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Looking Homeward Seattle roaster setting up coffee shop in Madrona

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By Brandon Macz

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Madison Park Times editor Looking Homeward Coffee owner Jake Deome has popped up in Madrona, where he’s balancing his time in front of an espresso machine with building out his first café.

“This location fell into my lap, and I was like, it’s too good to be true,” Deome said.

Deome is taking over a long-vacant space next to Madrona Arms on 34th Avenue, which he expects to have open this spring. Until then, he’ll have his pop-up out front 8 a.m. to noon weekdays, building a rapport with the community.

“I love this neighborhood; this neighborhood is brilliant,” said Deome, who first visited Madrona last summer. “Everyone’s just so nice over here. Everyone’s polite, kind and friendly, and it’s what my fianceé and I were looking for in a neighborhood.”

Deome grew up in California, where he developed his passion for coffee.

“I sort of fell in love with coffee when I was 14, just from drinking it,” he said.

His dad would take him to 7-11, where he would pick up a cup, and after high school he became a Starbucks barista,

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Photo by Brandon Macz Looking Homeward Coffee owner Jake Deome is running a pop-up coffee stand outside his new coffee shop space in Madrona, which he hopes to have opened sometime this spring.

he said, where his interest in flavors and to move here someday.” learning how to roast coffee grew.

He finally made the move in summer Deome spent six years as quality con- 2018 and, to his surprised, secured a job trol manager at Temple Coffee Roasters in working at Canlis, a fine-dining institution in Seattle. Deome bought a suit on Sacramento.

“I’ve always wanted to live in Seattle,” credit, which he said he quickly returned he said, adding he made his first trip to following his interview. the Emerald City in 2012 for his birthday.

“After that weekend, I was like, ‘I’m going  HOMEWARD, Page 10

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Nonprofit funding local gun violence research Grandmothers form foundation to support ongoing studies to inform policies, programming meant to save lives locally, nationally

By Brandon Macz

Madison Park Times editor A recent rash of shootings in Seattle has city officials working on increasing downtown’s police presence and other efforts to increase safety.

Gun violence is not an issue unique to the city, nor are the underlying factors, but limited research makes it difficult to fully understand the disparities and social determinants that cause a person to pick up a firearm with intent to do harm.

Ali Rowhani-Rahbar, University of Washington Bartley Dobb Professor for the Study and Prevention of Violence, is currently in the middle of a study of geographic blocks in King County to make the connection between firearm injuries and death and poverty, racism, inequality and other health determinants.

“We call some of these things fundamental causes,” Rowhani-Rahbar said. “We know that there are vulnerable populations that are at high risk of gun violence.”

This is the fourth in a series of research projects through UW’s School of Public Health that have been funded by the Grandmothers Against Gun Violence (GAGV ), which formed a new foundation in April to continue this work.

“It’s a hard status to get, by the way,” said Grandmothers Against Gun Violence Foundation secretary Jill McKinstry.

Rowhani-Rahbar first met with GAGV members in 2017, who approached him following a community presentation he’d given. They shared their vision and talked about how to collaborate on research-based advocacy work.

“We felt that the issue of firearm storage and understanding and characterizing firearm ownership and storage was very important in our state,” Rowhani-Rahbar said.

“We have some really rock-solid evidence — scientific evidence — that is really defensible, that shows safe storage can prevent teen suicide and accidental shootings.”

GAGV has funded three studies focused on safe firearm storage practices, particularly for children and seniors, one of which McKinstry said influenced Seattle and King County’s safe storage laws.

Rowhani-Rahbar said it was only a few weeks after the first scientific paper published that Seattle announced its

Courtesy photo The Grandmothers Against Gun Violence Foundation presents University of Washington Bartley Dobb Professor for the Study and Prevention of Violence Ali Rowhani-Rahbar with a $15,000 check to begin research into what factors result in more gun violence occurring in certain King County communities than in others. safe storage policy, followed by King County, and then Initiative 1639, which passed in November 2018 and took effect last year.

While Grandmothers Against Gun Violence continues to advocate for stricter gun control policies, the new foundation was formed to continue pursuing research to support the advocacy side of the parent organization, said GAGVF chair Kay Beisse.

The research may be focused locally, Beisse said, but the studies have national application and implications.

GAGVF provided $15,000 to the UW School of Public Health last November to look at the underlying conditions in parts of King County that make some neighborhoods more susceptible to gun violence, Beisse said. When grandmothers talk to service providers attempting to address these issues, there are some factors that get brought up, such as youth dropping out of school, unemployment or underemployment, and people unwilling to give up firearms due to concerns for their own safety, Beisse said.

“It’s not a lot of money, in the big picture,” Beisse said

about the $15,000 in funding.

Rowhani-Rahbar said federal funding for gun violence research has been on the decline since the mid-‘90s, with more foundations and grassroots organizations stepping up since the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in 2012 and Parkland mass shooting in 2018.

GAGVF member Yvonne Banks said Grandmothers Against Gun Violence was started here in the Puget Sound region by grandmothers affected by the Sandy Hook shooting, where 26 people were killed; 20 were children.

GAGV has been out with Moms Demand Action and Operation Ceasefire to advocate for effective programs and policies, McKinstry said, including Initiative 594, which closed gun sale loopholes for unlicensed sellers online and at gun shows, and Initiative 1491, which allows courts and law enforcement to temporarily seize firearms from people deemed a danger to themselves or others.  GRANDMOTHERS, Page 4

Love + Flour keeping Essentials in Madison Valley New owner takes over longtime café space with plans to boost baked goods

By Brandon Macz

Madison Park Times editor Jenny Finau has spent the past several years helping other entrepreneurs to start or improve their businesses.

“I’ve kind of helped some struggling restaurants and coffee shops and things like that, or supported them through branding changes,” Finau said. “I guess I don’t really know what my job title has been. One of my coworkers called me a hired gun.”

In looking for a place to realize her dream of opening her own café and bakery, she found a confidential listing for a tested and successful business in Madison Valley — Essential Bakery Café.

“I was looking for something, something that was not necessarily this but similar; a space where I could open a bakery and a cafe,” Finau said, “and this opportunity pre-

Photo by Brandon Macz Entrepreneur Jenny Finau is taking over the Essential Bakery Café, with signage to soon come up that reflects the new name, Love + Flour, and an emphasis on baked goods.

sented itself and all the pieces fit together.”

“A lot of things they’re doing are really The Essential Baking Company was successful, and we don’t want to take that founded in 1994, and the café has been in away from the neighborhood,” Finau said, the neighborhood nearly as long. adding she knows some regulars are ner-

vous, but many menu favorites will remain.

“They might get a little tweaking, but ultimately we’re not pulling the rug out from anybody.”

Tom Campanile with Essential told CHS blog the decision to sell the Madison Valley café is part of a long-term planning strategy for the company, which will continue operating locations in Wallingford and Georgetown.

Finau said most of the staff has decided to stay on with Love + Flour, the new name reflecting her goal of offering her own inhouse baked goods at the café while maintaining the establishment as a communal space. People will still be able to find Essential breads at Love + Flour.

“For the vast majority of the pastry and dessert items, we’ll start making those inhouse,” Finau said. “I’m really excited to start offering pie. I know it sounds silly, but I really love pie.”

While the kitchen is small, Finau said, she expects staff will grow and current employees will step up to help with the baking.  BAKERY, Page 5

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Federal Transit Authority recommends contingency funds, allowing more time for completion of RapidRide project

By Brandon Macz

Madison Park Times editor SDOT is still working on acquiring a much needed $60 million in federal funding to begin work on the Madison Bus Rapid Transit project, and is adjusting its schedule for completion out to 2023 to partly account for the ongoing review process with the Federal Transit Authority.

“We’re expecting the funds to be released sometime this year, but it’s a matter of finishing and getting final approval through our review process with the FTA,” said Eric Tweit, SDOT’s program manager for FTA-funded projects. “The revised schedule is based on looking at some of the risks, and that is one of the risks is it taking longer than we had anticipated for.”

The King County Council approved the future RapidRide G alignment from Downtown to Madison Valley late last year, clearing SDOT to continue working with the Federal Transit Authority to acquire $60 million in federal funding to build out the Madison Street corridor to accommodate five-door, hybrid-diesel buses.

Changes to Madison include building several center platforms, adding bike lanes, revised intersections and creating a turnaround facility at Martin Luther King Jr. Way. SDOT reported last month that the independent consultant hired by the FTA to review the project’s scope, schedule and risk recommended an additional $6.2 million to cover unexpected events during construction and to allow more time for project completion. That brings the project cost to $127.5 million.

Madison BRT project manager Josh Shippy said there will be minor adjustments between the 90-percent design to get to 100 percent, and construction sequencing along Madison Street will be undetermined until the city hires a contractor for the project.

“We want to make sure we have the funding guaranteed before we actually advertise for a contractor,”

Tweit said.

Once the FTA consultant approves final plans, they will go to the Finance and Administrative Services department, Tweit said, which handles administering contracts. A request for proposals is expected to be published sometime this fall.

“When we send out the RFP, I think we’re advertising for six weeks,” he said, “and once we get the bids in, we identify the apparent low bidder, but then have time to review the full bids to make sure they comply with the full requirements to make sure who the contract goes to.”

The City of Seattle and King County are currently leading a constitutional challenge of Tim Eymanbacked Initiative 976, which passed last November and caps car-tab fees at $30. The initiative hasn’t taken effect due to the ongoing litigation.

Tweit said the Madison BRT project is mostly being funded by the FTA and Move Seattle levy, so I-976 poses little risk for the project.

On top of the $32.8 million the City of Seattle would lose annually through vehicle-licensing fees for purchasing transit service hours, providing ORCA cards to students and other underserved populations, fixing potholes, street cleaning, creating protected bike lanes, and other capital and service programs if I-976 is upheld, another $35 million in funds would be lost through the Multimodal Account funds and Regional Mobility Grant Programs.

King County Metro, which will operate the RapidRide G line, expects to begin the public engagement process for restructuring its service in the area in late 2020. A Metro spokesperson tells MPT service will continue on 19th Avenue, and changes will be considered to Routes 11 and 12, though the scale of those revisions is still being determined.

Metro would need to get approval from the King County Council to make those changes about six months before the G Line goes into service — fall 2021, at the earliest.

Metro expects to have its 13 hybrid-diesel buses ordered from its New Flyer suppliers sometime this spring. Meanwhile, King County Councilmember Jeanne Kohl-Welles is pushing legislation that would set an earlier 2030 goal for a zero-emission bus fleet.

Metro and SDOT had planned on purchasing 60-foot electric trolley buses from New Flyer for the RapidRide G line, but the supplier could not financially justify fulfilling the order unless it was coupled with another customer’s order, according to Metro. Previously, Alex Kiheri, RapidRide expansion lead at King County Metro, told MPT the issue was that New Flyer couldn’t design an electric vehicle that could provide enough power to handle Madison Street’s steep grade changes, and that no other vendor wanted to take on the challenge.

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Hydration key to keeping body running well

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ost people know their body is mostly made of water, but it’s not easy to maintain it in an optimal state, although your body does just fine on its own if you’re wanting to simply survive. Thankfully, humans are great at survival, but when it comes to thriving, we often struggle to self-optimize.

It’s important to stay hydrated for several reasons. One of the most important is to reduce stress on your body. Water and electrolytes are essential for life and are resources that we take for granted.

It turns out that keepDr. Dan ing water in our bodies Michael is very costly in terms NW Sports of energy. To preserve water and electrolytes, our kidneys will spend a large amount of energy operating pumps that transport water and electrolytes back into our body.

Additionally, our heart has to work harder to keep the fluids moving at the same rate as before those fluids are lost, which can put extra strain on your cardiovascular system. Our brain is one of the most waterfilled organs in our body, as nearly 80 percent of it is water.

Here are several practical benefits of maintaining your hydration levels at optimal: improved brain function, improved recovery from exercise, more energy throughout the day, improved digestion, healthier skin, improved sports performance and reduced bloating.

Euhydration is a state of hydration that isn’t too little, and isn’t too much, it’s just right. It involves a balance of water and soluble molecules, most importantly are electrolytes (sodium, potassium, chloride, mag-

fruit and/or vegetable rather than artificial means.

How do you know if you’ve somehow lost 2 percent of your bodyweight in fluids? The best method is to establish a baseline by getting yourself hydrated, and then weigh yourself first thing in the morning after your first urine void in the nude. You should do this three mornings in a row and try to keep your diet and hydration levels consistent during this time. This allows you to determine after each activity or workout how much fluid you’ve lost, so you can begin replacing it. Ideally, you would have been drinking fluids throughout your workout, somewhere in the range of 6-12 ounces per 15 minutes of activity. For every pound of fluid lost after an activity, you should replace. nesium). Thankfully, we have a system that maintains our fluids above the threshold of death with a gentle urge to drink when we are getting low.

However, this system may not be sensitive enough to run an optimal body. In fact, by the time you’re thirsty, you’re likely already 1.5 liters away from the optimal zone.

How do you know when you’re in a state of Euhydration? At the risk of being vulgar, one of the best methods is to look at your urine first thing in the morning. Clear urine may well be indicating that you’re too hydrated, whereas darker shades of yellow to dark yellow may be telling you to drink more fluids.

Searching online can direct you to what “too light” and “too dark” look like. If you’re scientific, you can purchase urine test sticks from any drug store and test the osmolality, which is a measure of solutes dissolved in water. Optimally, it should be 1.020g/ mL^1. It’s worth mentioning that vitamins can change the color of your urine, so best to either avoid taking them for a couple of

 GRANDMOTHERS, from Page 2 Extreme risk protection orders have been in use in Washington for more than three years now, Rowhan-Rahbar said, and are being implemented in more cities, counties and states in response to mass shootings across the country and a better understanding of the warning signs that were missed before they occurred.

The Second Amendment isn’t going to change, he said, and it’s comprehensive data and research that will allow for preserving gun ownership as a constitutional right while also enacting policies that reduce instances of gun violence.

“I think that’s the whole key is paths to solutions for these [findings],” Banks said.

Rowhan-Rahbar said organizations like GAGVF have helped make an impact at the local level, the nonprofit’s funding, which resulted in three papers that were published The American Journal of Public Health, Journal of the American Medical Association — Pediatrics, and the The Annals of Internal Medicine. It also supported a graduate student to work with Rowhan-Rahbar, he said.

“Now she’s doing research in this area,” he said. “She’s becoming a wellknown person in her own.”

The Center for Disease Control and National Institutes of Health (NIH) were just approved for $25 million in federal funds to study gun violence through a 2019 spending bill passed by Congress, which Rowhan-Rahbar said is a historic development.

McKinstry said she’s happy that Harborview Medical Center, which deals with many gun violence injuries in King County, was approved last year to receive $1 million in funding for its own research.

Beisse said the hope is to use results of the latest study GAGVF is funding, which seeks to find out why some neighborhoods experience more gun violence than others, to support local on-the-ground programs already working on solutions in those communities. A paper on that research project is anticipated to come out this summer, she said.

People can read the papers from the last three studies, sign up to volunteer with GAGVF or provide a donation at foundationgrandmothersagainstgunviolence.org. The nonprofit can also be reached at gagvfoundation@gmail.com.

days while you scope out your color or, better yet, try the scientific route.

What if you exercise and sweat a little?

What if you exercise and sweat a lot, and it’s hot outside? More appropriately for this time of year, what if you exercise and it’s cold outside but you sweat more inside your clothes than you would have otherwise? What if you are older and your sensitivity to dehydration goes down? You will need a way of finding out how much fluid you have lost and how to go about replacing it.

Dehydration, technically, is defined as a loss of more than 2 percent of your body weight, assuming you were in a state of euhydration to begin with.This means that if you weigh 150 pounds, and you are 3 pounds lighter after a workout, you are dehydrated and need to drink up. How much? You should drink 16-24 ounces for every pound of weight loss, and if you’ve exercised more than an hour, you’ll want to include some electrolyte and glucose to go along with it; preferably in the form of

How to get started: • Start by measuring how much water you ingest in 24 hours. Carry a big water bottle around with you all day and measure how much you drink.

• If you exercise, figure out how much fluid you lose during by doing a pre- and post-workout weighing in the nude. Don’t sweat much? Try anyway; you might be surprised.

• Follow the recommended intake for fruits and vegetables each day to keep up on your electrolytes.

• Aim to drink half of your body weight in ounces of fluids in a day (if you weigh 150 pounds, drink 75 ounces per day, which is about 2100 milliliters). All liquids count toward this number, but most should be water.

Always speak with your doctor first if you have concerns about fluid intake.

Goodbye for now, and thank you for reading

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t’s been great meeting all of the friendly and engaged Madison Park Times readers around the neighborhood over the past two years, and it is with a heavy heart that I say goodbye now, but change is good, and I’m hopeful whoever replaces me approaches the job with as much interest and excitement about learning as I did.

I’ll be heading off to work for Seattle Humane as its new social media coordinator, helping dogs, cats and little critters find their forever homes.

That means this was my Brandon last issue of the Madison Park Macz Editor Times, and hopefully one of the better ones. From start to finish, I’ve always strived to make sure the paper was loaded with useful information and hyperlocal coverage bigger publications just didn’t have interest in providing.

Things move a little slower in the lakefront communities, and that isn’t always so bad, unless you’re trying to fill a newspaper.

I enjoyed covering both the big and subtle changes, from Madison Park to Leschi, and I have a long list of stories to keep up with for my successor.

These are small, but tightknit communities, with some enviable attributes, other than the pricey real estate. Every time I have reason to walk up and down the business corridors, whether in Madison Park, Madrona or Madison Valley, I’ve been impressed to see the longtime shops and restaurants that have been sustained by their communities, neighbors commisserating in coffee shops and many, many happy dogs on a stroll.

Do I have regrets? Sure: I never swam at Madison Park Beach, though I’d covered several events there. I also never found time to try the food at Hanok in Madison Park, but the good news is no one has to pay me to keep coming back to the neighborhood. And maybe some of you will see me and give me some real scoops (off the record, of course).

What I do wish had developed more in my two years as editor of the Madison Park Times were more news tips, which folks should definitely provide to the new editor at mptimes@ nwlink.com. It’s cliche, but our readers really are the eyes and ears of the community, and there were many times I would have rather had someone email me with a juicy news tip than having to scroll through Nextdoor (no offense).

Well, this is the space I allowed myself to say goodbye, because there’s no point wasting space that could be better used for real news.

Again, I thank you all for reading my work and trusting me to provide your community news.

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Fox Ridge Studio opening in mid-February

 BAKERY, from Page 4 “Right now, I’m the only baker in-house, and I can’t do it all i can’t wear all the hats, so, yes, we are looking for bakers,” she said, “but several of our staff members have approached me because they love baking at home and they want to grow their skills as well.”

The space was closed for almost a full week for cleaning, applying new paint and some light maintenance work, reopening on Jan. 21. Finau said she plans to have her Love + Flour signage and logos up in the next few weeks. She’s also putting in new deli cases to show off by-the-pound offerings.

“What brings me the most personal joy is to see people eating my food and enjoying it,” Finau said, “and that’s the thing that keeps me up at night with excitement.”

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Madison Park urban art space to offer workshops, classes, polite discussions

By Brandon Macz

Madison Park Times editor It’s been a long time coming, and Patty Gordon is excited to announce she’s opening her Fox Ridge Studio in Madison Park in mid-February.

“People come by all the time; it’s really funny,” Gordon said. “I think it’s hard because that building’s been under construction for over a year now, so people are like, ‘What’s happening?’”

The Constance Court building, 4116 E. Madison St., was a fixer-upper when the Losh Family purchased it in October 2017, and has been in some state of construction since then.

Gordon’s urban art space is a new addition, built out on the backside of Constance Court.

The base component of Fox Ridge Studio will be as an urban art bar, with art kits and workshops for creating pieces of art or crafting projects. There will also be a number of lectures and forums in the space, where people can feel comfortable sharing ideas and opinions.

The workshops and “Big Talks” will change months, but Gordon has a few regular events planned, such as Sunday Morning Mimosas and Makers.

“It’s going to be kind of an open studio: come in, create crafts, and have mimosas,” Gordon said. “If you just wanted to come in and have a mimosa, you can do that.”

There will also be a Throwback Thursday

Courtesy photo Fox Ridge Studio owner Patty Gordon will open her Madison Park urban art studio in midFebruary on the backside of Constance Court.

Wine and Craft Night.

“It’s more of a throwback to the ‘60s and ‘70s and having kits that you can do — needlework and macrame and paint by numbers. It’s stuff you used to do when you were younger,” Gordon said.

“It’s funny, there really has been a resurgence of the textile crafting that was popular in the ‘60s and ‘70s and ‘80s.”

While the urban art studio is new, Gordon’s interior design includes a number of largescale crafts, such as a table made from refurbished maple pulled from an old bowling alley.

“We do have a bar, and we actually refurbished some old barstools from an old ice cream parlor. Actually, it’s from a place up in Concrete, [Washington]. We got a lot of really fun things out of Second Use,” Gordon said, referring to the salvage and reuse company in SODO. Fox Ridge Studio is slated to open the week of Feb. 17, with a watercolor class on Feb. 22.

People can also come by to purchase art kits and supplies, and stick around for food, beer and wine.

Find out more at foxridgestudio.com.

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Edibles can be intimidating, because the onset is slow, whereas inhalation is nearly instant. However, with caution and moderation, edibles can be a very efficient way to consume low doses of THC.

Doses of 10mg of THC are standard in Washington but may be too strong for beginner cannabis users. Many edible options come as 5mg servings, and many 10mg servings can be broken in half.

The onset time is approximately 60-120 minutes, depending on many variables such as metabolism, or the type and quality of extract. Contemporary edible options may include nanoemulsified THC, which are micro particles of THC that enter the bloodstream more easily, resulting in a quicker onset. The 20-40 minute onset window of nanoemulsified edibles can be more beginner-friendly, because it’s easier to gauge the potency of the edible at 5mg, or even 2.5mg intervals.

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Sometimes beginner cannabis users have a longer onset time for their first several uses. Cannabis only gets stronger and stronger with new growing and breeding methods, so only one or two hits are necessary your first few sessions.

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Madison Park friends form women’s collective giving group Impact 100 Seattle recruiting members, looking for nonprofit partners to support

By Brandon Macz

Madison Park Times editor Madison Park residents Anna Graves and Anne Janda had made charitable contributions for years, but were looking for a way to make a more local and measurable impact in their community.

“Most of the things that we give to are sort of global,” Graves said. “We give to them because some of our friends are involved in those organizations.”

Janda and Graves, who became friends through their preschool-aged children, began looking for another way to make an impact in their backyard.

Graves has a friend in New Jersey who started an Impact 100 group there that now has 400 members. The two Madison Park residents took the model and modified it to fit the Seattle community.

The Impact 100 model was started in 2001, and now has more than 50 chapters. These women’s collective giving groups pool $1,000 donations from at least 100 members and then make an annual grant of $100,000 to a local charity.

“It’s not like a franchise model, so you don’t sign up to be one of their franchisees,” Graves said. “Loosely, the Impact model they created appealed to us.”

A separate 501(c)3, Impact 100 Seattle is now recruiting members, hoping to bring on at least 120 women by

Courtesy photo These are the founding members of the Impact 100 Seattle nonprofit. The organization hopes to reach 120 members by the end of March.

March 31, Janda said, which would allow the nonprofit to provide a $100,000 grant to a local charity while also having funds to support several other organizations.

“Since we will have worked with all of these organiza-

tions, we don’t want anyone to walk away empty handed,” Janda said.  IMPACT, Page 11

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Retired urologist hosting The Original Guide to Men’s Health Madison Park resident hosting podcast to get men more interested, active in improving health, accessing care

By Brandon Macz

Madison Park Times editor Madison Park resident and urologist Richard Pelman moved to the neighborhood in 1985, opening his first office in Bellevue.

In the mid-‘90s, the Washington State Urology Society endeavored to correct an information deficit when it came to health and medicine, with an emphasis on male audiences.

“They seem to be more reluctant to seek healthcare,” Pelman said.

A series of seminars was hosted across the state that included medical specialists providing information on a number of topics, encouraging men to find a primary care physician and offering advice on how to get the most out of their visits.

That effort evolved in the early 2000s, said Pelman, who worked on a Guide to Men’s Health pamphlet. At that time, there was WebMD, but it only provided advice on what to do about a diagnosis that had already been made, he said, and there were few resources providing people with information for how to care for themselves.

“The evolution to podcast was very eloquent.”

Pelman launched The Original Guide to Men’s Health podcast in April 2019, bringing on experts in a range of medical

Courtesy photo Washington State Urology Society Men’s Health chair Richard Pelman hosts The Original Guide to Men’s Health. fields to not only inform, but also to motivate men to take a more serious interest in their health.

“Most men’s approach is, ‘It doesn’t exist,’ or, ‘It’s not going to affect me,’” Pelman explains in his introductory episode of The Original Guide to Men’s Health, “and there’s nothing worse than seeing a patient

come in to see you, who’s worked his whole life and has so much to look forward to, and he just never got something checked and we found it too late.”

The WSUS men’s health chair said the idea to change mediums came from executive director Debi Johnson.

“My first reaction to Debi was, ‘What’s a

podcast?’” Pelman said.

When the podcast was pitched to the WSUS board, one member introduced Pelman to their son, Sean Fox, who was making podcasts as a student at Oregon State University. He helped Pelman figure out the equipment he would need for the podcast and now helps him edit and produce the episodes.

“We have a wonderful society that is allowing us to use some of our dues to fund Sean,” Pelman said.

The number of downloads grew from around 400 in May 2019 to nearly 1,000 in September.

The first episode includes an interview with Dr. Kathleen O’Connor, professor emerita at the University of Washington Department of Anthropology and author of the Health Initiatives in Men (HIM) study, who provides insight into why men tend to avoid the doctor’s office.

Pelman recorded 24 episodes last year, interviewing experts on a variety of healthcare topics, including cardiovascular health, diet, exercise, tobacco and vaping, cannabinoids, reproductive health, testis cancer and digital addiction.

He recommends them all, noting they’re not only educational, but free to download and accessible to anyone, with many topics  HEALTH, Page 11

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Uncomplicated cases of kennel cough are usually caused by parainfluenza virus or adenovirus type 2 in combination with Bordetella bronchiseptica. The incubation period between exposure to the onset of clinical signs ranges from 2 to 14 days. Symptoms include a characteristic loud hacking cough (owners frequently describe it sounds as though their dog has “something stuck in their throat”), and sometimes sneezing, retching, and reverse sneezing. A simple case of kennel cough should run its course in 5-7 days, and the dog usually feels well, with normal appetite and energy level. These cases are typically self-limiting

and resolve quickly in healthy patients without the need for antibiotics, although cough suppressants may be used for the patient’s comfort.

Other potentially more concerning causative agents of kennel cough include canine distemper virus (CDV), canine influenza virus (CIV), and

Mycoplasma canis bacteria.

More serious disease can occur with these bugs including a prolonged cough, fever, and pneumonia. CIV is an emerging disease on the West Coast and Seattle Veterinary Associates recommends vaccinating higher risk dogs in the Seattle area against CIV. All of these infectious agents are transmitted through respiratory contact with other dogs, and CIV may live on surfaces for up to 72hrs.

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typically be made on physical exam if the patient is otherwise well. Patients that are feeling unwell (lethargy, low appetite), have mucoid nasal discharge, or those having a cough for longer than 7 days should be evaluated for more serious disease such as pneumonia. Your veterinarian may recommend chest X-rays to evaluate for pneumonia and rule out other causes of cough and/or a respiratory disease PCR test to assess which viruses or bacteria are involved. These diagnostics will help guide a treatment plan for the best outcome.

Vaccination for all of the aforementioned viruses and Bordetella bronchiseptica are readily available and inexpensive. Although vaccinations are never 100% protective, a vaccinated dog should be able to fight off infectious agents more easily, and if they do develop symptoms the severity of disease will be lessened.

Of course, there are many other unrelated causes of cough in dogs including heart disease, bronchitis, collapsing trachea, laryngeal paralysis, heartworm disease, and cancer. For this reason, it is recommended that any newly coughing dog should be evaluated by their veterinarian before assuming it’s just a simple case of kennel cough.

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Madison Park Times editor Seattle/King County Clinic organizers and volunteers are planning to serve more than 750 patients daily during next month’s four-day event.

The clinic, which offers free medical, dental and eye care services for those in need, was pushed from last fall to Feb. 13-16 due to the need to relocate because of the Seattle Center arena rebuild. The clinic had operated out of the arena since 2014.

Fisher Pavilion at Second Avenue North and Thomas Street will be where patients can receive admission tickets starting at 5 a.m. Clinic doors open at 6:30 a.m. Patients do not need to provide identification or proof of immigration status, nor do they need to provide documentation to prove a financial hardship, in order to receive services. People also don’t have to live in King County to attend the clinic.

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Nunn tells Queen Anne News there will be multiple spaces used at Seattle Center for this year’s clinic, including McCaw Hall, Exhibition Hall and Cornish Playhouse. Free parking will be available for patients and volunteers at the Mercer Street Garage.

While treatment spaces had to be adjusted with the one-time facilities, Nunn said the goal remains to serve as many patients as possible.

More than 100 volunteer team leaders met on Jan. 11 for orientation, which included learning new clinic processes and procedures, Nunn said.

The clinic reports providing $17 million in direct services to 20,000 patients over the past five years.

There will be more than 800 volunteers at the clinic each day, about evenly split between healthcare professionals and general support. There will be more than 80 dental operatories, 10 vision lanes and 1,000 pairs of prescription glasses, and more than 40 medical treatment spaces.

Patients are treated on a first-come, first-served basis, and interpretation services will be available.

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Madison Park changes while staying the same

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hree events happened in the ‘40s that changed the Madison Park lifestyle. The Depression was winding down, Hooverville was no more (homelessness became a nonissue) and last but by far not least: World War II began. It was the days of patches on the knees and hand-me-down clothes with the socks not matching most times.

Those who lived on the north side of Madison were mostly blue collar, working at Todd’s Shipyard and commuting via the Kirkland Ferry. There was much happening to increase the need for housing.

Houseboats were pulled to vacant lots; enclosures were built behind homes. Garages were turned into dwellings between 43rd and 42nd in the alley where several schoolmates lived. My mom, aunt, uncle and I lived in the very garage we still have behind our home. Everyone worked to spruce up their new digs with curtains, gardens and even picket fences.

Mother worked evenings, so I ate with families that I’m sure came from other depressed areas. One family invited me for a home-cooked meal. They smiled and seemed happy with what Richard Carl they had.

Lehman We all helped prepare the meal, but Revisiting the I noticed not one glass, plate or silverPark ware piece was the same. I’ll always remember sharing the meal (obviously, as I am writing about it). Once dinner was finished, we cleared the table, washed everything and, voila, it was once again a front room.

On workdays most shipyard workers were seen in the early a.m. huddled around a kitchen window listening to Sam Hayes and the Breakfast News. When the ferry horn blew, they ran to get seats aboard, leaving behind only large chuck holes in the old dirt alleys, clothes lines full of clothes still drying from the day before, and cars deserted due to fuel rationing.

There were some small boats in the yards ready for the all too short summers. On weekends everyone was home outside working in the yard. Some worked on their cars and/or boats.

The alley was alive!

An area hit by the fuel shortage was Canterbury, which was then a cat-tailed long beach with many boats on the shore, tied or anchored. Most of the boat owners were away fighting the war.

North of that, beyond the moorage area, were some

houseboats chained together headed for Lake Union or demolition. There were a few houseboats pulled into the area near the water in which friends lived. The rents were cheap and came with lots of wildlife. This was also a great play area for the pre-teen set.

Further north, the ever-present log boom left little room for ships of war heading for the Ballard Locks. It was such a great way to spend the summers, walking on the logs and swimming in the many cedar ponds, where you could see clear to the bottom.

The large vessels chained alongside the boom were great for exploring. This log boom area was the last option of all the beaches in our area, as the pure white sand north of Edgewater apartments was protected by three-foot walls that are still there today. Nothing like a long swim followed by a roll in the hot sand.

That was second only to Madison Beach, where after a swim we’d lay on the hot sidewalks for warmth. A favorite was the square area on the south of the bathhouse. Here we discussed current events — and girls!

There was an area with homes on the west side of Madison, where one had to walk down several stairs to enter — one of the homeowners prepared income taxes. It was next to Lakeshore Deli, now Home Street Bank, and on the other side was Johnson’s Grocery—a tall narrow building where Millie and John and their two sons lived.

They operated a handy shop for those working late.

It was also a popular stop for students of J.J.McGilvra’s for buying energy candy to provide strength through the school day. It, of course, supported the local friendly dentists. Johnson’s met its demise in the early ‘60s, when all of the mom-and-pop grocery stores (over 800) were replaced by 24-hour markets and chain stores.

Soon most of the vacant lots were filled with businesses.

One was owned by an elderly gentleman who suffered from tremors—shell shock from World War I. He always had a smile and a warm “Good morning!” for passersby.

Each morning, even in winter, he’d walk to a little beach

 HOMEWARD, from Page 1 “They took a chance on me, because I was weird and had that character they were looking for for their team at that time,” he said.

He spent six months as a food runner and barista, learning from Canlis various aspects of running a business and providing quality service, leaving in December 2018.

“The way they treat their training style is all or nothing,” Deome said. “They throw you into it, but they also guide your training.”

Four months later, Deome launched Looking Homeward Coffee, selling a variety of coffee beans sourced from around the world, relying on old industry friends and acquaintances to point him to the right producers.

While the beans come from Ethiopia, Peru, Brazil, Rwanda and Colombia, Deome does his own roasting in Seattle, using a friend’s facility in Greenwood.

He describes his designs for his first coffee shop as warm, comfortable and inviting, with a service-focused approach.

He’s bringing a former Canlis worker on

Photo by Brandon Macz Looking Homeward Coffee will be serving folks at a pop-up coffee stand outside 1136 34th Ave. while work continues at the new coffee shop for its spring debut.

as his general manager.

Deome said he’s still looking for staff, “I’m doing some things that haven’t and his desire is to have people with little been done that I’ve seen,” Deome said, experience with coffee apply, so he can “and things that I’ve always wanted to see provide the kind of training he hopes in a coffee shop.” they’ll one day apply when they move on.

Plans are to start with coffee, tea and “We’re focused on building sustainable pastries, he said, and likely add some careers,” he said. “Each barista position lunch items in the future. will have a secondary aspect to it, focused

 PARK, Page 11 on another part of the industry.”

Deome said he also wants to someday open his own roastery, where baristas can come and learning the process.

“It’s a big commitment,” he said of opening a coffee shop, “and then it’s also a culmination of all my past experiences.”

Before getting serious about coffee, Deome changed his focus in college from history to creative writing to theater.

He designed his own website (lookinghomewardcoffee.com) and creates the art for the varieties of bagged coffee people can buy online or at his pop-up while the physical location is coming together.

As for the name, Deome said Looking Homeward was something he’d come up with while working with a fellow barista in California.

“One of the things we always talked about was what home was,” he said.

His parents had left San Jose for Chico, California, and Deome had just moved to Sacramento, and he said he didn’t feel like he had a home.

“That’s when Looking Homeward came up,” he said. “‘Oh, that would be a nice philosophical mentality to have.’”

Deome said he wants his Madrona coffee shop to be a home for employees and a place where he can work on building community.

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Community council searching for Leschi Stars

 PARK, from Page 10

 HEALTH, from Page 7

The Leschi Community Council Board is accepting nominations for its 2020 Leschi Stars, now through April 20.

Each year the community council honors community members and business leaders who have made positive contributions to the neighborhood.

People wishing to nominate their Leschi Stars can email leschinews@comcast.net or send their form to: LCC, 140 Lakeside Ave. Suite A, #2, Seattle, 98122.

Include your name and contact information, who you’re nominating and why they deserve to be a Star, how their contributions enrich life in Leschi, and the nominee’s contact info.

with kindling and newspapers and start a fire to heat himself after a swim in the cold water.

It helped with his affliction, and even made the daily papers.

Some shops we miss today are Jaffe’s Shoe Repair, Hollywood Barbershop and all the gas stations! Hadfield’s Garage repaired cars by experts. Bill Turner’s Richfield (where Starbucks stands now) would drive to your car when it went kaput and have you up and running and not late for work!

So many entities and neighbors have come and gone, it’s amazing the neighborhood has been able to keep its aura of wellbeing. If there is any doubt, just walk along the Ave and smile, and you usually get a smile in return.

not being exclusive to men, such as an episode on pain management and the opioid crisis, or one on the natural medicine trend.

“These are so good because they’re experts, and you’re getting such great information,” Pelman said.

The Original Guide to Men’s Health is funded for another 24 episodes, with future topics to include back pain, allergies, LGBTQ health, pulmonary disease, dermatological health and healthcare disparities.

Now that he’s retired from the University of Washington School of Medicine’s Urology Department, Pelman has more time to hit the road and conduct interviews.

“We will travel, so the idea is to make it as painless for participants who are willing to make time for our interviews,” he said.

The podcast host said the goal is to reach as many people as possible, and he hopes the public and medical professionals help spread the word, as he sees The Original Guide to Men’s Health as an invaluable resource and an easy way for people to access information that will get them more interested in their well being. It’s currently available for listening at iTunes and Google Play.

Pelman said female urologists with WSUS are also exploring the idea of starting a women’s health podcast.

 IMPACT, from Page 6 Impact 100 Seattle is looking to support organizations that fall under five categories — arts and culture, environment, health and wellness, families, and education — and have annual operating budgets of less than $10 million. Janda said the hope is to find 10 organizations that may be a good fit by issuing a short questionnaire, and then work down to five.

“We’re also trying to take some of those hours of work, take them away from the nonprofit and put the onus on us,” Graves said of Impact 100 Seattle’s grant application model.

Impact 100 Seattle volunteers would work with them to identify the best way to use the nonprofit’s funding, resulting in grant proposals that would go to the full Impact 100 Seattle membership for a vote in November.

Having Impact 100 Seattle be volunteer-run will mean 100 percent of the funds raised through its membership go to nonprofits, Janda said, and members are welcome to add more than the $1,000

required to join.

“We’ve gotten as little as 50 extra dollars to $10,000,” she said.

Women can sponsor other members who may not be able to cover the membership cost, but that doesn’t earn them another vote when it comes time to decide where grants go in November.

“A thousand dollars is not an insignificant amount of money,” Graves said, “and I think that’s good, because we really want people to commit to this community.”

That community is currently represented by 60 members.

“It’s been really fun, and we’ve met some really smart people who have stretched our thinking already,” Janda said.

Not only does Impact 100 Seattle seek to provide meaningful philanthropy, it also wants to connect and empower women, Graves said.

“I think that women feel like they need to be doing something more,” she said.

Impact 100 Seattle will host an information and networking event from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 16, at Treehouse, 2100 24th Ave. S. Another mix-and-mingle will be held 6:30-8:30 p.m.

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Windermere brokers are involved in over one-third of all Madison Park home sales

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Average purchase price................................. $1,160,315

Average purchase price..................................$690,340

Average square feet ...................................................2,180

Average square feet .................................................. 1,005

Average list-to-sold-price ratio .............................97.3%

Average list-to-sold-price ratio ............................96.4%

Average days on market ................................................26

Average days on market ................................................63

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Madison Park + Madison Valley home + condo sales, 1/1/19 – 12/31/19. Data courtesy of NWMLS and Trendgraphix.

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