Columbia Citizens

Frank, take some time to visit us; get to know us. We'll share our coffee — the only five star rated coffee in our area, and we can be friends. Lower the red flags, sir. Besides, green flags are more fun.

Bryan-David Scott, CEO
North Star Fine Coffees

I believe since our office and services are in Columbia City, it is relevant [local] news.

Okay, I feel really out of the loop since I have no idea where Full Tilt will be located. The last rumor I heard was on Ferdinand near Rainier but obviously not. So please….do tell.

Inquiring minds need to know…are you gracing us with your presence tomorrow ?!?

Bryan-David Scott is a new neighbor on 44th & Hudson.

Two threads in as many days — the guy's a promoter. Let's let this pass, especially if he brews his wares at Sunday's brunch, like he did last month!

My husband rode by this morning and said the store looked very unfinished. Are you really coming on Friday? Please, no teasing where ice cream is concerned!

Seconded. Something about the flurry of posts and lack of actual neighborhood-related details raises some red flags for me…

What does this have to do with Columbia City?

This is a unique coffee which presents an intense aroma combined with the perfect balance of acidity and body. Very mild, bright and sweet with a crisp finish. Served best as a short black.

Located at the eastern ends of the island of Jamaica runs a majestic range of hills known as the Blue Mountains. At elevations of up to 5,000 feet, here the terrain, the soil, the rainfall, and the thick Blue Mountain mist combine to create the perfect conditions for the cultivation of the World's famous, most distinguished and most delicious Jamaica Blue Mountain coffee. Only coffee grown in this precise geographic region under exacting conditions will be certified "100% Blue Mountain Coffee".

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For more information or to be among the first in Seattle to order this rare coffee, contact our office by writing to moc.seeffocenifratshtron|ofni#moc.seeffocenifratshtron|ofni or by calling (206) 722-3060.

*** North Star Fine Coffees is in the process of acquiring our license issued by Wallenford Coffee Company of Kingston, Jamaica.

Dang, that's only two days away! :-) I think that I shall bring my daughter!

woops that number was (206) 755 3872

Are you still on for opening July 3rd? I was hoping we'd see something in the Wikli about it!

Red, White and Blue: Thanks mujalifah!

In the full flush of summer, that's when Columbia City shows its truest, most vibrant colors. Most of this Wikli is focused in the week's Citizen comments. Don't miss them.

• BeatWalk hits its stride.
• The market is full to bursting.
• City planners show their thinking about Columbia School and Columbia Plaza.
• A Citizen promotes his new coffee company.
• In news —
  • The Tenants Union is in danger of closing.
  • How strong is the light rail link?
  • an anti-violence summit
• In the blogossiphere —
  • Pizza makes a strong showing.
  • acupuncture and holistic health
  • The District thwarts a covert Citizen sign-painting action. Curses, foiled again!
• In Citizen comments —
  • Marian Wright Edelman will speak in Columbia City.
  • Citizens share what they know about Columbia School, Columbia Plaza, and the St Gobain site.
  • A future Thai restaurant.
  • The EriAm Sisters make it to "America's Got Talent".
  • Hillman City's Department of Licensing office to close.

There's all that and much more. Check it out!

• Check out this week's Wikli: http://ColumbiaCitizens.net/wikli:current — its content is now fixed.
• If you'd like to post to the next Wikli, that's here: http://ColumbiaCitizens.net/wikli

Enjoy,

S.

Feed your habit. This alert serves as an RSS feed, another way to get your Wikli fix.

Police hit South Seattle store, looking for stolen electronics

By CASEY MCNERTHNEY
SEATTLEPI.COM STAFF

"Police confiscated more than 300 computers and dozens of electronic accessories Friday afternoon from a South Seattle computer-repair shop that investigators say was trafficking in stolen goods.

The nondescript storefront, in the 7600 block of Rainier Avenue South, was one of three related locations South Precinct detectives searched Friday."

Read more here:
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/407615_raid25.html

Thanks for the question, Joanne. I dashed that off, and didn't take time to explain the land use jargon.

The City's decision determines that environmental impacts aren't significant enough to require an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).

The analysis addresses these environmental elements:

• air quality,
• noise,
• parking,
• traffic,
• pedestrian circulation,
• height, bulk & scale,
• shadows on the park.

Of those elements, the decision finds some environmental impacts, but nothing that rises to the level considered significant. Some negative effects warrant "mitigation" — extra measures to reduce the environmental impacts. Those measures are identified as conditions of permit approval.

DPD decided not to require anything further to address the transition in height, bulk and scale (a tall building next to an area of lower buildings) or shadows on the park. The planner conditioned the project to keep the sidewalks open, except in certain circumstances. The analysis suggests there should be limits on construction hours to limit noise impacts, but it doesn't follow through and actually impose the condition.

Here's a big deal. Marian Wright Edelman, President of the Children's Defense Fund, will speak at the Rainier Vista Boys and Girls Club on July 7, 2009. From the City's press release:

SEATTLE -Mayor Greg Nickels announced today that he will convene a youth violence prevention summit on July 7, 2009. The keynote speaker will be Marian Wright Edelman, founder and president of the Children’s Defense Fund and a nationally recognized advocate for disadvantaged Americans.

Last fall, Nickels proposed the Seattle Youth Violence Prevention Initiative with the goal of reducing incidents of youth violence by 50 percent. In his State of the City speech last February, Nickels promised to hold a summit to explore best practices and call our entire community to action.

“This gathering will bring together parents, young people and community members to motivate and support each other in our efforts,” said Nickels. “We are fundamentally changing the way we prevent youth violence. It will take everyone working together to engage our young people and offer them a better path.”

With the theme “Inspiring Hope and Making Change,” the summit begins at 8:30 a.m. at the Rainier Vista Boys and Girls Club/Rainier Valley Teen Center, located at 4520 Martin Luther King Jr. Way. Other speakers include Nickels and Mariko Lockhart, director of the Seattle Youth Violence Prevention Initiative. The summit will also include young people performing and reading poetry. Community groups will staff a resource fair to sign up volunteers and provide help for families in need.

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There's a new coffee company in town, North Star Fine Coffees. Hi, my name is Bryan-David Scott. I am the founder and CEO of North Star Fine Coffees.

If you love great coffee, you are in for a surprise. We specialize in offering only premium grade one coffees, the finest in the world.

We will be hosting a tasting event In July, DTBA. If you would like to see for yourself what a five star rated coffee is like, please plan to join us. You are welcomed to call or write for more information.

L'Chaim!

Bryan-David Scott, CEO
North Star Fine Coffees
Purveyors of the World's Finest Coffees
Seattle, WA
(206) 722-3060
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Scott, what does "no conditioning" mean? Is it related to whether or they do or don't have to do an environmental impact study?

A little communication would go a long way to avoid all this frustration! Not to mention keeping the rumor mill from spinning into far-flung areas. And if the district doesn't't know, then at least tell us they don't know.

If they're going to move Interagency to Columbia School, I'm still confused as to why they the school was put on the inventory list posted in April.

The building owner e-mailed me asking about BeatWalk, and confirmed that the restaurant will be Thai. He's looking for a tenant for the upstairs, too, if anyone knows of anyone …