Two Ducks Wish You a Happy Holiday

Hope you and yours are having a lovely holiday season! 

Two Ducks at Beaver Pond Natural Area
Ph Credit - Bob Barta
Seattle

These pair of mallards were seen by former Shoreline resident Bob Barta at Beaver Pond Natural Area in Northgate neighborhood. This is the park formerly known as Thornton Creek Park #6 at 8th NE between NE 105-104th Sts. A beaver clan has transformed this park into an amazing urban wildlife refuge. 


It's a great place to do some bird and wildlife watching during this holiday season.


Bob and Ingrid Barta now live at Alijoya Senior housing at Thornton Place and enjoy visiting the park frequently. Thornton Creek is the largest watershed in Shoreline and Seattle. Beaver Pond NA is located near the headwaters of the South Branch of Thornton Creek.


Happy Holdiays everyone!

Northgate Light Rail Station Design Event

"Get in on the ground floor" for the Light Rail Station design process at Northgate.


Correction: This event is NEXT week, Tues, 7/26!
 6-9pm at Alijoya at Thornton Place.

Community Design Study for the 
Northgate Light Rail Station
Open House

Tuesday, July 26, 6 - 9 p.m.
Brief presentation at 6:30 p.m.
Aljoya Senior Apartments at Thornton Place
450 NE 100th Street

Enter at Aljoya’s front door at the corner of 5th Ave. NE and 100th St.
Off-street parking is available at Group Health just south of 100th St.

Please join us to give us your thoughts on how to create a vital community 
at the light-rail station.

The City of Seattle, King County, Sound Transit 
and other agencies are beginning a study to explore possibilities, and we need your input.

We are exploring opportunities related to:

• Pedestrian and bicycle connections to the station, including a
• • bridge crossing of Interstate 5
• Public spaces in the vicinity – parks, sidewalks
• How to create an active neighborhood near the light rail station
• Connecting bus and rail service
• Creating a healthy and sustainable community

Tell us your priorities and help influence the future of this area south of Northgate Mall.

For more information, please visit:  www.seattle.gov/dpd/planning/NorthgateStationAreaDevelopment.  

Scenes from Shoreline/Lake Forest Park Arts Fest - The Arts Make Life Better!

Community Sand Mandala makes a great symbol for the
"Attitude of Gratitude" theme

"Attitude of Gratitude" was the theme of the Arts Fest this year. Visitors seemed grateful for the sunshine and for the fun arts opportunity. 

The Arts Fest is a great way to highlight the value that the arts and culture gives to our community. It's about education, entertainment, and the local economy. Every art, heritage or culture event brings people here to help local business. Many local businesses support the Arts Fest, such as the Alijoya at Thornton Place.

Kids Art Abounds at Arts Fest

Good Eats at the Fest. Spidey approves and chills! 

Spidey Chills Out

The Chris Roberts Family enjoyed the show.

Councilmember Chris Roberts and Heather Fralich and
son Clark, 5 mos old enjoy the Fest

And I always enjoy the Shoreline Historical Museum table.

Museum Diurector Vicki Stiles enjoys helping
folks appreciate history by offering "rubbings" art.