In Queen Anne:

• If you’re not afraid of a little water, hit the Sea Music Fest at the Maritime Family Festival on Saturday, November 7 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Armory Building at Lake Union Park, 860 Terry Ave N. Details here.
• Help you family better prepare for the crazy weather and future disasters at the Earthquake/Disaster Prepardness Clinic at the Magnolia Public Library on Saturday, November 7 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Chat about neighborhood, city and state issues with 36th Legislative District Rep. Reuven Carlyle during one of his two “coffee hours” this Sunday, November 8. The one on Queen Anne will be at Top Pot Doughnuts at 325 W. Galer St. from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Details here.

Nearby neighborhoods:

• Ballard has a holiday craft fair, benefit auction, forest restoration, street cleanup, cat adoption event and more. Check it out here.
• Fremont has an art walk (tonight!), folk harp symposium, couch film festival (seriously), winemakers anniversary celebration, many shows and more. Get the full weekend schedule here.

Happy weekend Queen Anne! Be careful driving in the rain, and if you venture downtown tomorrow, keep in mind that SDOT is closing down Pike St. between 1st and 2nd avenues from 7 a.m. on Saturday, November 7 to 5 a.m. on Sunday, November 8 so that crews may restore three concrete panels after they were removed for underground utility work. There will be no parking on Pike between 1st and 2nd during the closure, as the concrete needs extra time to cure. The sidewalk will remain open for pedestrians daring enough to walk around in a rain storm.

Could I encourage people please to get in touch w/the Seattle street department to DEMAND the street light at the NE corner of Queen Anne Ave & Blaine be replaced. It is a busy & VERY dark intersection & it is almost impossible to see pedestrians, especially in the rain.

Light # 1802 on the NE corner of Queen Anne Ave & Blaine in front of the veterinarian’s office.

Larrabee asks community members to call (206) 684-7056 or e-mail street.light@Seattle.gov to request that the lighting at the intersection is improved.

The only pharmacy in Queen Anne is at the Uptown Safeways, located at 516 First Ave W., 206-494-1700. Both the shot and nasal spray are available there, but according to King County they’re appointments are all full, so Queen Anne residents may have to venture into neighboring communities to get their inoculations. Check out the complete list of pharmacies with vaccine here.

People eligible to receive vaccine through pharmacies include:

• Pregnant women
• People who live with or care for children younger than 6 months of age
• People between the ages of 6 months and 24 years old
• People between 25 through 64 years of age with chronic health conditions or weakened immune systems
• Healthcare and emergency workers with direct patient contact

Pharmacies may charge a fee for administering the vaccine, typically between $12 and $22 (not to exceed $22). This fee is covered by most health insurance. People should bring their health insurance information to the pharmacy, and they may need to submit a receipt to their insurance company for reimbursement.

We should be open by mid-December if our construction time-line continues on schedule.

So there you have it. Mid-December. Drats! But even though the cupcake shop won’t be opening for another month, that doesn’t mean you can’t get your sweet fill. Currently Wink is operating out of a commercial kitchen in Lower Queen Anne (located at 501 2nd Ave. West). You can always order your cupcakes!

Hundreds of Seattle Police Department officers, members of the Seattle Honor Guard, Portland Honor Guard, law enforcement officials from several states – including Oregon and Montana – and the public gathered to honor fallen Officer Timothy Brenton in a memorial procession and service at Key Arena today.

Officer Brenton was killed on Saturday night, October 31, when he and a trainee were sitting in his patrol car in the 100 Block of 29th Avenue South. A vehicle pulled up next to them and fired multiple shots into the car. The student officer received only minor injuries.

The procession left the University of Washington at 9 a.m. this morning, shutting down streets throughout the city as the more than 1,000 vehicles made their way to Key Arena for the memorial service.

Streets throughout the city were blocked off to make way for the procession. The motorcycle officers were first to arrive at Key Arena.

The band marched after them.

Followed by the cavalry.

And then a motorcade of police vehicles.

The public memorial service begins at 1 p.m. at Key Arena. There is no formal procession planned for after the service, there still may be added congestion on the roads due to the blocked off streets, rerouted buses and sheer numbers of people in attendance.

Officer Brenton was 39 years old. During his career he served with the Hoquiam and La Conner police department, before spending the last nine years with the SPD. He is survived by his wife, Lisa, daughter, Kayleigh, 11, and son, Quinn, 8.

A fund has been set up for Officer Brenton’s family. Donations can be made at any Bank of America branch, just say you would like to contribute to the “Brenton Family Assistance Fund.”

A white flag with the Seattle Police Badge, Seattle Police emblem and Officer Brenton’s serial number is flying atop the Space Needle until tonight. Donated by the Space Needle Corporation, the 20 x 30 foot flag will be given to his family. See a picture at the PI Police Blog.

See more pictures from the procession here. To see more video of the memorial procession, watch KING5’s coverage of the event.

Just a reminder that the memorial procession and service for Officer Timothy Brenton is happening tomorrow morning. Approximately 1,000 to 1,500 vehicles will leave the University of Washington at 9 a.m. and travel to the Key Arena for a memorial service, which begins at 1 p.m.
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The procession alone is expected to last from 9 a.m. to noon, and SDOT has advised commuters to be prepared for severe congestion near the procession path, as traffic will not be allowed to be on or cross the route (including bicyclists and pedestrians). On Queen Anne, 1st Ave N from Denny to Mercer, and Mercer St. from 1st Ave N to 5th Ave N will be closed for the procession arrival, and other roads around Seattle Center will be closed to traffic and parking prior to the event. There will be no parking along the procession path and Seattle Police Department officers will manage all intersections. The Seattle Times has mapped out the procession so you can avoid getting caught in extra event traffic.

The memorial service at Key Arena is open to the public. Doors will open at 11 a.m. The service begins at 1 p.m. There is no formal procession planned for after the ceremony.

We had our car broken into on Garfield, half a block West of QA Ave tonight between 8 and 9 PM. It was a white Subaru wagon. Someone smashed the rear passenger window on the driver’s side and we had a blue Patagonia laptop bag stolen. We’d love to get the computer and bag back, but I’m really interested in trying to find some of my wife’s paperwork that was in the bag. If anyone in the nearby area sees paperwork from ABOG or a medical thesis about chemotherapy and ovarian cancer, we’d love help reclaiming the papers.

If you have any information on the missing items, respond in our forum or email QA Dad at andrewbeverett@gmail.com.

Update 9:07: Power’s back on on Blaine and Lower Queen Anne. One reader saw that same blue light our friends in Capitol Hill saw. Thatgirlkelly tweeted,

We saw a big blue explosive glow from over north east magnolia just as the last brown out gave way to the black.

Update 8:53: City Light reports that the “possible cause may be trees in the wires,” taking power away from 3,800.

Update 8:49: We just got an email from a couple on Capitol Hill who saw the power go out on Queen Anne from their apartment, and say it looked more like an explosion than a tree falling through power lines. Molly wrote,

My boyfriend and I, perched high in our apartment on Capitol Hill, saw a huge blue flash and then watched the lights go out on Queen Anne…I’m really shocked that they have called this a tree in a line…It definitely looked like some sort of explosion to us from across the way.  We hypothesized that perhaps it was a transformer that blew?   It was bright enough for us to run out onto our balcony to see what it was….doesn’t quite seem like a tree would cause that.

(Thanks to Molly for the tip!)

Update 8:45: Power’s back on at Taylor and Highland. Getting lots of “powers back” tweets. Is anyone still without?

Update 8:43: Power back on at Taylor and Lee, Jessica says.

Update 8:32 p.m.: Jessica writes, “I’m around the Taylor and Lee intersection of east Queen Anne and power has been out. Lights flickered a few times and finally went out, I think around 7:30pm.”

Update 8:21: Power’s out in parts of Magnolia too. Areas affected are reportedly south of West Ewing Street and north of Mercer Street between14 Ave W and 6th Ave N. City Light hotline says the estimated restoration time “around midnight.”

Update 8:09 p.m.: This just in from Seattle City Light: “Queen Anne outage caused by tree in line. No etr. About 3600 customers currently out.”

We’ve just heard from several readers that there’s a big power outage on Queen Anne. Still not details available at Seattle City Light. There is some possibility that the outage is related to the repair work City Light is currently doing around W. Galer to correct the issues that caused all those outages back in September, thought these work is supposed to be blackout free. City Light employee Mike Eagan commented on our story earlier today. Here’s what he said,

The planned replacement underground cable will be installed from W. Galer through the alley between 6th & 7th W. for two blocks, then down the hill (west) on W. Blaine to 10th W. There will not be any planned outages for this work, though it will be noisy and dirty and disrupt access to the alley at times.

So far there’s little information about the outage area. One reader wrote in,

We’re near Rogers park and at least our whole block is dark.

If you have any information on the outage, email us at tips@queenanneview.com or comment on this story. (Thanks to Jenna for the tip!)