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SPD Community newsletter from Mark Solomon, Southwest Precinct Crime Prevention Coordinator

Dear Community Friends,

Recent Burglary Arrest On Tuesday, June 12, 2012, a witness reported seeing an adult male tampering with a window…MORE

Seaway Marine on Harbor Avenue is a place many people drive by on the way to Alki Beach but it is where owner Greg Jacobsen is readying a series of boats that will for the first time, take part in some likely thrilling boat racing during Seafair…MORE

Bobbie Cox got her dog Joey, an Australian Blue Heeler about four and a half years ago in Seattle's north end. "I saw an ad in the paper one day," Cox explained, "and I'd been looking for a long time. They are hard to find. I knew I liked that…MORE

I recently had dinner with three of my writer friends. We all advised one another on how to write and market our next book, but none of us were following our own advice. “It’s the second book curse,” I thought when I left the restaurant. “We’re…MORE

The Seattle Public Library created a program 14 years ago that has since been emulated world-wide. On a cloudless Saturday morning in early May, Amy Waldman, the author of this year’s program selection Seattle Reads The Submission, told the…MORE

West Seattle teens from Madison Middle School and the Delridge and South Park Community Centers helped document the history of the Duwamish Peninsula this spring by taking part in the Southwest Seattle Historical Society’s “Telling Our Westside…MORE

I've had a lot of dogs. Mac was an Australian shepherd I had when I was a teenager. Skipper was a beautiful collie. Tessie was our dachshund for 17 years. And Richard Tiger was a dog we got for son Tim at the dog pound. He was a wonderful spaniel…MORE

Jubilee Days celebration will feature more than 100 booths, everything from food to non profits. Organizers are saying that spots are filling up fast and to sign up as soon as possible. The vendor form can be found here. The street fair is part…MORE

Drew Collier named his dog Mr. Lover after the song of the same name by recording artist Shaggy but, "He got that name because he's a snuggler," said Collier," He's like a little teddy bear."

Mr. Lover is a mixed breed Pit Bull and African…MORE

by Georgie Bright Kunkel

With the sound of gunfire echoing throughout Seattle of late it was a relief to be heading out of town for a day of pleasant exploration. Yes, to return to Whidbey Island after selling our family getaway there…MORE