Category Archives: Community

Espresso Stand Going In Italian Spaghetti House Lot

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Ryan

Today, a new espresso stand was being built in the parking lot of the closed Italian Spaghetti House property on Lake City Way. Headrush Coffee hopes to be open for business by June 1st said owner Zach Head, who will … Continue reading →

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Thornton Creek Work Parties Begin This Sunday

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Ryan

Green Seattle Partnerships announced work parties, Walking Under the Owls, on Thornton Creek (or its new designation, Kingfisher Natural Area) starting this Sunday, May 6th at 10 AM. Activities, which are open to all ages, include removing invasive species in … Continue reading →

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More Resources For Bill Pierre Properties Development

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Ryan

In addition to the meeting planned on May 19th to discuss the future development of the Bill Pierre properties in Lake City, there will be a chance to meet the team informally this Thursday, and a new blog has started. … Continue reading →

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Thornton Creek Alliance Meeting Highlights

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Ryan

Thursday night, the Thornton Creek Alliance met at the Meadowbrook Community Center for their general meeting and election. Highlights included a presentation by Rianne BeCraft from the National Wildlife Federation who talked about Certified Natural Habitats. This program is about … Continue reading →

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Place of Towering Firs Blog Archives Added

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Ryan

Prior to the Victory Heights Blog’s existence, you might have visited Lynnette Spear’s Place of Towering Firs blog. Lynnette is involved with the Thornton Creek Alliance and has helped organize the Victory Heights Garden Walkabouts for the past three years. … Continue reading →

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Visit the Victory Heights Blog Facebook Page

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Ryan

As we are tweaking the blog to its new home here on victoryheights.org (coming soon: the e-mail notification button so you can receive alerts for new posts like on the old site), please visit our new Facebook page and click … Continue reading →

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98th Street Retaining Wall Gets Temporary Repairs

Posted on April 26, 2012 by Ryan

The retaining wall above Thornton Creek on the north side of NE 98th Street had temporary repairs done to it on Thursday by employees of Seattle Public Utilities. A source said the wall had “somewhat failed” and the repairs were … Continue reading →

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City To Clean Up Park Graffiti Within 10 Days

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Ryan

After vandals spray painted graffiti in Victory Heights Park last week, the city promised that Seattle Public Utilities would have it cleaned within 10 business days. Tagged were both sides of the basketball backstop as well as the side of … Continue reading →

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Metal Grate Replaces Wooden Storm Drain

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Ryan

On Monday the wooden beams that have covered a storm drain “sand box” (the City’s technical term) at the corner of 20th Ave NE and NE 103rd Street were replaced with a custom-made metal grate by Seattle Public Utilities. The … Continue reading →

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Next Bill Pierre Development Meeting May 19th

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Ryan

Shammara Estrada, Victory Heights’ Community Council Representative, reports, Not sure if you are aware of this – but Bill Pierre has begun plans for redevelopment of his vast property along Lake City Way. The family has contracted with the UW … Continue reading →

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