Chris Joyner is the kombucha guy at the farmers market, and he's a recently transplanted Columbia Citizen. Yesterday KUOW had a feature about his business, which until recently had avoided the widespread kombucha ban.

And today, Morning Edition interviewed Frank Fairfield, a roots banjoist who'll play at the Columbia City Theater this weekend.

Here's an idea: the property could be sold and developed into a more stable building with a commercial space leased to a brewery - Columbia City Brewery - headlining a super hoppy red ale name Angie's. Now how about that!

• Our two neighborhood K-8 public schools will have new principals next year — Orca @Whitworth and South Shore (temporarily) @Columbia. Ben Ostrom is moving on after several years at Orca, and Sherrie Encarnation has led the New School for only about a year, but what a year it was.
  
  Word is that there just aren't that many Seattle Public Schools principals waiting in the wings, so it's unclear whom the District will tap to lead these schools next year.

Here's the link: http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/?p=22175&cpage=2#comment-24254

Angie’s: Goodbye, Good Riddance

Is if fair to blame Angie’s for what happens outside their doors? Ordinarily, I’d say no. But the fact is, Angie’s is one of the only spots in the neighborhood (the other being a minimart down the street) where you see open drug dealing, fighting, and prostitution. I walk past Angie’s probably once a day. In the years I’ve lived in the neighborhood, I’ve seen prostitution turning tricks in the alley behind the bar. I’ve been offered drugs. And I’ve been harassed (usually, the “hey, baby” type; occasionally, the following-me-down-the-street type), and witnessed other women being harassed, more times than I can count.

State may pull liquor license for troubled South Seattle bar

Last month, the board's license division director decided not to renew the bar's liquor license, Liquor Control Board spokesman Brian Smith said Wednesday.

The owner made an appeal for an administrative appeal hearing, and the bar, at 4915 Rainier Ave. S., would remain open while that process is ongoing.

If an appeal doesn't move forward, last call would be on Halloween, the day the current license expires. The attorney representing Angie's owner, David Osgood, said by e-mail that the appeal was made last month.

I guess they recently put in some new striping for police-only parking outside Angie's front door. Aiyayay.

By Jonah Spangenthal-Lee
posted 05/12/10 12:31 PM | updated 05/12/10 03:16 PM

Two weeks ago, the Washington State Liquor Control Board sent the bar's owner, Woo Yong "Andy" Lee, a Statement of Intent to Not Renew License and a Request for Hearing/ Response to Statement of Intent to Not Renew, or SINRLRHRSINR for short. In non-WSLCB speak, that means the board won't grant them a new license to serve liquor.

More on this story:
http://www.seattlecrime.com/2010/05/12/last-call-for-angies

Bicycle along Lake Washington Boulevard south of Mount Baker Beach to Seward Park's entrance.

Lake Washington Boulevard will be closed to motorized traffic
from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Sponsored by Seattle Parks and Recreation and Cascade Bicycle Club.

Dates:
May 2, 9, 23, 30
June 6, 13, 27
July 5 (Monday), 11, 18, 25
August 1, 22, 29
September 5, 12, 19, 26

We're a community orchestra open to anyone able to play high school level or better. We are currently rehearsing for our May concert program, so if you're looking to join a group now's a good time to start.

Most of our concerts are played at nursing and retirement homes with dining or activity areas able to accommodate a 35 member orchestra.

Rehearsals are Monday nights from 7:30 to 9:30PM.
For more information please visit our website at http://www.flightorchestra.org

Thanks!

Does a knitting group exist in the neighborhood?