The Roosevelt Neighborhood Blog
Roosiehood, The Roosevelt Neighborhood Blog, Seattle, Washington
The latest update from Sound Transit about the North Link Light Rail project included the usual recap of the latest open houses, as well as some new information regarding the northern end of the route’s tunnel. Previous plans had the tunnel portal (the opening where the trains come out of the ground) placed along I-5 [...]
With the purchase by Sound Transit of, among other Roosevelt properties, the QFC parcel (6600 Roosevelt Way NE) and the building that Capitol Music Center (CMC) is housed in (1032 NE 65th St), it was only a matter of time before it was time to bid these businesses adieu. QFC will close sometime in 2012. [...]
Congratulations to Roosevelt Jazz! They took second place at the 16th Annual Essentially Ellington Jazz Festival & Competition this evening. Essentially Ellington is the top high school jazz band competition in the country. It is held each year in New York by the nonprofit organization Jazz at Lincoln Center and is directed by trumpeter and [...]
Tonight was opening night of Eckstein Middle School’s performance of “The Wizard of Oz,” directed by Heather Hawkins and Amy Eernissee. The 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students put on a spectacular show. If you missed it, there will be one more performance on Saturday night (May 14) at 7:00 pm. Tickets are $10 at [...]
A fire broke out in the Green Lake Plaza apartments (505 NE 70th St.) shortly after 1:00 pm today. The Seattle Times reports that the fire was contained to a single unit and was under control by 1:30 pm. Four people were treated for minor smoke inhalation. The building, maintained by the Seattle Housing Authority, [...]
Special contributor to Roosiehood, M. Barrett Miller, speaks out about vandalism to the mural on the side of the Cloud 9 building.
