A reception honoring the service of outgoing Seattle City Councilmembers Sally Bagshaw, Bruce Harrell, Mike O’Brien, and Abel Pacheco was held on Dec. 12 at City Hall. Bagshaw served for nine years; Harrell, 12 years; O’Brien, nine years; and Abel Pacheco, seven months — he was appointed to fill the seat vacated by Rob Johnson.
Celebrity Chef Dinner with Angie Mar
Seattle native and chef Angie Mar will serve as Renton Technical College (RTC)’s Celebrity Chef at two events on Jan. 28. Mar is the owner and executive chef of the Beatrice Inn in Manhattan. She is celebrating the release of her new cookbook, “Butcher + Beast: Mastering the Art of Meat,” and she will prepare […]
Lloyd Hara’s 80th
Lloyd Hara celebrated his 80th birthday on Dec. 8 at a friend’s home in Queen Anne. Approximately 60 friends and family members attended the party. Before his retirement, Hara served as Seattle Port Commissioner, Seattle City Treasurer, and King County Assessor. He also founded the Seattle International District Rotary Club and is a past president […]
Historical exhibit at ICHS ID clinic
A permanent historical exhibit opened on Dec. 10 in the lobby of the International Community Health Services (ICHS) flagship clinic. The collection of early documents, photos, and artifacts memorializes a rapidly-disappearing Chinatown-International District, as it tells the story of the health center. The exhibit was made possible by an $80,000 grant from Historic South Downtown […]
Chinese Art Pig at Pike Place Market
“Ju Ju,” or Golden Pearl, the Chinese Art Pig who toured the region this year to celebrate the Year of the Pig, has found her home at Pike Place Market. To kick-off this year’s holiday lighting ceremony on Nov. 30, the International Lion Dance Martial Arts Team led a drumming procession followed by the lighting […]
Thanksgiving dinner for the elderly
Peter Peng and John Zhang donated a Thanksgiving dinner to seniors at the House of Hong on Nov. 3. Organized by Seniors in Action Foundation, more than 500 people attended. Each guest received a gift of different Asian sauces and a can of tea leaves. Two centenarians—King Wong and Ngook Hong Lee Huie—walked on stage […]
Bruce Harrell honored
Outgoing Seattle City Council President Bruce Harrell received a long standing ovation on Nov. 22 during the 2019 Annual Breakfast of the Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle. The event, held at The Westin Hotel in, Seattle, raised more than $400,000 to empower the community and change the lives of the individuals, one family at a […]
Perché No closing, owners Lily and David Kong retiring
Lily Kong and Chef David Kong announced on Dec. 1 that they will officially retire and close their Italian restaurant Perché No. The restaurant opened in Queen Anne in 1992, and a second location opened near Green Lake. The Kongs lost their Queen Anne lease in 2006. David Kong, born in Malaysia of Chinese ancestry, […]
Trailblazing basketball player of Japanese descent dies
Wataru “Wat” Misaka, the first player of Japanese descent to play in the league that was the predecessor to the NBA, has died. He was 95. The University of Utah athletics department said in a Nov. 21 news release that Misaka died on Nov. 20 in Salt Lake City. He grew up in Ogden, Utah. […]
Inslee meets with Nepal delegation
On Nov. 14, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee met with a delegation from Nepal led by Chief Minister of Gandaki Province Prithvi Subba Gurung and Attorney General Rajendra Ghimire. Gurung proposed to establish sister-city relations between Washington state and Nepal’s Gandaki province. “There are many commonalities between Washington state and our province,” Gurung said, stating the […]
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