Remembering Martha in bronze

It's the work of well-known Whidbey Island animal sculptor Georgia Gerber and depicts in bronze a sitting springer spaniel, surrounded by multiple birds. The new installation at Triangle Park, dedicated earlier this week, is the latest piece of public art in Madison Park.  It's the gift to the neighborhood of friends of Martha Harris, who owned and loved springer spaniels and who, by all accounts, appreciated nature and harmony (in Gerber's...

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The 'West Approach' is upon us

It's perhaps more easily seen by our neighbors across the Bay in Laurelhurst than by most of us here in the Park, but the Western anchor of the new floating bridge, Pier 36, is rapidly rising out of the Lake, just to the north of of us. The new pier, which is best viewed from the grounds of the Edgewater Apartments complex, is mostly obscured by the old floating bridge, which sits just to the South. But as work platforms are added to the four bridge...

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Current and upcoming

It was a warm, sunny day and the lifeguards were back on duty at the beach yesterday,so this must be summer!  Through September 22, the lifeguards will be on site from noon until 7 pm each weekday and from 11 am until 7 pm on weekends. The water temperature at the beach yesterday, by the way, was approximately 64 degrees, which was enticing enough for many swimmers to dive in, sans wetsuits.Here's a roundup of what's happening in the general...

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No worries: this is not a permanent installation

Parked bridge pontoon worries Madison Park residentsIt's known as Pontoon W, and its arrival on the scene has spread consternation in the neighborhood as many Madison Parkers asked themselves, "Is this going to be what the new floating bridge looks like?"  Well, yes and no.The pontoon is moored just north of the existing floating bridge at a point where the bridge begins its ascent to the Western high rise. In this position the pontoon's upright...

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Keira Knightly movie filming in Madison Park

As we go to press, so to speak, a movie crew is setting up a scene for the movie Laggies at the intersection of 41st Avenue E. and E. Newton St.  Madison Park is one of several Seattle venues being used for this movie, which we understand was on location in Ballard yesterday.According to press reports, there were casting calls last month for actors from the Seattle area to play supporting roles and to serve as extras in this movie. The...

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Broadmoor eagles featured in Seattle Times story

For those who don't read the paper, we note that today's edition of The Seattle Times features a nicely written front-page story by Erik Lacitis about Montlake bird photographer Larry Hubbell.  Hubbell, as readers of this blog know, has been keeping tabs on the Broadmoor eagles as part of his efforts to chronicle  birdlife on Union Bay. His blog, Union Bay Watch, has a lot of new pictures of the Broadmoor eagle pair, "Eva and Albert," as...

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Runners overwhelm Madison Park for a good cause

More than 3,000 runners, walkers, staffers and volunteers arrived in Madison Park this morning to participate in the 36th Annual Shore Run/Walk to benefit Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.  And that's not counting the many spectators that assembled to cheer the entrants on and to celebrate in the park when it was all over. Here's the arrival of the winners of the 10K race, who crossed the finish line on E. Madison Street about 33 minutes...

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La Cote closes

It must have happened last week, since we're pretty sure the place was still open last weekend. But the sign in the window says it all: "It is bittersweet that we have to close our doors to move on to new ventures."  La Cote Cafe and Wine Bar, long a Madison Valley mainstay, has closed its doors. The timing of the restaurant's demise is ironic given that it has been an integral part (under one owner or another) of the French-themed Madison Valley...

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May Police Blotter

Senseless destruction is a constant in the neighborhoodThough we don't discuss the subject very often in our monthly crime reporting, acts of vandalism occur fairly frequently in Madison Park. This past month an incident at McGilvra Elementary School brought some added attention to the problem, however.  As reported in the Madison Park Times, vandals have trashed the School's garden on a couple of occasions this spring, including an incident...

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Remember, Shore Run tomorrow

Those seeking easy ingress or egress should take note that the annual Shore Run/Walk returns to Madison Park tomorrow morning, with bus shuttle service beginning at 6:30 am.  So expect some parking issues in the core areas of the neighborhood and some delays in traffic as the runners and walkers make their way, quickly or slowly, to the finish line on E. Madison.  The routes for the various races are shown on the Shore Run website....

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