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Have you purchased your duck?

Starting Monday, August 30th, all BluWaters began selling mini ducks in-store for a rubber duck charity race to be held on Saturday, September 11th, at the BluWater Bistro in Leschi.   All proceeds benefit the Officer Brenton Memorial at 29th and Yesler, where he lost his life while on duty, that will be dedicated on the first anniversary of his death, October 31, 2010.

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Seattle police have surrounded an apartment building at 20th and Yesler after a man fired off shots from an apartment balcony around 8:30am.

Seattlecrime.com is updating... (more)

In recent years King County Prosecutors have passed up the death penalty in several high profile cases where it was applicable, with the Green River Killer being one of the most notable.

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Been a busy day at CDNews World HQ, but scanner's better late than never, right? (more)

The official letter to Madrona businesses from Metro on the decision not to move the bus layover went out this morning. As we reported yesterday, the proposed move of the No. 3 bus layover station from in front of St. Clouds to further down the street was deemed too costly.... (more)

The Seattle Police Department has released the full report on an odd event that we recorded on last Friday's scanner, where a woman had reportedly entered Catfish Corner and sprayed patrons with mace.

According to the police report, the suspect arrived at the restaurant to speak to an employee about a man they both had dated in the past. Although the suspect offered to "release" the man to the employee, the employee made it clear she wasn't interested in the man any more, upsetting the suspect. She expressed that... (more)

The rainy season seems to be quickly approaching, which means it's time to get your home movie queue refreshed with things to watch.

We recently saw and enjoyed The Heart... (more)

The last day of August goes out with a gray whimper. Here's the day's events from Seattle's East Precinct: (more)

The Leschi neighborhood's efforts to build a memorial to Officer Tim Brenton is getting new support from local businesses. Yesterday BluWater Bistro left a comment on CDNews announcing their plans to hold an event on Saturday, September 11th, to raise funds towards the $25,000 cost of... (more)

Updated: We've heard from a Madrona business owner that the No. 3 bus stop layover has been deemed too cost-prohibitive to move entirely, according to Metro.

An internal review... (more)

Goodbye summer. Hello East Precinct excitement: (more)

Seattle University students will have a spacious new place to get in shape when school starts next fall, as the University is preparing to break ground on a new fitness center in the 500 block of 14th Avenue.

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The 2010 school year, amazingly, is almost about to start. The families of Madrona K-8 are kicking it off right with a "Welcome Back" barbeque this Wednesday, Sept. 1, starting at 5:30 p.m. at the school playground.

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Capitol Hill Seattle brings us up to date on Hamlin Robinson School, which is preparing to start the new school year in the old TT Minor building at 18th & Union:

Hamlin Robinson spokesperson Rob Harahill said that the school is aware of the needs of the community around T.T. Minor and that it hopes to begin programs that will be beneficial to that community. 

"We feel honored to be a...

A second suspect has been charged in the robbery of the Union Market at 21st & Union last Sunday.

Prosecutors say that Bobby Joe Credit teamed up with David William Groce... (more)

at Lucky Devil Tattoo near Howell

Have you noticed the new 12th Avenue benches?

at Velocity Dance Center near Pine Street

at Chatterbox near Spring St 

at WaterTown near Barclay Court

The benches were funded by the City of Seattle Office of Economic Development with input from the 12th Avenue Stewardship Committee and project management by Capitol Hill Housing.  The City of Seattle provided the raw materials that were originally granite curbstones.  Who knows, maybe some of these pieces of granite used to reside on 12th Avenue before being torn up and replaced with concrete...... (more)

Those who work M-F 9-5 will appreciate a non-weekday Molly Moon's truck visit. The big blue ice cream truck will be parked in its customary spot outside Buggy (1422 34th Avenue) from 3:30-5:30 today (Saturday the 28th). ... (more)

It's Friday, and August is almost over in Seattle's East Precinct:  (more)

Today County Executive Dow Constantine forwarded a plan for trolley bus evaluation to the King County Council, identifying the technologies and areas of comparison that will be used to make the decision on whether to keep electric trolley buses in Metro's transit system, or else replace them... (more)

Hot on the heels of our note yesterday about bad parking blocking emergency vehicles, our news partners at the Seattle Times have a front-page story about how busy the city's parking enforcement officers are, writing $18.4 million in tickets last year:... (more)

Last night's East Precinct Crime Prevention Coalition meeting drew one of the largest crowds in recent memory, as more than 50 people sat in on a discussion of the mayor's new Seattle Nightlife Initiative. The program is an attempt to balance the competing goals of having a vibrant nightlife in the city vs. the desire of residents in nightlife-having areas to sleep in peace and quiet.

There were a number of comments on specific elements of the plan, such as a proposal to introduce staggered bar closing times instead... (more)

Seattle University is hosting this Saturday Aug. 28 its first Concert for Community, a free neighborhood  event for families.

The event honors our neighbors and partners... (more)

Summer slips by in Seattle's East Precinct: (more)