Saturday, May 19, 2012
SIFF-Renton Premier and Gala draws more than 500 to downtown.
Hollywood wasn’t interested in a movie with a message, but actor-turned director Matthew Lillard was. You know, that guy in Scream, Scooby-Doo and most recently The Descendants? “Hollywood just didn’t get it,” Lillard said of Fat Kid Rules the World. The movie might not make the big bucks at the box office, but the story is priceless. Based on the 2003 novel by KL Going, Lillard said the book about a suicidal, overweight teen brought him to tears. “I think this movie has a message that resonates,” he said. “I saw myself in [Troy]. I was lost.” And just like Troy found himself in music, the young Lillard found his purpose in acting. The Renton premier of Fat Kid held special meaning for many audience members who participated as extras in …
In the first solar eclipse visible in the U.S. in 18 years, the Earth's moon will pass in front of the sun before sunset on Sunday, casting a giant shadow across the land.
A solar eclipse is expected to be visible across much of the western U.S. on Sunday evening. In the hours before sunset, the Earth's moon will pass in front of the sun—the eclipse will start around 5 p.m. in Seattle, according to KING 5. "Called an annular solar eclipse, the moon and sun will exactly align Sunday, May 20, creating a "ring of fire" around the moon because of the sun's larger apparent size," reported the Huffington Post. The last solar eclipse visible in the U.S. was in 1994. In the Puget Sound region, people will only see a partial eclipse with about 80 percent of the moon covering the sun's diameter, KING 5 reported. The view of the eclipse might be further complicated by grey skies. According to the National Weather …
Just after 8 p.m. Friday, May 18, the car, parked on the 24600 block of Southeast 44th Street rolled backwards down a small embankment and hit a garage, damaging a gas line. No one was in the car and no one was injured, but neighbors had to evacuate for a
If you've got joyous news, share it on the site and we'll feature it to help you create a "virtual" baby book souvenir.
There's an easy and free way to announce your good news to the world--share it on Patch! We host birth announcements, graduation, wedding, school and sports awards announcements, and pretty much any great news you want to share, in your own words. And if Grandma and Grandpa live in a different Patch town, you can share your good news on their local Patch site, too! What's more, if you add a photo of your brand new baby, your sports star, your scholar, or the happy couple, let us know at sammamishpatch@gmail.com and we can feature your announcement in the top spot on the page for a while so you can save a screenshot to create a cool digital memory book (see the example here in the screen shot we created yesterday). Our Patch sites are …
Their admiration for the music of Miles Davis, such as the album The Birth of the Cool, brought Marty Taucher and Chris Peterson together in business and led to the birth of winery Avennia.
Chris Peterson worships the music of The Grateful Dead. Marty Taucher is a Dave Matthews Band fan. Peterson and Taucher met at DeLille Cellars, where Peterson rose to winemaker and Taucher volunteered during the 2009 harvest. Despite their diverging musical tastes, Peterson and Taucher struck a chord and have gone into business together. Taucher founded Woodinville-based Avennia Winery in 2010. Peterson consulted during the 2010 harvest before leaving DeLille in May 2011 to become the full-time winemaker at Avennia. They are currently selling their first wines (a Sauvignon Blanc, two Syrahs and two Bordeaux-style blends) to be released next fall and winter. Peterson and Taucher eventually agreed on Miles Davis to bridge their musical gap…
Friday, May 18, 2012
The man and an accomplice forced their way into an Issaquah woman's home, where he assaulted her as the two ransacked the home, possibly in search of narcotic medications.
Issaquah Police are asking for the public's help to identify a man suspected of "stomping" on an Issaquah woman's face in the course of a robbery Wednesday. The man who attacked the woman is described by police as a white man, about 30 years old, 5'10" and weighing about 200 pounds. He has unfinished 'full-sleeve' tattoos on each arm. On one arm, unknown which, the suspect had an unfinished front facing skull on the top of the forearm and a tattoo of a woman, similar to what you might see on 18-wheel truck mud flaps on the inside of the same forearm. At the time of the attack, he was wearing a white shirt, blue jeans, worn low, and white Converse Shoes. On Wednesday, May 16, at about noon, two men forced their way into an Issaquah woman's…
The district notified parents today that a case was confirmed at Sunset Elementary in Bellevue this week.
One case of Pertussis has been confirmed at Sunset Elementary, an Issaquah school located just west of the city in Bellevue, this week, school officials said in a letter sent to parents on Friday, May 18. Washington State and King County are experiencing a widespread pertussis outbreak. In King County, there were 100 confirmed cases of pertussis reported in the first 3 months of 2012 – the highest number reported for this time of year in the past decade, and more than the reports received in all of last year. Previously, the district had reported one other case this year. A case also was reported this week in Woodinville. Pertussis, commonly referred to as whooping cough, is a bacterial illness that may begin with symptoms like the …
The Sammamish Italian restaurant took the most votes in our Readers' Choice Poll this week.
Sammamish-Issaquah Patch readers voted plateau Italian restaurant Ristorante Simone the best place around for outdoor dining in our poll this week. Nestled in the Saffron shopping center, Ristorante Simone dishes up traditional Italian family cooking that stretches back more than 140 years. The family traces its history to the Italian towns of Muro Lucano and Roccella Ionica. By 1917, though, family members had made their way to Seattle's Rainier Valley. Now, the restaurant is a staple for Italian dinners and hosts weekly specials, such as Monday Night Spaghetti and Meatballs, Tuesday Night Ladies Night and Wednesday Night Wine Night. Next week, we'll be asking you to help pick the best spot for a Memorial Day barbecue, so please share …
The blaze was reported about 2:30 this morning; all residents were evacuated safely and King County is investigating the cause of the blaze.
Eastside Fire and Rescue responded to a fire at the Tanglewood condo complex in Klahanie early this morning, after someone called and reported seeing flames and smoke from a nearby roof. Building B of the complex, which is located at 25025 SE Klahanie Blvd, in unincorporated Issaquah, was evacuated after the fire was reported about 2:30 in the morning on Friday, May 18. One person was treated for possible smoke inhalation at the scene. Fire crews were able to extinguish a small in the unit with extinguishers and put the fire out in the attic of the building, getting it under control by 3 a.m. King County investigators are investigating the cause of the fire. Units 73, 83, 71, 75, and air unit 81 responded to the blaze.
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Redmond Way was closed for approximately five hours overnight as police investigated the crash.
Update: The pedestrian who was killed in Thursday's collision has been identified by the King County Medical Examiner as 83-year-old Eleuther Veevaert. Original story: A pedestrian was killed Thursday evening in southeast Redmond after being struck by a vehicle on Redmond Way at about 10 p.m. The victim, who died instantly, was a male whose name and age have not been released by police. He was struck by a passenger car driven by an unidentified 26-year-old. Investigators do not believe the driver committed any traffic infractions or was under the influence of drugs or alcohol, according to a news release from the Redmond Police Department. The collision happened about 600 feet east of 180th Avenue Northeast. An off-duty police officer who …
