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The Seattle Times reported earlier today that police arrested a man just after midnight on Monday morning at the 8900 block of Aurora for firing a pellet rifle repeatedly from a rooftop towards signs across the street.
For the complete story, go here.
According to an aware neighbor and an SDOT confirmation, the Seattle Department of Transportation has begun the process of installing left-turn signals for vehicles turning from 80th Street onto Aurora Avenue. The process will also include the installation of new control boxes and a replacement utility pole "arm" for one that was repeatedly damaged by passing vehicles. If the installation process continues as planned, the signals should be functioning by March.
In an email to Aurora|Seattle, Cindy Potter,...
If your driving or walking or bus riding happens to be bringing you through the intersection at 85th and Aurora, just be aware that there is a temporary slowdown while some changes are being made on the wiring and the switches for the intersection's traffic lights. Police officers are in the middle of the intersection directing traffic, so watch out!
In their most recent newsletter, GAIN announced a meeting intended to gather information from the public that will be used as part of the search process for a new police chief:
Mayor McGinn has appointed 26 people to serve on the search committee for a new police chief. Cindy Potter from GAIN is one of the members of this committee. As part of the process the committee is asking the public for input on what criteria you want used in evaluating candidates. The committee...
A man trying to cross Aurora Avenue at around 45th Street was struck by a southbound vehicle in the evening on January 28. He was transported to Harborview, where he later died from injuries. According to the SPD Blotter:
On January 28th, at approximately 8:12 pm, a Chevrolet Blazer was travelling southbound on Aurora Avenue North approaching the 4500 Block. At that time, a pedestrian was crossing Aurora Avenue westbound. When the pedestrian reached the southbound lanes, he was struck by...
Aurora|Seattle, a 9-month old neighborhood blog, is pleased to announce today a new partnership with the Seattle Times, a trusted news source in the Northwest for over 113 years. The Times also unveiled seven other sites that will join their original hyperlocal and specialized news site partners, bringing the total number of partner sites to 19.
According to the Times' announcement, executive editor of The Times and Seattletimes.com, David Boardman stated, "We're thrilled to welcome these new partners...
On the evening of January 18th, two women were assaulted at North 92nd Street and Aurora Avenue North by three female suspects. Unfortunately, one of the victims was pepper-sprayed, while the other was assaulted and had her purse stolen. Fortunately for the victims, however, police officers from the North Precinct were nearby.
On bikes.
The assaulted women flagged down the bicycle...
The next Greenwood Aurora Involved Neighbors (GAIN) cleanup is on Saturday, February 6 from 10:00-11:30am at N 90th St & Stone Ave N - and not a moment too soon! February 6 also happens to be Seattle's 16th annual Neighbor Appreciation Day. Check it out:
February 6, 2010 marks Seattle’s 16th annual Neighbor Appreciation Day. It is a time to reach out to our neighbors, create new bonds, and express thanks to our neighbors. Community organizations, businesses and residents across...
On February 2 & 3, Greenwood's Green Bean Coffeehouse and Belltown's Emmaus Road church are sponsoring a workshop on Asset Based Community Development (ABCD), which is designed to teach communities how to mobilize to work together. Read on for more information.
Asset Based Community Development
Mobilizing Communities, Working Together...
One can never receive too many reminders to drive safe during the holiday season.
Similarly, it seems that one can't receive too many reminders about driving safe on Aurora Avenue these days. In mid-December, the Aurora Traffic Safety Project, which was officially launched last June, unveiled its second in a series of billboards that are a part of the project's effort to improve safety and reduce collisions along the Aurora corridor.
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Murals have been popping up all over Aurora lately. Want more? Check out this announcement/invite from GAIN, Sustainable Green Lake, and the Seattle Department of Transportation:
Are you interested in seeing more ART on Aurora?
Aurora mural locations include empty storefront windows and/or sides of buildings. The first project site is 7615 Aurora Avenue N....
Today I was walking on Aurora. While I was walking on the West side of Aurora, I looked up and saw what I thought was a pack of cigarettes jammed into the chain link fence. Upon closer examination, I noticed that it wasn’t cigarettes protruding from the pack of Marlboro Reds, it was hypodermic needles! I looked closer, and I also saw a metallic spoon jammed into the pack, along with the needles. My guess is that this is the remains of a drug user’s supply....
One Aurora motel closed recently while another hosted a positive and creative community event. Yet another - which had problems a few summers ago - was in the process of renovating some rooms this week.
Additionally, the city has developed and passed a new tool, the Chronic Nuisance Property Ordinance, that is "designed to stop frequent criminal activity at commercial and residential properties across the city."
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The SeattlePI reports that the Seattle Motor Inn at 125th and Aurora Avenue North closed this past Monday. The motel, one of five Aurora motels operated by Dean and Jill Inman (whose names you might recognize from this past summer), was known as a hub for criminal activity.
An Aurora Avenue North motel that police say has long been an area of criminal activity, has closed, staff said Wednesday.
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While the residents of 84th street west of Aurora keep an eye on the bus stop plaza being installed by SDOT, the 84th street east-siders have plenty of their own neighborhood happenings to keep them busy.
Two weeks ago, two boys, 12 and 14, were arrested after committing armed robbery at the Union 76 gas station on Aurora between 84th and 85th. But in the days before the gas station hold-up, the boys attempted to break into a home on 84th street two days in a row, one resident reported. The boys were chased...
The Seattle Department of Transportation broke ground last week on the pilot Aurora Bus Stop Plaza.
The project will "expand the rider waiting area, boost bus stop capacity, and provide landscaping and lighting at this major transit transfer point and future Rapid Ride Station." But for now, anticipate a closed sidewalk between 84th and 85th, and plan on boarding the 358 just south of 84th during construction hours.
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If you haven't already noticed, the Aurora property just south of 80th which was most recently home to Stupid Prices (for better or worse), but will forever be remembered as the home of Chubby & Tubby, is now temporarily home to "the finest quality [Christmas] trees in the nation."
The trees, freshly handpicked in Sublimity, OR every week, are going for $40-$60, but the sellers are open to negotiating the price. This certainly is not the bargain deal that Chubby & Tubby used to offer, but a superior...
Two students at the Aurora area Wilson Pacific campus were charged early Tuesday with armed robbery, the Seattle Times reported today.
The boys, 12 and 14, held up a clerk at the Union 76 gas station on the southeast corner of 85th and Aurora at approximately 11 a.m. on Thursday, December 3. The younger student pointed a BB gun at the clerk and demanded cash, while the other boy stood lookout at the door. The boys fled the scene, one with heisted candy bars in hand, but were soon apprehended five blocks...
A piece of legislation of particular interest to some Aurora area businesses was passed Monday by the Seattle City Council in an 8-0 vote (Richard Conlin excused).
The Chronic Nuisance Property Ordinance, "designed to stop frequent criminal activity at commercial and residential properties across the city," has been in development for over a year.
According to Councilmember Tim Burgess<...
According to the Seattle Department of Transportation Blog, SDOT plans to break ground on the Aurora Ave Bus Stop Pilot Project at 84th and Aurora this week, with construction expected to last about two weeks.
SDOT reported:
How do you improve a major transit stop with narrow sidewalks and limited space for facilities? Answer: use the street. That’s exactly what the Aurora Ave...
DeShawn "Cash Money" Clark, a gang member from West Seattle who trafficked women on Aurora Ave N, has been convicted of 6 out of 9 charges and will face 13 1/2 to 18 yrs in prison. Aurora|Seattle highlighted the Seattle Times article on 10/22/09, see the latest updates below.
DeShawn "Cash Money" Clark, a 19-year-old pimp, has the dubious distinction of being the first person in the state to be convicted at trial of human trafficking. A King County jury of four women and eight men Tuesday found Clark guilty of...
Dancing, singing, feasting - these aren't the usual activities identified at Aurora Avenue motels. But this past Saturday afternoon, these were exactly the things that were taking place at the Everspring Inn at 8201 Aurora Ave. The Aurora's Day of Gratitude celebration was organized by active neighborhood residents Lisa Etter Carlson and Karen Cirulli in conjunction with National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week.
A host of neighborhood volunteers participated in making the event a success,...
Mayor-elect Mike McGinn wants to hear from you. Please join him:
Monday November 30
7:00 to 9:00 pm
Northgate Community Center
10510 - 5th Ave. NE
Seattle, WA 98125
Read more about Mike McGinn's transition process and outreach at: http://new.seattle.gov/
Just a reminder that Aurora's Day of Gratitude celebration is taking place tomorrow afternoon at the Everspring Inn.
Aurora's Day of Gratitude
Homelessness Awareness Week
Many of you may not know that November 15-21 is National Homelessness Awareness week. Each year this...