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Announcements, Businesses

Footwear Donations Needed

Some local footwear purveyors will be collecting gently used footwear for Soles4Soles, a non-profit set up to distribute footwear to people in need in more than 125 countries. On December 12th, participating locations will give 20% off a new pair of shoes in exchange for your donation.

Nearby locations:
Ballard:  re-soul, 5319 Ballard Ave.
Phinney Ridge:  The Sneakery, 612 NW 65th Street
Fremont:  evo, 122 NW 36th Street
Fremont:  Shoes ‘n Feet, 3409 Stone Way North, #102

For more information or other locations: http://souls4seattle.com and http://giveshoes.org

Announcements, Transportation

Bridge Painting on Holman Road

Seattle Department of Transportation will be doing some maintenance in December 2009 or January 2010.

Holman Road over 8th Ave NW bridge railings: SDOT is going to clean and paint the railings of the bridge on Holman Road. The proposed activity is in response to the need to prevent corrosion of the steel railings.  There is approximately 135 ft of bridge railing to be painted on the bridge. The Bridge is located at the intersection of Holman Road NW and 8th Avenue NW between the Crown Hill and Greenwood Neighborhood.

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Announcements, Parks & Greenspace, Public Notices, Transportation, Walkability

Holman Road Median Study Meeting

December 10, 2009 at 7:00pm
Journey Church , 9204 11th Ave NW

On Thursday, December 10 at 7:00pm the Crown Hill Neighborhood Association and the Crown Hill Business Association will host a community meeting to review designs for a series of planted medians for a section of the Holman Road / 15th Ave NW corridor.  Produced by a team of students from the University of Washington’s Community, Environment, and Planning Program, these designs reflect the feedback received from over 290 Crown Hill residents through an online survey, as well as conversations with SDOT, Metro transit officials, and business owners along the corridor.

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Crime/Emergency

Crime Prevention Tips from the SPD

This article comes from a West Precinct memo which was later published on the Seattle Police Department’s SPD Blotter. These safety tips are good to remember any time of the year. We’ve had a recent spate of crime in Blue Ridge, North Beach, and View Ridge as detailed in this article from myballard.com.

Holiday safety tips

It’s that time of year!  Friends, family, shopping, dining and…crime?   While anytime is a good time to think about personal safety and crime prevention, the Seattle Police Department would like to remind citizens of some easy techniques that will help keep them and their property safe during the holidays!

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Businesses

New Saturday Fitness Hour

NEW! SATURDAY FITNESS HOUR
AT THE GYM
CROWN HILL NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER

Want to touch all fitness bases in one hour?  Come to a complete conditioning work-out.  You will raise your heart rate, stretch, learn about your core and strengthen your whole body — and feel good!  All fitness levels are welcome.  Your trainer is Mary Slater, a former professional dancer.  Mary is currently studying for a personal fitness trainer certification and is owner of The Body Moving LLC. If you have questions about the work-out, please e-mail Mary at mary@thebodymoving.com.  Details follow:

Saturdays through December 19th (minus 11/28)
8:30-9:30 am, $10
Bring water, a yoga mat or camp mat (something thicker than a towel)