Columbia City Blog » News http://www.columbiacityblog.com In the Neighborhood & On the Scene Wed, 13 Jan 2010 06:40:57 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/ The Morgan Murders — No Family Deserves This http://www.columbiacityblog.com/morgan-murders-no-family-deserves-this/ http://www.columbiacityblog.com/morgan-murders-no-family-deserves-this/#comments Thu, 24 Dec 2009 04:47:11 +0000 admin http://www.columbiacityblog.com/?p=1159 Ema Morgan, 13 weeks old

Ema Morgan, 13-weeks

Jennifer Morgan, 28 years old

Jennifer Morgan, 28

Columbia City is reeling.

Renee Morgan came home yesterday morning, three days before Christmas, and found her family shot dead. Her daughter, Jennifer Morgan, was 28. Her granddaughter, Ema Morgan, was only 13-weeks old. The family lived together on Beacon Hill, a short walk from McPherson’s Fruit & Produce. Renee is well-known in Columbia City neighborhood from her work at Tutta Bella Neapolitan Pizza since 2004, when the restaurant opened.

Ema’s dad, Daniel Thomas Hicks, is considered armed and dangerous.

Here are two things that neighbors can do to help.

The community is gathering at a candlelight vigil in support of Renee Morgan. It’ll start at 5:30 p.m., Christmas Eve, at the 1300 Block of S Ferdinand ST.

The family has also set up a memorial fund for Ema and Jennifer. Times are tight, but the contribution you make will make a difference. Here is the address:

Jennifer and Ema Morgan Memorial Fund
Washington Federal Savings Bank
4800 Rainier Avenue South
Seattle, WA 98118

No family deserves this.

UPDATE: Daniel Hicks was arrested December 28 in Northern California. (h/t Seattle Times’ The Blotter)

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Several blind people say the changes will impede mobility for elderly people and people with disabilities. . . . "We've got a ton of problems on sidewalks, and they want to make them worse," said Doug Hildie. "It's not that we can't get around things, but the planning seems to be without consideration for pedestrians."
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Café in Baarle-Nassau (Netherlands), on the border with Belgium. The border is marked on the ground.

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If you wanted to open a sidewalk cafe, the City just made it easier and cheaper, despite concerns from the blind community.

Several blind people say the changes will impede mobility for elderly people and people with disabilities.… “We’ve got a ton of problems on sidewalks, and they want to make them worse,” said Doug Hildie. “It’s not that we can’t get around things, but the planning seems to be without consideration for pedestrians.”
Still, sidewalk cafes could bring safety and civility to Columbia City (no small concern for Southeast Seattle this year):
Joe Fugere, the owner of three Tutta Bella restaurants, said having outdoor diners reduced crime outside his Columbia City location.… “We noticed a significant amount of crime [reported] by people using cellphones and calling the police when they saw drug activity across the street,” he said.
You know, Tutta Bella and the Washington State Department of Services for the Blind on S Alaska St are practically neighbors. Safety had been a concern for the latter when they moved into the neighborhood 20 years ago.

The problem with more sidewalk cafes on Rainier Ave S is the ear-splitting traffic. Here’s a scenario for change: the City narrows the thoroughfare to three lanes, slowing traffic; widens the sidewalks so that pedestrians can move freely; and restaurateurs build out sidewalk cafes so that crime declines.

I’ll drink to that.

UPDATE: Ixnay on narrowing that thoroughfare. (hat tip: scottplan at Columbia Citizens)

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