Queen Anne News 2-15-2023

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GIVING THEIR BEST FOR MAGNOLIA

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Bill Whitham, center, the Magnolia Chamber of Commerce’s Chamber Volunteer Excellence Award recipient, receives a standing ovation from people who attended the Magnolia Chamber of Commerce Awards ceremony Feb. 7 at Bizarre Brewing in Magnolia. e Chamber of Commerce created the award in 2022 to recognize a community volunteer whose efforts made the neighborhood a better place. Whitham, who is active in his church and the community, served as the chamber Treasurer for a number of years and is now a chamber ambassador. ‘We need a lot more Bill Whitham’s who do so much for our community,’ Chamber CEO Jason ibeaux said. e chamber also awarded this year’s Person of the Year to Doug Kaimakis and Cinde Ennis for resurrecting Magnolia Summerfest during Seattle’s Sea Fair weekend last summer after the event was postponed during the pandemic. More than 2,000 children came through the bounce house; more than 70 vendors and 17 food trucks participated; over 5,000 beer sales were made; and over 200 hours of volunteer time went into Magnolia Summerfest last summer. is year’s Magnolia Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year award went to Courean Napolitano, owner of Vixen, a spa and boutique in Magnolia. Napolitano, who opened a second store in Queen Anne last summer, has been an active member of the chamber and the community since opening many years ago and a sponsor for the Winterfest and Vino in the Village events. She has also been active on the Reimagine Magnolia Village Beauti cation e orts as a member of the committee.

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MP’s Mary Henry releases second book of Seattle’s notable Black gures

By Jessica Keller Queen Anne News

editor

When Madison Park resident Mary Henry wrote her rst book more than 20 years ago, “Tribute: Seattle Public Places Named for Black People,” it featured 22 sites and the people for whom they were named. Her latest book, “Tributes: Black People Whose Names Grace Seattle Sites,” released in January by HistoryLink, has more than double that number — more than 50.

As someone who has experienced racism and has done her own work to

Photo by Jessica Keller Madison Park resident and author Mary Henry, left, and her daughter-in-law and illustrator Marilyn Hasson Henry stand with Mary Henry’s recently released book, ‘Tributes: Black People Whose Names Grace Seattle Sites,’ which is the follow up to ‘Tribute: Seattle Public Places Named for Black People.’ e book can be purchased at local book stores and from Amazon.

combat it in Seattle, that pleases her for many reasons.

“Maybe the city and the parks department are beginning to recognize that Black people do contribute to this community in many di erent ways,” Henry said.

Henry, a retired librarian, said she was inspired to write her rst book because of her work at South Shore Middle School. At the time, she used to quiz students, speci cally Black students, about places named for

Black historical gures. She would have them match the identity of a person with the site, she said, but more often than not, they couldn’t do it, she said.

“I’ve always been fascinated by the fact these bridges, these streets, these buildings and these parks, they had all these names, and you don’t know who they are,” she said.

After she retired, she put that

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Magnolia school damaged by arson re

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School was cancelled Monday at Catharine Blaine K-8 school in Magnolia after someone set a small fire outside the building Sunday night that caused smoke and minor damage to the building.

According to a Seattle Police Department police report, police responded to a call about a witness seeing a man setting a fire in the alcove of the school’s entrance Sunday evening. Police

arrived at the scene around 7:30 p.m. The witness stated the man left after the building caught fire.

According to the police report, SPD is looking for the suspect, described as a white male in his 30s with sandy brown, shoulder-length hair and a shaggy brown beard. The suspect was last seen wearing a gray beanie, a girls purple coat with white stripes and girl’s black yoga pants.

According to a letter to

families from Catharine Blaine

Principal Patrick Gray, “fire damage was limited to a storage area just inside the entrance,” but there was no damage to any classrooms. Most of the damage was caused by smoke, and classes were cancelled Monday to allow for clean-up and to ensure the school was safe.

SPD Arson/Bomb detectives are leading the investigation. People with information are asked to call the SPD Tip Line, 206-233-5000.

Seattle Center and Waterfront Park Job Fair this week

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Seattle Center, in partnership with WorkSource, is hosting a job fair as they look to increase staing by 22 percent over the next two years. is event, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. ursday at the Seattle Center Armory Loft 3, 305 Harrison St., provides an opportunity for job seekers to connect with employers, gain insight into open positions and learn more about the Seattle Center culture.

In January, the Seattle Center Department announced it will expand services to provide operations, maintenance, and public safety for Waterfront Park. With

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the transformation of Seattle’s Waterfront well underway, Seattle Center and Waterfront are hiring to ll an abundance of positions that accompany the growth.

A sample of the full-time, bene ted positions that will be coming available in February and March are:

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Gardener, Sr. - $32.52-$35.05 hourly Laborers - $25.58-$27.19 hourly Personnel Dispatcher - $27.82$31 hourly Management Systems Analyst$40.08-$46.68 hourly is event is open to all job seekers, career-bound individuals, and the general public. ere is no cost to attend, and parking is free for job fair attendees by showing a copy of a job fair yer or web page below at the Seattle Center Fifth Avenue North Garage upon entry. For more information, please visit seattlecenter.com/jobs.

Queen Anne brewery reopens indoor tasting room

After nearly three years as an exclusively outdoor venue, Rooftop Brewing Co., 1220 W. Nickerson St., has recently reopened its newly expanded indoor tasting room space to visitors. e new space includes:

• An expanded table and bar seating for all ages and fourlegged friends.

• A large-screen TV for sports and other entertainment;

• A full “to-go” fridge including all available Rooftop canned beer’

• An expanded private event space available for rent;

• An indoor extension of the community space.

Rooftop has also partnered with Smash at Burger food

truck “for a more consistent and top-notch food experience,” according to a press release. Rooftop has also instituted daily specials and events at the tasting room, including Tuesday trivia night, board game night and happy hours and specials. Go to http://rooftopbrewco. com/ for more information.

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Seattle Schools may consolidate due to $131M budget defict

By Spencer Pauley e Center Square

Seattle Public Schools are facing a de cit of $131 million that could cause the district to consolidate some of its schools.

“We are at the tipping point,” Seattle Public Schools Superintendent Brent Jones said at a budget work session. “Our structural de cit has grown to approximately $131 million . . . that is a lot.”

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Student enrollment at Seattle schools has dropped consistently from 53,627 in the 2019-2020 school year to 50,187 in the 202122 school year. School o cials expect enrollment to continue to decline as well. However, sta ng at the district has trended upwards from 5,609 sta members in 2014 to 7,273 last school year.

e current school year’s budget is based on $82 million of onetime spending that was used to plug gaps in the budget last year, according to Jones. e next steps school o cials are considering include creating $36 million in savings in the district’s central o ce for the 2023-24 school year and $18 million in 2024-25.

e district is expecting to have $11.2 million in school-based

reductions for next year as well. is includes reducing the number of assistant principals, combining school programs and cutting $1.9 million from school discretionary funds, according to the district’s presentation.

Seattle Public Schools will begin processing options for the future in the fall. e district will consider developing a system of schools with su cient enrollment by consolidating. Any changes are anticipated to be implemented in the 2024-25 school year.

Seattle Public Schools is holding another work session today to further discuss options.

COMMUNITY BRIEFS

Magnolia Village Pub hosting comedy show Feb. 16

Cozy Comedy presents “Now That’s Funny vol. 2” featuring comedians Karla Tofte, Kyle Riley and headliner Travis Nelson beginning at 9 p.m. Feb. 16 at Magnolia Village Pub, 3221 W. McGraw St., Magnolia. Tickets cost $20. The comedy show is the second in a series launched at the Village Pub, slated for the third Thursday every month. Visit CozyComedy.com to purchase tickets, or visit magnolia-villagepub.com, or call 206285-9756 for more information.

QACC hosting seismic retrofitting presentation

The Queen Anne Community Council and the Queen Anne Hub Captains Group is o ering a free presentation on seismic retrofitting for homes beginning at 7 p.m. Feb. 21, via Zoom. People can learn how retrofitting increases the chance that homes will survive future

Fountainhead Gallery hosting reading of late Queen Anne author’s book

earthquakes. The speaker will be Leif Jackson of Sound Seismic. Visit “Seismic Retrofit Presentation” at SignUp.com to register.

QACC hosting dialogue on crime in business community

The Queen Anne Community Council Public Safety committee is hosting an online dialogue about recent crime activities in Upper Queen Anne beginning at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 28, via Zoom. The event is for everyone who owns or operates a business in Upper Queen Anne, or who owns commercial real estate that hosts these businesses, to talk with public o cials about their experiences, concerns and possible solutions.

Representatives from Mayor Bruce Harrell’s o ce, Seattle Police Department and the City Council will be attending. Register at “Business Crimes in Upper Queen Anne” at SignUp.com to receive the Zoom link.

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The Fountainhead Gallery will host a reading of Madeleine Wilde’s “Notes from the Garden: Creating a Pacific Northwest Sanctuary” at 2 p.m. Feb. 19 at the gallery on upper Queen Anne, 625 W. McGraw St. Wilde’s column “Notes from the Garden” appeared in the Queen Anne & Magnolia News for more than two decades starting in the early 1990s. After Wilde’s death in 2018, Mike

Dillon, publisher from 1992-2013, gathered her best columns into a book manuscript, which was published by Seattle’s Chatwin Books in late 2021. Dillon, the book’s editor, wrote the introduction and Wilde’s husband, David Streatfield, professor emeritus in the department of landscape architecture at the University of Washington, wrote the foreword. The book is illustrated by architect Mark Hinshaw, former architectural critic at the Seattle Times and Crosscut.

During the hour-long program, Streatfield will discuss the creation of the couple’s terraced garden on Queen Anne’s southwest slope, and Dillon will read his favorite selections from the book.

“COVID delayed our reading on Queen Anne,” Dillon said. “Madeleine and David had a close connection with the Fountainhead Gallery. This reading is a kind of homecoming in the best sense.”

SEATTLE CITY LIGHT EXTENDS VOTING FOR MAGNOLIA STREETLIGHT PROJECT

By Jessica Keller Queen Anne & Magnolia News editor

Magnolia residents have until Feb. 24 to vote for a favorite style of streetlight that will be used to replace over 300 lights in one area of Magnolia.

Early last year, Seattle City Light approached Magnolia Chamber of Commerce representatives about the potential pilot project to replace streetlights in the southwest area of Magnolia. Magnolia Chamber spokesperson Ann Goos said the streetlights that will be replaced are over 50 years old and at the end of their life cycle, and Seattle City Light wants to replace them with LED Lights, which are more energy-e cient

and meet existing environmental codes. For the pilot project, Seattle City Light installed three streetlight options on West Viewmont. Seattle City Light had to move some misplaced pilot streetlights, however, and there was a delay in those lights’ electri cation. As well, community members shared their questions and concerns with Seattle City Light representatives to gain better understanding of the pilot project and what it will accomplish.

“ e streetlights in southwest Magnolia look very di erent than they do in east Magnolia,” Goos said.

“Seattle City Light has done an exemplary job to reach out to the community

and create a collaborative process,” Magnolia Chamber spokesperson Ann Goos said. “ is has been a good twoway dialogue.”

To give more people time to vote for their preferred streetlight option, Seattle City Light has extended the voting period to Feb. 24.

Goos said the Magnolia Chamber of Commerce encourages a ected residents in southwest Magnolia to visit the three streetlight options on Viewmont Way at night and then go online at surveymonkey.com/r/magnoliapilotstreetlights to vote.

Visit discovermagnolia.org/updates to read more about the pilot project.

Meatless meals can be crowd favorites

By Metro Creative Services

During Lent, many Christians engage in Friday fasts. The fast involves avoiding meat and leads many to fishand vegetable-based dishes for their Friday meals.

Expanding the possibilities for meat-free meals becomes a priority during

Lent. This recipe for “Sea Bass Tacos” from “Judy Joo’s Korean Soul Food” (White Lion Publishing) blends the flavors of Korean cooking with Mexican cuisine.

Sea Bass Tacos

Makes 8 tacos

3 ¾ ounces tempura flour

3 ¾ fluid ounces soda water

7 ounces sea bass fillets, skin removed, deboned and cut into 3⁄4- x 11⁄2-inch strips

Vegetable oil for frying

Sea salt

Kimchi salsa

3 ½ ounces cabbage kimchi, chopped into 1/4-inch pieces

¾ ounce tomato, diced into 1/4-inch pieces

¾ ounces pickled jalapenos, diced into 1/4-inch pieces

Slaw

4 teaspoons yuzu juice

3 tablespoons Kewpie mayonnaise

½ red onion, thinly sliced

½ cucumber, deseeded and julienned

½ Asian pear, peeled and julienned

To serve

8 taco shells (5 inches in diameter)

8 teaspoons sour cream

1 small tomato, finely diced Baby coriander (cilantro)

First, make the kimchi salsa. In a medium bowl, toss together the kimchi, tomato and jalapenos until evenly mixed, then set aside.

Next, to make the slaw, whisk the yuzu juice and mayonnaise together in a medium bowl. Stir in the red onion, cucumber and pear. Cover and leave in the fridge.

Half fill a heavy-based saucepan with oil and heat to 350 F.

Make the tempura batter just before frying. In a bowl, whisk together the tempura flour and soda water, making sure to keep it lumpy.

Salt the sea bass on both sides. Working in batches, dip the fish into the tempura batter, and fry for about 3 to 4 minutes, until the batter is golden brown and the fish is cooked. Place on a rack to drain off any excess oil and keep warm while you cook the rest.

Heat the taco shells according to the packet instructions.

Line the shells up on a plate and add a piece of the fish to each one. Top with the slaw and then the salsa. Garnish with a dollop of sour cream, diced tomato and baby coriander.

Lincoln High flag football team claims Metro League title

Last week at Memorial Stadium, the Lincoln High School Lynx flag football team claimed the school’s first Metro League championship since reopening in 2019. The Lynx defeated Eastside Catholic, 32-18, capping off a strong season where they finished 9-1. The team is coached by Don Biszek and Joshua Tufts. There is talk of a possible matchup with Tacoma’s champions for regional bragging rights.

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knowledge into print, focusing on Seattle locations. More than 20 years later, she was compelled to update her book to re ect the growing number of Black people and places being recognized. She is just as determined that these people are not remembered only for the places named after them.

“When you pass by these buildings, do you know who these people are? No,” Henry said.

CHANGE IN EMPHASIS

Henry said while her rst book mostly focused on the places named for the people, this book places more emphasis on the people whose names grace buildings, bridges, pools, streets and more in Seattle.

only medication for leprosy until 1940, Henry said.

PUSH TO PUBLISH

While Henry said her rst book took her about 10 years to complete, she felt pressure to get her latest book done sooner rather than later because of her age. She almost met her goal of getting the book published before her 99th birthday, but not quite.

“I wanted to get this book done before I died because I just think people should know about these people because they’ve don’t some really special things,” Henry said.

Khambatta Dance Company dancers will perform with German-based

Dance Company in the sixth annual Seattle International Dance Festival Winter Mini Fest.

SIDF Winter Mini Fest features Khambatta

Dance and Tchekpo Dance companies

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e sixth annual Seattle International Dance Festival Winter Mini Fest presents four public performances from Feb. 25 to March 4 in conjunction with a 10-day residency between Seattle-based Khambatta Dance Company and the German-based Tchekpo Dance Company.

TDC is an international troupe combining African, Italian and German artists.

Highlighting spontaneity, the SIDF Mini Fest features premieres by each company and work created collaboratively in a few days’ time between artists hailing from three continents. It brings contemporary dance to Seattle’s doorstep by presenting four performances over two weekends.

e rst week of the residency, Tchekpo Dance Company and Khambatta Dance Com-

pany meet and exchange favorite works with the audience relating to being a stranger, the animal world and other subjects. e rst performances are at 8 p.m. Feb. 25 and 7:30 p.m. Feb. 26, at Broadway Performance Hall (1625 Broadway). Khambatta Dance Company premieres Now What? It mixes spoken word, music and athletic movement, while contemplating the self-reective introspection and enlightenment of a death/rebirth cycle. KDC also collaborates with Tchekpo Dance Company, to create a new piece, born of artistic inspiration and spawned in just a few days’ time. e work will be titled just before the show.

e second weekend, performances begin at 8 p.m. March 3 and March 4 at Erickson eater (1524 Harvard Ave.).

Visit www.seattleIDF.org for ticket and performance information.

Some of the people with eponymous Seattle landmarks are nationally known, such as late civil rights activist and Congressman John Lewis, for whom the John Lewis Memorial Bridge in Northgate is named. Many, however, were or are from Seattle, such as former King County Councilman and civil rights activist Larry Gosset, who helped establish the Black Student Union at the University of Washington and formed the local chapter of the Black Panthers. He now has Gosset Place, a housing complex that provides shelter for formerly unsheltered people, named after him.

e subjects in the book came with diverse backgrounds, from civil rights activists, to literature, to medicine, to academia, to athletics.

Her favorite subject she wrote about in her book was Alice Ball, who has a park named after her. Ball was the daughter of Seattle’s rst Black photographers and was the rst woman to graduate from the College of Hawaii with a master’s degree. As a chemist, she isolated an oil that gave relief to leprosy patients. It was the

Henry said the creation of both books was a family e ort. While she wrote the books, her sons helped edit them, and she enlisted her daughterin-law Marilyn Hasson Henry to illustrate.

Hasson Henry said she doesn’t have formal training in illustration or drawing, other than a few art classes she took in the past, but she wanted to help her mother-in-law accomplish her goals with the books.

“It was more my tribute for my mother-in-law and my love for her love,” Hasson Henry said.

Since Henry’s new book was nished and sent to the publisher, more places in Seattle have been named after Black residents, but Henry doesn’t mind. She said she is pleased with the continued e ort in Seattle to recognize notable Black gures in Seattle and to have played her own part with her books.

“To me, it was my contribution to literature of notable Black people in history in Seattle,” Henry said.

“Tributes: Black People Whose Names Grace Seattle Sites” can be purchased in local bookstores and on Amazon.

Photo by Jim Cole

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