Monthly Archives: May 2012

What is going on in Seattle!?!?

Breaking News on King5.com, Seattle Police are searching for a gunman who ran away from Cafe Racer in the just east of Green Lake and I-5 and west of Ravenna Park.  Two male victims were killed, and two more men … Continue reading

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Justin Ferrari Obituary

In case you did not see it, Justin Ferrari’s obituary is in the Seattle Times.  Click the previous link to read it. Many Madrona residents have wondered what they can do to show support.  The family has asked: In lieu … Continue reading

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EastPAC Hosting Community Forum to Discuss Recent Violence

The East Precinct Advisory Council (EastPAC) recently sent out and email and it has been confirmed that they are hosting a community forum regarding the recent neighborhood violence tomorrow, Wednesday, May 30th from 6:30 to 8:00 PM at Garfield Community … Continue reading

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Seattle Times Article on Madrona Man who was Murdered

The Seattle Times wrote an article on Justin Ferrari, the Madrona man, who was tragically murdered from a stray bullet as he was driving along Cherry Street with his kids and parents in their Volkswagen van.  The article describes the … Continue reading

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Madrona Blossoms

As Katharine Hepburn famously said “The calla lilies are in bloom again.”  Well, there are no calla lilies (that I know of) but the Madrona Business District is looking great now that the hanging flower baskets are back for their … Continue reading

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Fatal Shooting on Cherry

What a tragedy.  Yesterday just after 4:30 PM, a Madrona man was innocently driving his parents, who had just flown into Seattle, and his two kids (7 and 4) out of town for the Memorial Weekend when they got caught … Continue reading

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Wow! Leschi’s BluWater Bistro Owner Rescues Drowning Boy

There is breaking news on KIRO about Bart Evans, owner of Leschi’s BluWater Bistro, who jumped in Lake Washington today to save a drowning teenage boy.   A group of kids were jumping off the Leschi Pier when they started screaming … Continue reading

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Your Invited to See the Transformation at St Therese Catholic Academy

Saint Therese Catholic School, soon to be known as St. Therese Catholic Academy, would like to invite you to a community event the school is holding at their Madrona campus on Sunday, May 20, from noon to 3 PM to … Continue reading

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2012 Farmer’s Markets Summer Season Updates

If you weren’t out enjoying this lovely turn of the weather this weekend you were one of few; as the sun starts to come out, so do the summer crops and the local farmers markets will open in a few … Continue reading

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Leschi Households to be Test for Biweekly Garbage Pickup

A 20 block area in the Leschi neighborhood as well as potions of three other Seattle neighborhoods are going to be the guinea pigs for the every other week garbage pickup.  Notices have already been sent to the affected Seattle … Continue reading

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