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According to this article, Neighbours may lose it’s lease.  No official word on what the building would be used for if Neighbours loses.  I’m going to hazard a guess that potentially we may see mixed use condo/retail at this location within 3 years. 

Hope to see several thousands of you tonight at Liberty on 15th Ave. I’ll bring nametags. You bring amazing anecdotes from the streets of Capitol Hill for me to embellish, post and profit from. We’ll also provide “free whitening” thanks to sponsor Theron Baker, DDS. OK. Not true. But it will still be actual happy hour at Liberty when we begin at 6. So you’ve got that going for you.

Capitol Hill loves all you young designers. First, your neighborhood blog offers to feature your brilliant Obama ad banners. Now, your community council offers you an opportunity to stamp your look on its brand — the Capitol Hill Community Council is holding a logo contest. Here are the details:

For reference and inspiration, here’s what the Hill’s Chamber of Commerce (also CHCC!) uses for their logo.

Want some feedback on your design proposal before submitting it to the council? Post a link in the comments. Good luck!

Curious which Teriyaki joint on Capitol Hill gets your vote as the best one.  I occasionally stop at Teriyaki Madness on 15th (across from Group Health) but their gyoza is only so-so.  What’s the best place?  Why?  Who has the best gyoza?

Be the Change: Your Trail Guide to Civic Engagement Seattle City Council Process

Presenter: City Council President Richard Conlin

Learn how to affect change within the City of Seattle.

City Council President Richard Conlin will present an overview of the City Council process and how to provide input on city ordinances and resolutions.

The workshop will discuss the formal and informal rules of taking part in the City Council process.

Thursday, October 2, 2008 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM

Free, but pre-registration requested RSVP to: https://nweec.websitesource.net/reg_leg-403_10-08/registration.htm

Northwest Environmental Education Council NWEEC Headquarters 650 S Orcas St., Suite 220 Seattle, WA Directions: From I-5 (Northbound or Southbound): · Take the Michigan/Corson Street Exit · Stay in right lane · Right on Michigan Street (first light) · Right on 6th Avenue South · Right on Orcas Street · Orcas Business Park is on the left next to the Post Office · Headquarters is on the second floor at the north end of the building · Parking is free on the street and in the triangular lot north of the building on S. Homer Street From 99 (Northbound or Southbound): · Go east on Michigan Street · Turn left on 4th Avenue South · Turn right on Orcas Street · Orcas Business Park is on the left next to the Post Office · Headquarters is on the second floor at the north end of the building · Parking is free on the street and in the triangular lot north of the building on S. Homer Street · Feel free to call us if you need directions in route or have any questions about parking: (206)762-1976.

My cycling companion and I spotted this typical pre-sharrow on Sunday. Lots of sharrows are finding their way onto Capitol Hill to advertise the presence of bikes on popular arterials.

Sharrows don’t actually *do* anything. The Seattle DOT website states that both motorists and bicyclists should “follow the rules of the road as if there were no sharrows.” Got that? Sharrows “do not designate a particular part of the roadway for the use of bicyclists.” That said, my guess is that the vast majority of cyclists and motorists DO think that sharrows indicate where cyclists should ride. I did.

This is why the placement of these pre-sharrows, most notably those coming downhill on 10th and Harvard, is terrifying! Note the deep grooves in the pavement on either side of this sharrow — grooves that no sane road-bike-riding cyclist would go near. Yet some sharrows are being placed near or even ON TOP of these grooves. So now cyclists will: a) ride on top of sharrow and risk crashing, b) avoid sharrow and risk pissing off driver who thinks cyclist should be on top of sharrow, or c) avoid sharrow and encounter understanding driver.

I hope that C is the correct answer.

In case you missed it, Capitol Hill Times had an article last week on what the construction at the Foley Sign Company(article unavailable online) is about.  Packard Apartments will replace this formerly commercial space.  Key takeaways from the article:

• Construction is expected to be completed by Fall 2009
• 61 units and 5000 square feet of retail space at ground level
• Resident parking for 36 vehicles will be provided in the building

This summer, 75 of you signed a petition asking Sound Transit to keep the empty buildings in the Capitol Hill light rail construction zone in use for community purposes to keep the area from decaying into an empty deadzone. While logistics and liability prevented ST from making any of the spaces available for community meetings, they did work to fill the area with art installations to help keep the area active. We note that the art installations are scheduled to be taken down at the end of the month.

Sound Transit also found some other creative ways to put the empty buildings to use. This picture is from the parking lot of the old Broadway Jack in the Box — and, yes, that is a SWAT tank. Seattle’s SWAT powers are now prepared for a Jack in the Box forceful takeover. Be warned.

They also like to keep the JiB parking lot clear of leaves for the SWAT events, etc.

So, not exactly what we all had in mind, but the area has been, indeed, kept active and tidy.