We have just added local Beach Drive Artist, Steve Klinkel, as a link to the Beach Drive Neighbor’s Blogs and Websites section on the left column of site. Check it out!
Technology in the Hood
April 14, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Recently, Zillow launched their Home Q&A where anyone can submit a photo of their home, comment or ask a question about a home whether it’s listed for sale or not. Real estate industry professionals can also have a profile on Zillow’s site.
Homes that have recently sold, are currently listed or that have a "make me move" price by the seller are flagged on their maps. Here’s a link to the photo below.
Just yesterday, YourStreet.com went "live". This is still very new and I found the site freezing up on me constantly. Created by a group of CNET veterans, this site features a feed of photos from Flickr, a social set up for neighborhoods, maps, etc.
How to Make a Hanging Moss Flower Basket
April 13, 2007 by Leave a Comment
We inherited two metal hanging baskets when we moved into our home from the previous owner. They’re over sized and have been great fun for creating a moss hanging baskets. I’m not an expert at this…I know we have several gardening experts that would be much better at providing plant guidance than I (hint hint).
Since I just took this project on…I thought I would share it with you. It seems like the moss baskets last about a year or two and then you m
ay need to start over from scratch. Which is what I did last weekend.
Although there was some "life left" in the basket, it was in need of an overhaul. I was able to keep the ivy, fuchsia and other plants that were still alive to reuse in the fresh basket.
Many wire baskets do not have the large spaces that 
ours have…so it’s tricky trying to keep everything from falling out, or as my husband says "having a blow out". I use sheet moss, it literally looks like a small moss blanket or sheet. There are also other options available. I soak the moss, squeezing out the excess water and begin by lining the bottom of the basket with the moss.
I have all of my plants ready for assembling in a nearby 
handy location. How many plants you use will depend on how big basket is and you don’t want to crowd them. Once you have your moss lining the bottom third of the basket without any gaps showing, you can add your potting soil.
Then you gently lay your plants creating the bottom layer of your plants. Next you repeat the moss process 
again by adding another layer off moss and a little dirt. Add more trailing plants (I like to stagger the layers). Simple! Save a nice plant for the top, like a geranium.
Moss baskets tend to need extra watering and fertilizer. I’ll have to post an "after" picture this summer when the baskets are in full bloom.
My next garden project is going to be figuring out what to do with our flax pots at our 
porch. We have two and I’ve managed to butcher them pretty well. One poked me in my eye last year, and I’ve been a bit unforgiving. Since then, I always try to wear my sunglasses when I’m gardening.
If you need plants this weekend, you can check out the West Seattle Garden Plant Sale taking place today and tomorrow until 3:00 pm at the Senior Center.
Neighborhood Fundraiser
April 13, 2007 by Leave a Comment
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society is having their annual neighborhood fundraising drive. They contacted me a while back to see if I would mail out about a dozen cards asking for donations to my Beach Drive neighbors. A few years ago, I did my first (and only so far) half-marathon to raise money for LLS in Vancouver BC.
So if you’re on my list, you may be receiving an envelope from me. And, I’m sure other neighbors may be participating in this campaign that is taking place now.
Congrats West Seattle Blog
April 12, 2007 by 1 Comment
Our fellow blog in West Seattle received a much deserve nod from the Seattle PI today. You can read the story by clicking here.
Community Yard Sale
April 11, 2007 by 1 Comment
Beach Drive Blog welcomes Susan Dippery as our newest contributor! Here is her first post. Thanks, Susan!
Has your spring cleaning yielded lots of "treasures" that you no longer need? Are you always on the lookout for new "treasures"? Consider participating in the 3rd Annual West Seattle Community Garage Sale Day on Saturday, May 12, 2007.
Register your garage sale with Megawatt, "West Seattle’s hub for community connections and a clearing house of volunteer opportunites and community resources", pay a small registration fee, and Megawatt will provide:
- Newspaper, radio and website advertising
- Free garage sale guides that include a map of all sale sites
- A "West Seattle Community Garage Sale Participant" yard sign for your site
- Pick-up of un-sold items, which will be donated to the Northwest Center
For more information or to register for the sale visit www.megawattjunction.org/about/garage_sale.shtml or call 938-4120 to have a registration form mailed to you.
At last year’s event over 100 individual and block garage sales brought out an estimated 2500 shoppers on a rainy day!
Beach Drive Blog’s 100th Post
April 10, 2007 by 1 Comment
Can you believe it? This is the 100th Post on Beach Drive Blog!
What a perfect time to reflect on BDB favorites:
Of course I’ll always be sentimental about the very first post for Beach Drive Blog from January 25, 2007.
We currently have 23 subscribers and receive well over 100 views from readers a day (this blog is not submitted to search engines…it’s neighbors telling neighbors)! We’ve been viewed almost 4000 times. And we have other big time Seattle blogs giving us nods. Not too shabby for a blog created for a neighborhood along a street!
The Neighborhood Directory could use some more participation…this is elective and is private (you need to contact me for the login/password) to protect you from spammers and such.
We have helped in reuniting a couple pets with their owners. And we are posting various community messages that are provided to us.
I am most excited that we now have more neighbors coming on to participate in contributing articles and new posts to Beach Drive Blog. More and more readers are adding their valuable comments to posts which provides a great dimension to the blog.
Just today, an event calendar was added to the left side of the page. I’m still tinkering around with it…and my goal is to have the community events mentioned on this blog included in that event calendar.
Thank you for your positive feed back and support. It will be fun to watch how Beach Drive Blog continues to develop…we’re still pretty young! I have really enjoyed BDB and meeting more of my neighbors.
What would you like to see with our neighborhood blog?
Cell Towers on Alki
April 9, 2007 by Leave a Comment
The following is an exerpt from an email I received from an Alki Community Council member that I thought I should share.
Verizon Wireless has applied to add 8 more cell antennas on the apartment roof immediately above the Bar-S Playfield near the end of Admiral Way. Two other companies are also applying to add more antennas to those already there — the total will be 16 NEW antennas if they are approved by the Seattle Dept of Planning and Development.
The antenna application form asks if there are any playgrounds nearby and Clearwire’s answer was "not to our knowledge." If you know of any Little League parents, or just concerned citizens in general, who might want to join us in our protest by writing a letter to DPD opposing Project # 3006268 would you tell them we are having a
meeting Sunday April 15 at 4:00PM. Please click this link for more information (including the meeting location).
DPD’s address is PO Box 34019, Seattle 98124-4019 and the project # must be given in the letter.
Movin’ On Up
April 9, 2007 by Leave a Comment
This tree house is just a few blocks from Beach Drive and Alki. We’ll have to show "after photos" when they’re all done. I’m assuming they’re not done yet…but who knows…maybe they’re going to park underneath or this is being done as an proactive measure against the rising waters of global warming?
Landmarks Nomination Workshop from Historic Seattle
April 9, 2007 by Leave a Comment
LANDMARKS NOMINATION WORKSHOP
Youngstown Cultural Arts Center, 4408 Delridge Way SW, Room 111
(Former Frank B. Cooper School)
Saturday, April 14, 2007, 9:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m.
Struggling to understand Seattle’s historic preservation ordinance?
Disturbed by insensitive demolition and new construction in your neighborhood?
Seeking procedures for dealing with local historic properties?
Who is on the City’s Landmarks Board anyway?
Historic Seattle will provide the answers to these questions and more at a full-day workshop featuring presentations by local historic preservation experts. Advance reservations are required. Workshop fees are $25 for Historic Seattle members and $30 for the general public. Please visit www.historicseattle.org, or call 206/622-6952 to register or for more information. Workshop participants will enjoy a lunch buffet and receive an extensive packet of information about local, state, and national preservation issues and opportunities. The agenda will cover the following topics and more:
WHAT ARE HISTORIC PROPERTIES? Presenters will provide an overview of Seattle’s diverse and unique historic resources including the distinctions between “eligible” and “designated” landmark sites.
NEIGHBORHOOD SUPPORT AND OPPOSITION. Want to know more about rallying local residents for preservation issues? What should you do if the owner opposes the landmark designation? What are the alternatives to designated historic buildings and neighborhoods?
COUNTY, NATIONAL AND STATE PRESERVATION PROGRAMS. Seattle and King County preservation legislation is different, but how? What are the advantages of listing on the Washington Heritage Register or the National Register of Historic Places?
FINANCIAL INCENTIVES. Funding help is out there, but you need to find out if your historic building qualifies.
Presenters will include:
Staff for the Seattle Landmarks Preservation Board in the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods
Local Consulting Historians and Architects
Former members of the City Landmarks Preservation Board
Staff from the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation
Staff for the King County Landmarks Commission
Staff from 4Culture
Deadline for registration at the workshop: Wednesday, April 11 at 5:00 p.m. Online registration available at: http://historicseattle.org/events/Default.aspx.
(no walk-in’s allowed)
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