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Queen Anne project delayed
New Safeway/ 21Boston
Queen Anne has been delayed until after the first of the year.
start
date postponed to after Jan. 1
By Jessica Keller QA&Mag News editor
The start of construction on the 21Boston and Safeway project on
The project is for a mixed-use commercial and residential complex with seven stories and 324 apartment units, parking for 344 units and a new 50,000-squarefoot Safeway at 2100 Queen Anne Avenue North.
Construction, initially slated to begin with the demolition of the current 30,000-square-foot Safeway on Oct. 15, has been postponed to Jan. 12, 2022.
Developer Maria Barrientos,
“It’s just a confluence
of problems
that
have come together at one time.”
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Maria Barrientos, barrientosRyan LLC
principal at barrientosRyan LLC, said their agreement with Safeway has always included a blackout period provision, stating that if
construction didn’t begin by Oct. 15, then work would be pushed to after the first of the year to allow Safeway to take advantage of the holiday season. Barrientos stated Safeway officials were willing to miss two holiday seasons, but not three.
Construction had to be postponed because all the necessary preliminary work would not be finished by Oct. 15 for a multi-
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Public safety a concern off Hwy. 99 in QA
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Criminal activity, drug use stemming from nearby motel, shelter troubling to community
By Jessica Keller QA&Mag News editor
If Christopher Goodwin, owner of Goodwin Motorsports on Aurora Avenue in east Queen Anne, had known about the illegal activity, chronic drug use that takes place just outside his business, he would have thought twice about signing the lease.
Since opening at his location last August, moving from Capitol Hill, Goodwin said he has witnessed all types of criminal activity on the steps outside his business leading to the Dexter underpass or at the bus stop in front of his business on Highway 99. When he first opened, he ran off a man who was selling drugs and prostituting women from a tent on the hill behind his business.
“So I knew that, over some period of time, there had been some nefarious activity going on, but I had no idea how bad it was,” Goodwin said.
Tent encampments, actually, have not been a big issue in the area for some time, Goodwin said. The problem stems from criminal activity run from the nearby Hillside Motel, which has not been a
Photo courtesy Chris Goodwin
Business owner Christopher Goodwin took a picture of this woman who he said passed out in a box of pastries after overdosing on drugs outside of his business on Highway 99/Aurora Avenue, something that he has grown accustomed to seeing.
legitimate or operational business for some time.
Goodwin said a drug runner comes from the motel a couple times a day to the steps near the
Dexter underpass to sell drugs to people. Goodwin has not only witnessed people buying drugs, he has seen them take them on the stairwell or at the bus stop before
catching the bus downtown. The area is littered with needles, tin foil used for smoking fentanyl and
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Health Scene Improving your balance from the center
Do you have poor balance? We all have varying degrees of balancing abilities, and while some folks may deal with neurological or inner ear (vestibular) disorders that would prevent them from having what we might consider to be “within normal limits” for the average person, others may suffer from subclinical unsteadiness on their feet, which impacts their ability to move effectively in their daily life as well as their favorite activities like golf, tennis and pickleball.
A definition of balance is the ability to maintain a center of mass over its base of support, and so our ability to balance must begin with the ability you have to maintain control over your own center of mass.
Bipedal humans have a center of gravity (mass) that is located about the location of the naval, which brings us back to the topic of the core and what should be done to make it more fit for purpose.
To understand balance, we
urine and feces deposited on the stairway and in the underpass.
Goodwin has had to call 911 on multiple occasions for people who have overdosed after taking drugs.
“There are people here who sell drugs to young people and show them how to use drugs,” Goodwin said. “There are kids who come down Queen Anne hill to buy drugs because they think it’s fun and edgy.”
He has also seen people come from the nearby Aloha Inn, run by Catholic Health Services as a low-barrier, harm-reduction shelter, to prostitute themselves or use drugs. People also routinely steal property from residences on Queen Anne hill and move them out of the area to sell elsewhere, Goodwin said.
Thieves even hit his own business, where he restores or maintains German automobiles, stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars worth in vehicles that could not be sold and have since been found, tools and equipment.
Goodwin has some choice words for city officials who he maintains know about the problem but have nothing in response.
“I don’t think it’s a question of what I want done. It’s a question of what needs to be done,” Goodwin said.
Queen Anne Community Council Public Safety Committee Chair Robert Kettle shares Goodwin’s frustration.
“The Hillside is being kind of thought of as an encampment
must first understand how our bodies accomplish such a feat. A simple explanation may be that the brain gets information from the inner ear, eyes, skin, joints and muscles. With this information, the brain makes decisions to assist the executive part as it attempts to move the body at will. While the brain accomplishes much of the calculation needed to make movements precise at a subconscious level, there is great opportunity for supportive conscious control to boost our movement performance.
In one of my previous articles, “How to Get More Out of Your Core,” I differentiated between core coordination and core strength. Core coordination is what happens when you link your trunk muscles to work with your thoracic diaphragm (breathing muscle) and your pelvic floor. Coordinating your core
when it’s not,” Kettle said. “It’s kind of been, as I call it, a criminal storefront.”
Kettle said community leaders have spoken with various government agencies, from city to county to share their concerns about the area, but still nothing has been done because of a combination of inattention, indifference and not understanding the true nature of what is taking place there.
He said District 7 Councilmember Andrew Lewis has indicated he is looking into what it would take for the city to condemn the property and buy it from Inland Capital, a financing company out of Spokane that currently owns the building and the property after the former owner disappeared following a fire that destroyed part of the business.
While that is a positive plan, Kettle said, it is something city officials could have begun long ago.
“In this permissive environment, the city has enabled these
structures like this allows for a stable base of support for your hips and shoulders to pull from, all of which is essential for good balance.
Coordinating your core is like learning how to ride a bike, whereby your abdominal wall and pelvic floor expands and contracts as the breath goes in and out. Think of it like two ballroom dancers with the lead hands pressed firmly but nicely together as they dance gracefully. This is how our core should feel as we breathe and move.
How good is your balance?
I’ve borrowed and modified a test from the Berg Balance Scale, which is a standardized balance assessment.
NOTE: If you have a high fall risk, do not attempt these assessments without supervision from a qualified professional. All others should take the necessary precautions to protect themselves from injury.
STANDING ON ONE LEG
INSTRUCTIONS: Stand on one leg as long as you can without holding on.
4 — able to lift leg independently and hold longer than 10
dehumanizing circumstances to exist,” Kettle said.
At the moment, however, Inland Capital is left pursuing legal options for closing the property and cleaning it up, which Kettle said he and others are trying to help them do.
“They want to board it up, fence it up and shut down the criminal enterprise,” Kettle said.
That’s what Kettle said he would like to see happen, whether it’s through Inland Capital or through the city abatement process.
“I’d like to see the criminal storefront closed up, boarded up and sold and razed and bought, so we can address this clear public safety challenge that is facing our community,” Kettle said.
To watch the August QACC Public Safety Committee on this problem, go to https://drive.google.com/ file/d/187hp1PK87F_TeIxtABupDWMRjyP4BWv/view.
seconds
3 — able to lift leg independently and hold 5-10 seconds
2 — able to lift leg independently and hold ≥ 3 seconds
1 — tries to lift leg, unable to hold 3 seconds but remains standing independently.
0 — unable to try; needs assistance to prevent fall Score __/4
ADVANCED TEST: Repeat the above but with your eyes closed. This is very difficult, so do take more precaution than you think you need to prevent injury from falling or catching yourself.
If you didn’t score a 4/4, these are some tips that can help improve your balance. Assuming everyone has either played Jenga or knows of the game, think of those precariously positioned and stacked blocks of wood; now imagine that your torso (center of gravity) is like those blocks of wood. If your muscles around the torso are loose and sliding around like blocks made of gelatin, soon your anatomical game of Jenga won’t be balanced for very long; and yes, much like Jenga, it does help to hold your breath if you really need to feel more stable.
Secondly and similarly, the
muscles around your hip, knee, foot and ankle need a similar level of dynamic stiffness to hold everything in exactly the right position while you stand on one leg. The muscles around these joints require what is called “co-contraction” to create stiffness instead of sloppiness.
To understand further what “co-contraction” is, think of a bodybuilder who is in the classic side chest pose and how the biceps and triceps fight against each other isometrically — that is co-contraction at the elbow and can be used from the torso all the way to the toes to create balance. Finally, it helps to think about grabbing the ground with your entire foot — especially the sole, versus simply clawing at the ground with your toes only. Try instead to grab the ground with the entire sole of the foot, almost as if you could pick up a tissue with the center of the foot. If your feet are feeling soft and inactive, swap out those house shoes and socks for barefoot walking to help “wake them up.”
— Dr. Dan Michael is a Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician® at NW Sports Rehab in Madison Park.
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Top photo courtesy Chris Goodwin Seattle Fire & Rescue personnel treat a person for a drug overdose at the bottom of the staircase leading to the Dexter underpass in this photo taken by business owner Chris Goodwin. Goodwin has witnessed all kinds of criminal activity outside his shop and frequently calls 911 for
overdosed.
Photo at left courtesy Bob Kettle
The shell of a burned-out RV now sits on the Hillside Motel property after an arson.
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What are cells made of?
You have all kinds of cells in your body that do lots of different things. In fact, there are about 200 different types of cells in the human body — from blood cells to skin cells to bone cells. To find out exactly what all those cells are made of, I visited my friend Deirdre Fahy.
Fahy is a scientist at Washington State University who is curious about how and why things work, including our cells. She reminded me the human body is made up of billions of cells.
You might think about each cell as if it were a tiny room. But this room, or cell, is so small, you’d likely need a microscope to see it.
Now, picture a kind of barrier around the room that allows different things to move in and out of the cell. That’s the cell membrane. Inside of the room, we find a book with a set of instructions. The book is like the part of a cell called the nucleus. It holds all the information, the DNA, that tells the cells how to work.
Each of the cells in your body relies on the same instruction book to do its job. But what makes the cells do different things depends on which section of the instructions they use.
“You could imagine you had this enormous recipe book, but one cell only made breakfasts, and one cell only made snacks, and one cell only made dessert,” Fahy
Local band seeking public votes for online music competition
Local Queen Anne-based band Blush Fox Trio, which fuses retro big band sound and swing-era harmonies in their music, has selected to compete in the world’s largest online music competition, Opening Act 2021. The winner will receive $10,000 and perform at Audacy’s annual concert at the Hollywood Bowl. The previous winner opened for artists Taylor Swift, Lizzo, Billie Eilish and more.
The band is hoping community members will cast votes in their favor to help them stay in the competition. They’ve already made it through initial selections and three rounds of cuts.
Deadline for the next round of voting is Thursday. Voting will reduce the top five entrants to one preliminary winner in each group who will advance to the quarterfinals. People can vote by going to https://theopenact.com/2021/blush-fox-trio.
Hear Blush Fox Trio songs on YouTube at https://youtu.be/umSj0UYR7YA and https://youtu.be/6Uq07o87hKI.
PUZZLE ANSWERS
said. “They’re all in the same book, but just some of the recipes are being used by certain cells.”
Of course, the cells aren’t actually cooking you breakfast, snacks or dessert. Instead, they are helping your body do all the things it needs to survive.
For instance, some cells use a recipe for building bone material, while other cells build muscle tissue. There are cells that carry oxygen around the body, and there are even cells that help you think, feel and move.
Like all things in our universe,
the different parts of a cell are made up of atoms. The atoms come together to form molecules. One molecule that makes up most of the cell is water. In fact, about 70 percent of a cell is water. Using its wide range of recipes, the cell can also create other kinds of molecules that help the cell do its job.
You might say each cell has its own recipe for success. In her research, Fahy has used knowledge of how cells work to study everything from the inner-workings of plants to why some animals
get sick when bitten by ticks that carry a particular bacteria. When we better understand how cells work, we can learn more about ways to prevent different diseases and improve the health and well-being of all kinds of living things.
Who knows, maybe one day you can also use your knowledge of cells — or other parts of science — to help make our world a better place.
Sincerely, Dr. Universe
Queen Anne Days a hit
Photo by K. Mae Studio, LLC
Youth from Queen Anne and their pooches pose for a photo with an Elvis impersonator at the conclusion of the Kids ’N’ K-9’s parade that kicked off the 2021 Queen Anne Days activities, Saturday at Big Howe Field.
TURED ASSET MORTGAGE INVESTMENTS II TRUST 2007-AR6 MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES
2007-AR6 and recorded September 20, 2012 as Instrument Number 20120920001404 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of King County, Washington. II. No action commenced by Wilmington Trust, N.A., Successor Trustee to Citibank, N.A. as Trustee FBO the registered Holders of Structured Asset Mortgage Investments II Trust 2007-AR6, Mortgage PassThrough Certificates, Series 2007-AR6, the current Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust is now pending to seek satisfaction of the obligation in any Court by reason of the Borrowers’ or Grantors’ default on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust/Mortgage. III. The default(s) for which this foreclosure is made is/are as follows: FAILURE TO PAY WHEN DUE THE FOLLOWING AMOUNTS WHICH ARE NOW IN ARREARS: DELINQUENT
PAYMENT INFORMATION From August 1, 2014 To May 11, 2021Total $227,673.86 LATE CHARGE INFORMATION August 1, 2014 May 11, 2021 $266.55 PROMISSORY
NOTE INFORMATION Note Dated: May 25, 2007 Note Amount:$418,000.00 Interest
Paid To: April 1, 2012 Next Due Date: August 1, 2014 Current Beneficiary: Wilmington Trust, N.A., Successor Trustee to Citibank, N.A. as Trustee FBO the registered Holders of Structured Asset Mortgage Investments II
Trust 2007-AR6, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-AR6 Contact
Phone No: (888) 349-8955 Address: 3217 S. Decker Lake Dr., Salt Lake City, UT 84119 IV. The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is: The principal sum of $462,017.18, together with interest as provided in the Note or other instrument secured, and such other costs and fees as are due under the Note or other instrument secured, and as are provided by statute. V. The above described real property will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust as provided by statute. Said sale will be made without warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances on September 24, 2021. The defaults referred to in Paragraph III must be cured by September 13, 2021, (11 days before the sale date) to cause a discontinuance of the sale. The sale will be discontinued and terminated if at any time before September 13, 2021 (11 days before the sale) the default as set forth in Paragraph III is cured and the Trustees’ fees and costs are paid. Payment must be in cash or with cashiers’ or certified checks from a State or federally chartered bank. The sale may be terminated any time after the September 13, 2021 (11 days before the sale date) and before the sale, by the Borrower or Grantor or the holder of any recorded junior lien or encumbrance by paying the entire principal and
interest secured by the Deed of Trust, plus costs, fees and advances, if any, made pursuant to the terms of the obligation and/or Deed of Trust, and curing all other defaults. VI. A written Notice of Default was transmitted by the current Beneficiary, Wilmington Trust, N.A., Successor Trustee to Citibank, N.A. as Trustee FBO the registered Holders of Structured Asset Mortgage Investments II Trust 2007-AR6, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-AR6 or Trustee to the Borrower and Grantor at the following address(es): ADDRESS LARRY A DUCHESNEAU 2921 S AUSTIN ST, SEATTLE, WA
98108 LARRY A DUCHESNEAU 6408 S ALDER ST, Tacoma, WA 98409-5202 UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF LARRY A. DUCHESNEAU 2921 S AUSTIN ST, SEATTLE, WA
98108 UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF LARRY A. DUCHESNEAU 6408 S ALDER ST, Tacoma, WA 98409-5202 by both first class and certified mail on March 18, 2020, proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and the Borrower and Grantor were personally served with said written Notice of Default or the written Notice of Default was posted in a conspicuous place March 18, 2020 on the real property described in Paragraph I above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such service or posting. VII. The Trustee whose name and address are set forth below will provide in writing to anyone requesting it, a statement of all costs and fees due at any
time prior to the sale. VIII. The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Grantor and all those who hold by, through or under the Grantor of all their interest in the above described property. IX. Anyone having any objections to this sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to RCW 61.24.130. Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds for invalidating the Trustees’ Sale. X. Notice to Occupants or Tenants. The purchaser at the Trustee’s sale is entitled to possession of the property on the 20th day following the sale, as against the Grantor under the deed of trust (the owner) and anyone having an interest junior to the deed of trust, including occupants who are not tenants. After the 20th day following the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants who are not tenants by summary proceedings under chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenant-occupied property, the purchaser shall provide a tenant with written notice in accordance with RCW 61.24.060. Notice to Borrower(s) who received a letter under RCW 61.24.031: THIS NOTICE IS THE FINAL STEP BEFORE THE FORECLOSURE SALE OF YOUR HOME. You have only 20 DAYS from the recording date on this notice to pursue mediation. DO NOT DELAY. CONTACT A HOUSING COUNSELOR OR AN ATTORNEY LI-
CENSED IN WASHINGTON NOW to assess your situation and refer you to mediation if you might eligible and it may help you save your home. See below for safe sources of help. SEEKING ASSISTANCE Housing counselors and legal assistance may be available at little or no cost to you. If you would like assistance in determining your rights and opportunities to keep your house, you may contact the following: The statewide foreclosure hotline for assistance and referral to housing counselors recommended by the Housing Finance Commission: Telephone: (877) 894-4663 or (800) 606-4819 Website: www.wshfc.org The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development: Telephone: (800) 569-4287 Website: www.hud.gov The statewide civil legal aid hotline for assistance and referrals to other housing counselors and attorneys: Telephone: (800) 606-4819 Website: www.homeownership.wa.gov Dated: May 13, 2021 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps, as Duly Appointed Successor Trustee By: Alan Burton, Vice President MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps 606 W. Gowe Street Kent, WA 98032-5744 Toll Free Number: (844) 367-8456 TDD: (800) 833-6388 For Reinstatement/Pay Off Quotes, contact MTC Financial Inc. DBA Trustee Corps Order Number 74785, Pub Dates: 8/25/2021, 9/15/2021, QUEEN ANNE & MAGNOLIA NEWS
QACC hosting annual meeting, election for new members Sept. 22
Queen Anne residents can attend the Queen Anne Community Council’s annual meeting and vote for its newest members in a virtual meeting next week. The election will begin at 7:30 p.m. on Zoom. People should sign up using the SignUp app, https:// signup.com/go/NQwZRsd. They will receive Zoom information prior to the meeeting. Everyone who lives, works, owns property or a business on
Brewery hosting fundraiser at Queen Anne fishing terminal Friday
The Tractor Tavern and Old Stove Brewing, a craft brewery based in Seattle with plans to expand to Queen Anne, are hosting a fundraiser for Seattle Musicians Access to Sustainable Healthcare from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday at Old Stove Brewing’s new location, 600 W. Nickerson St.
The event will include a live performance from Petty Party, a cover band based in Seattle. Special guests Charity & Matty will be the first to perform in the courtyard. The public is invited to attend.
For more information, or to purchase tickets, go to bit.ly/PettyParty_9_17.
Uptown Alliance seeking participants for business survey
Uptown Alliance is conducting a poll on the state of businesses in the community.
People who own, manage or work at an Uptown Business, are invited to complete a brief survey to help the organization and the City of Seattle determine the Uptown community’s needs.
People have until Friday to participate.
Go to https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/M2ZT87S.
Queen Anne is eligible to vote and must be present at the meeting.
Prior to the vote, each candidate will have one minute to introduce themselves and state why they are interested in running for the board.
After all candidates have spoken, voters will be given instructions on how to vote for the candidates. A link to the voting application will be posted in Chat
and will appear on voters’ screens when they click on the link. Votes are confidential, and the results will be announced after everyone has voted.
Each person can vote for up to 11 candidates — the number of open seats that will be filled.
Email questions to the Queen Anne Community CouncilBoard Elections Committee, queenannecc@gmail.com.
The Queen Anne community
Council is comprised of 22 members, plus the board chair. Each year, 11 of the board positions are up for election. This year, there are eight sitting board members who are running for re-election and six candidates from the community at large who are also running. The 11 candidates who get the most votes will become board members for a two-year term.
Current board members seeking reelection are: Beth Bunnell, Ben
Bennett, Denny Bird, Jazmine Smith, Justin Allegro, Laura Corvi, Sean Champagne and Sharon Levine. Candidates from the community are Amy Champagne, Nicole Harper, Joe Woods, Hannah Spring, Debra Santos and Caroline Davis.
To learn more about the candidates, read their letters of interest at https://drive.google.com/file/d/ 1nnrdasapLIganklg4_9L4MaQ9 MHOovGt/view.
Pacific Northwest Ballet box office open for 49th season
Pacific Northwest Ballet’s box office is now open for its 49th season, and the company’s return to live performances, running from September 2021 to June 2022 at Seattle Center’s McCaw Hall. PNB will also continue to offer its digital subscription. The digital season will not run day-and-date with the live performances. Full-season subscribers will have access to the digital season as part of their subscription.
In tandem with previously announced safety precautions, PNB will be presenting shorter runs of its September and November rep programs, with admittance limited to subscribers, socially-distanced throughout the auditorium. Tickets are currently on sale for George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker® and the 2022 programs in the line-up. For further information, contact the PNB Box Office by phone at 206-441-2424, or online at PNB. org. The complete season (programming and schedule subject to change):
Rep 1 – SINGULARLY CERRUDO
Onstage Sept. 24 – 26, 2021*
Digital Oct. 7 – 11
*No tickets will be sold for the onstage performances of this program: Admittance is limited to subscribers only.
Rep 2 – BEYOND BALLET
Onstage Nov. 5 – 7, 2021*
Digital November 18 – 22
*No tickets will be sold for the onstage performances of this program: Admittance is limited to subscribers only.
George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker®
Onstage Nov. 20 – Dec. 28, 2021 (NOTE:
Not part of the 2021-2022 Subscription season.)
Digital Dates TBA
Roméo et Juliette
Onstage Feb. 4 – 13, 2022
Digital Feb. 17 – 21
Rep 4 – PLOT POINTS
Onstage March 18 – 27, 2022
Digital March 31 – April 4
Swan Lake
Onstage April 15 – 24, 2022
Digital April 28 – May 2
REP 6 – ALL THARP
Onstage June 3 – 12, 2022
Digital June 16 – 20
PNB’s final rep of the season is all about the legendary dancer, director, and choreographer Twyla Tharp.
SUBSCRIPTION and TICKET INFORMATION
Tickets and subscriptions are available now through the PNB Box Office: Phone — 206-441-2424
Online — PNB.org
Prices vary for single tickets to PNB season performances and The Nutcracker: Visit PNB.org for details. Full-season subscriptions to the onstage performances of PNB’s 2021-22 season start at $190 for seats to all six programs. Four-show partial-season subscriptions, with seats to the February – June performances, start at $130.
Full-season subscriptions include access to six digital performances as well. Partial-
season subscribers may purchase digital access for $150. Subscriptions to the digital season are available for $249, and include a digital ticket to George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker. McCaw Hall capacity will follow health and safety mandates and may affect where patrons sit. For more information, contact the PNB Box Office.
COVID PROTOCOLS AT PNB
In accordance with current local, state and federal guidelines, all PNB patrons will be required to provide proof of vaccination, a valid ticket to the performance, and photo ID upon entering McCaw Hall, and masks must be worn at all times except while eating or drinking. Patrons must be able to show proof that they are fully vaccinated at the time of their entry into the theatre. (“Fully vaccinated” is defined as at least 14 days passed since receiving either the second dose of FDA- or WHO-authorized double-dose vaccines or the sole dose of authorized single-dose vaccines. Originals, copies, or photographs on a mobile device are all acceptable forms of proof of vaccination.) Patrons unable to be vaccinated because of age, medical condition or religious belief must provide results of either a negative COVID-19 PCR test taken within 48 hours of their ticketed performance, or a negative COVID-19 antigen test taken within 24 hours of their ticketed performance.
Safety precautions for performances of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker and performances in 2022 will be announced soon and will continue to evolve over time in direct response to the pandemic. For more information, visit PNB.org/health.
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tude of reasons.
“I feel like I’m working way harder to do a project than I ever had to do before,” Barrientos said. “It’s just a confluence of problems that have come together at one time.” Barrientos said she can’t pinpoint just one reason for the delay.
“Permitting has taken significantly longer than we originally anticipated, and I would say that it was mostly due to COVID,” Barrientos said. “It’s just been a lot more difficult to get reviews in a timely manner because of COVID and the fact that city staff is still working from home.”
Plus, with a project of this size comes a lot of paperwork to be filed.
“There’s a lot of paperwork and hoops to jump through and so many legal documents,” Barrientos said.
The development also hit snags with preconstruction work, including working with utility companies to have lights and electrical lines moved.
“I don’t want to sound negative, but getting the public utilities to coordinate with us has been very difficult and arduous,” Barrientos said, adding hopefully progress will be made in that area soon, but it was not going to be finished before the Oct. 15 deadline.
She said she and her team had been working “manically” to get all the preliminary work finished before Oct. 15, and they are exhausted. She said they decided to not try to force things, but to make sure they have time to get everything finished before work begins.
“I’m not sure if it’s just COVID,” Barrientos said. “It’s just the timing of everything is just delayed.”
Another challenge is ensuring COVID-19 safety protocols are in place among all the subcontractors by the time work begins, accounting for the Delta variant, Barrientos said.
The 21Boston/Safeway project, which will replace the current Safeway on Queen Anne Avenue North with a larger one plus add 344 housing units, will no longer begin Oct. 15. The project has been pushed back to after Jan. 1, 2022, after the development hit a number of roadblocks.
One of the other big reasons behind the delay is cost of materials has gone up significantly.
“This is a $100 million construction project,” Barrientos said. “Just a 2 percent commodity price hike is huge.”
Barrientos said material prices have gone up 4 to 5 percent from 10 months ago, which accounts for $5 million out of $100 million, a $2.5 million increase for lumber alone. She said the development team is trying to figure out the best way to account for the price increases and make sure they have the amount
of materials necessary for the project. Barrientos said delaying the project’s start will give the developer more time for public outreach, letting nearby neighbors and business owners what to expect during the construction.
She said she is not sure business owners fully understand what the impacts will be and wants to develop open communication with them. Barrientos said it will take approximately two years for the new Safeway building to be finished, with a five-month lag on completion of the housing units.
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Public Lands Day a Discover Pass free day
In recognition of National and Washington Public Lands Day, Washington State Parks, Washington Department of Natural Resources and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife will offer free entrance to state lands, Sept. 25. On this day, visitors to Washington state lands will not need a Discover Pass to park. Discover Pass free days apply to all visitor parking on DNR and WDFW lands and in day-use areas at Washington state parks. In 2019, the Washington state Legislature passed a bill proclaiming the fourth Saturday in September as Washington Public Lands Day.
Visitors can help celebrate public lands by:
Being prepared and having a Plan B if their destination of choice is crowded or closed; Packing out what they pack in and bringing their own health and hygiene supplies;
Respecting the land, people and communities where they are recreating;
Volunteering and being good stewards of public lands; Creating a welcoming environment for all who share our outdoor public spaces; Respecting all burn bans in place to reduce wildfire risk; The remaining 2021 State lands free days are:
