Greenwood-Phinney News

Police arrested a man for shooting a pellet gun from a rooftop over Aurora early this morning.

Officers responded to a call of what was believed to be rifle shots coming from the roof of a business in the 8900 block of Aurora Avenue North at about 12:30 a.m. Monday.

They found four people on the roof of the business, apparently shooting a pellet rifle toward Aurora.  Officers took three of the people into custody but one tried to run away so they arrested him.

At the North Precinct, one of the men claimed sole responsibility for the firing of the pellet gun. He said that he was shooting the gun at business signs across Aurora, and did not think he had struck any cars or people.  

There were no reports of anyone claiming any injuries as a result of this incident.  The 26 year-old man was booked into the King County Jail for unlawful use of a weapon, while the other three men were interviewed and released.  The pellet gun was submitted into evidence.

Seattle gave the world Muzak, but we’ve come a long way, baby. No longer will you hear Vivaldi’s Four Seasons or even Kenny G when your call to the City of Seattle is put on hold.

The city’s arts and IT departments have replaced snooze-inducing tunes with sounds from local artists like Kristen Ward and Pearl Django through a new program called OnHold.

A recent random listen yielded no head-banging, but the new, unfamiliar music definitely helped pass the time.

You don’t have to hold the line to hear it; you can download a podcast anytime.

The playlist rotates quarterly—almost enough to make you tell Pandora to put a lid on it.

In the Red Wine Bar & Cafe is designed to attract people who are not exactly in the black.

“We want to consider ourselves the everyday man’s wine bar,” said co-owner Chad Campbell.

That means good wines at $5 a glass and $15-$20 a bottle.

Campbell and his business partner, Brian Folino, will open In the Red in a red-painted building at 6510 Phinney Ave. N. in early March. They're planning a menu of small plates like salads, soups and bruschettas ranging in price from $5 to $8 per item.

In the morning they’ll sell coffee, most likely from Fonte, and probably some pastries, too, he said.

Campbell, a Queen Anne resident, decided to open the bar after being laid off from his job in the telecommunications industry. He worked in the restaurant industry in college and kept his hand in by doing catering gigs.

While there are lots of local wine bars, Campbell felt the city needs one where people can enjoy good wine that’s not so expensive.

Remember that vegan bake sale for Haiti we told you about? Organizer Faith Gundran reports that Sunday's event at Neptune Coffee drew about 30 bakers and 250 bake-sale attendees, and raised $2050.

Gundran got the idea from a Post-Punk Kitchen forum, and she wasn't the only one. Across the U.S., vegan bake sales have raised more than $30,000 for various Haiti relief organizations, with more vegan altruism in the works.

Post-Punk Kitchen, if you're not in the know, is the awesome vegan community founded by Isa Chandra Moskowitz, author of Vegan Cupcakes Take over the World.

Looks like vegan bakers can help save the world, too.