane West at 12:16 p.m. on July 12. The victims were two homeowners, one of which said he left the house at 8:30 a.m. and when he returned he found that the northeast bathroom window had been left ajar.
When he entered the house he found that the master bathroom had been ransacked. Taken from inside the house was approximately $5,000 in Canon camera equipment and a BOSE sound system.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
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| Bulletin Board 7/28 |
Susan G. Komen fundraiser this weekend
Evolution Pilates, Rain Fitness, Whole Foods Interbay and Santa Cruz Organic Pink Lemonade are holding a fundraiser from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, July 31, in front of Whole Foods Interbay at 2001 15th Ave. W. The event will include an open grill lunch by Whole Foods including, Santa Cruz Organic Pink Lemonade, pink cupcakes, wine tasting, pilates prizes and rain fitness giveaways. All proceeds will be donated to Susan G. Komen for the Cure of Puget Sound.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
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| Serving up the good stuff |
Ross Arrington, manager and lead butcher at Magnolia's newly opened Bill the Butcher store at 3800 34th Ave. W. served more than 100 customers who came by for samples during the first hour of the store's tasting event.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
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| Enjoying their salad days |
Dozens showed up at Saturday's fundraiser for programs at Pottery Northwest and several came away with raffle prizes.
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Tuesday, July 27, 2010
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| From the Supreme Court to Seattle: What could the gun law mean for you? |
It's an age-old argument: If you make guns illegal, only outlaws will have them. And if you take handguns away from upstanding citizens, you leave those who respect the law vulnerable to those who break the law. So what's a Supreme Court to do, and how does it affect the Emerald City?
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
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| Hundreds turn out for church opening |
About 1,600 Scientologists and their guests packed the street in front of 300 W. Harrison St. Saturday for the opening of the new Church of Scientology of Washington, a milestone for the congregation formed 54 years ago.
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Tuesday, July 27, 2010
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| New John Hay principal: 'Build relationships' with students for success |
Ever since Kari Hanson attended a talk by a fourth grade teacher on career day in middle school, she knew that education was her future.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
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| Five Angels benefit concert for Fremont fire victims |
A benefit concert in support of the surviving victims of the Fremont fire will take place on Aug. 10 at the Showbox SoDo.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
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| Cothern to be arraigned Monday |
After being arrested July 13, John Richard Cothern, 43, was charged on Friday, July 16, with five counts of possessing depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct. Cothern is currently being held at the King County Jail on $750,000 bail and is scheduled for an arraignment Monday, July 26 at 8:30 a.m. at the King County Courthouse.
Friday, July 23, 2010
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| Chocolopolis celebrates two years with chocolate tasting |
The flavors varied from the super sweet tanariva lait to the wildly rich abinao. And everyone who attended the sampling/anniversary event at Chocolopolis, couldn't get enough.
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
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| Volunteer charged with voter fraud |
The elections division of King County is investigating a woman working for the Initiative 1098 campaign who is accused of submitting 350 fraudulent signatures for the proposal.
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
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| Parenting then and now |
Parenting is nothing new. Ever since the beginning of humanity, people have had children and become parents, and their children after them have continued the cycle by having their own kids and becoming parents themselves.
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
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| Scenes from Seattle's Bite |
Food sizzling on the grill, children playing in the fountain and music blaring; this weekend's Comcast Bite of Seattle was just like a family barbecue -- just add a few thousand people.
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
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| Police Blotter 7/21 |
Sexual Assault
Police responded to the Intiman Theatre, located in the 200 block of Mercer Street on the Seattle Center grounds, at 8 p.m. on July 1 to investigate a possible assault that had occurred between 5:10 and 5:20 p.m. earlier that evening.
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
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| FDA trying to curb overuse of antibiotics in agriculture |
The use of antibiotics has been common in the meat industry for a long time, not only to treat sick farm animals or to protect them from diseases, but also to foster their growth.
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
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| $2,524 raised for homeless youth |
StandUp For Kids, a national non-profit organization that strives to reach out to homeless youth, teamed up with McMenamins Brew Pub in Queen Anne and raised $2,524 Wednesday evening July 14 that will go toward aiding kids on the streets of Seattle.
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
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| QA writers bring science to their fiction |
In a subterranean room on top of Queen Anne Hill, the tension was boiling.
"... His eyes widened in sudden shock. 'Renata! You -- no!'
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
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| Queen Anne sex offender arrested again |
A convicted sex offender living at the 20 block of West Galer Street has been arrested again by Seattle Police and charged with sexual exploitation of a child.
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
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| Coming soon to a street near you |
You are waiting in a long line at Starbucks for your daily latte. A man and woman argue about what they want to order, someone asks if they can sit at a table, a stack of Jenga blocks falls to the floor - nothing out of the ordinary.
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
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| Volunteer charged with voter fraud
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The elections division of King County is investigating a woman working for the Initiative 1098 campaign who is accused of submitting 350 fraudulent signatures for the proposal.
Thursday, July 15, 2010
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| Pow wow marks quarter-century |
This Friday through Saturday the annual Seafair Indian Days Pow Wow will celebrate its 25th anniversary and the 40th anniversary of the takeover of Ft. Lawton at the Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center in Discovery Park.
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
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| T'was a beautiful day for a Fun Run |
At 7 a.m., Saturday, with the thermometer already reaching the 70s and blue skies as far as the eye could see, never was there a more idyllic day laid out before The Crown of Queen Anne Fun Run.
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
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| Ooh la la, it's Bastille Day |
Seattle Center's annual Bastille Day Festival Sunday was upstaged for part of the day - a large-screen television nearby cast the World Cup soccer finale between The Netherlands and Spain.
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
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| He's got the Midas touch |
After 25 years in the business, Charles Douglas described his life's work as something that followed him: "After a while I thought, 'well I think I'm supposed to do this, to keep it alive.'"
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
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| Awww...Rats! |
The city of Seattle started a new composting system last year, making us home to one of the most successful recycling programs in the country.
A year later, some Magnolia and Queen Anne residences believe that the combination of the new rules on composting, which allow meat and dairy in the city's food and yard waste bins, and a milder winter has contributed to an increase in our rat population.
Thursday, July 08, 2010
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| Mieko's closes |
Mieko's, the popular gym at 32nd Avenue West, has closed, and two other businesses in Magnolia Village are right behind it.
Thursday, July 08, 2010
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| A torrent of toroids |
Michael Schultheis, who describes his acrylic paintings as "a visual fugue of geometry," wasn't always an artist. In fact, he was as far away from an artist as you could get: a computer software engineer at Microsoft.
Thursday, July 08, 2010
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| Police Blotter 7/7 |
Warehouse Burglary
On June 23 police responded to reports of a burglary at a business
located in the 3200 block of 17 Avenue West at 8:11 a.m. Upon arrival
responding officers spoke with an employee who said that when he had
arrived to work at 5:30 a.m. he noticed a few things out of place in
the office. He checked the warehouse and found more things out of
place, leading him to believe someone had broken in.
Thursday, July 08, 2010
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| Coe's new principal puts kids first |
Even though Tate Loftin is new to Frantz H. Coe Elementary School, she is no stranger to Seattle Public Schools.
Thursday, July 08, 2010
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| Permit applications |
The following information was provided by the city's Department of Planning and Development. Written comments on projects should be mailed to 700 Fifth Ave., Suite 2000, P.O. Box 34019, Seattle, WA 98124-4019.
Thursday, July 08, 2010
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| Upper QA merchants merge with chamber |
The Upper Queen Anne Merchants Association and the Queen Anne Chamber of Commerce have merged to form a singular place of support for the Queen Anne business community.
Thursday, July 08, 2010
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| Keeping your lawn and garden healthy in summer |
Now that the dry summer months are here, you will be happy to know that your lawn and garden may need far less water than you think in order to stay healthy. To avoid losing a large percentage of your water through evaporation, it is important to water early in the morning or in the evening.
Thursday, July 08, 2010
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| News from the Uptown Alliance |
The agenda for the meeting from 7-9 p.m. this Thursday at 106 Roy St. is the following:
• Introductions: Meet and greet our guests: City Councilmembers Richard Conlin, President of the Council, and Sally Bagshaw, Chair. of the Parks and Seattle Center Committee
Thursday, July 08, 2010
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| Feelin' it |
The trifecta of Queen Anne activities-the annual Fun Run, Children's Parade and Sidewalk sale-are hitting the streets of Queen Anne again this Saturday, July 10. The Fun Run raises money for the Queen Anne Helpline, which aids members of the community during periods of struggle and need.
Thursday, July 08, 2010
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| Promotion ceremony at Fort Lawton Saturday |
A promotion ceremony at Fort Lawton scheduled for 2 p.m. on July 10 will include the participation of Joint Base Lewis-McChord's field artillery honor unit, the Salute Battery.
Wednesday, July 07, 2010
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