Melissa Olson ~ HOPE Lending LLC

Come join me for wine tasting at the Manette Sidebar in Bremerton! The 2nd Tuesday of every month, the Sidebar will be hosting a wine tasting party. $10 buys you 7 tastes of the beautiful nectar of the vines! also...all very tasty appetizers will be 1/2 off!

ADDRESS:
2113 E. 11th Street; Bremerton, Wash.
PHONE:
360-792-0801
HOURS:
Monday-Friday
3 p.m. - 2 a.m.
Saturday
4 p.m. - 2 a.m.
Closed Sunday

Manette is a great neighborhood for an afternoon walk along the waterfront and sunset views at the park.

Imants contacted me earlier this week after reading my blog Favoring change for Downtown Kirkland - The McLeod Project. He was kind enough to invite me to lunch so we could get to know each other better. I really enjoyed learning more about his specialty.

He helped me understand that he works in a firm with about 5 other attorney's that also do estate planning. Imants does "most things real property related including transactions, litigation, and entity formation. In terms of fees, we try to flat fee as much as possible. Condominiums we flat fee at considerably less than other firms."

He also does LLC's and S Corps, Commercial lease review and purchase and sale agreement review is another competitive area. Please welcome Imants Holmquist and feel free to contact him for your attorney needs.

I realize the initial reaction for most when they hear about change coming is to resist and oppose. But let's consider all the facts and benefits The McLeod Project will bring downtown Kirkland. Stuart McLeod owns the property that is to be redeveloped which includes Hector's south to Mixtura (Tully's to Ben & Jerry's would remain) and the parking and businesses behind there (Calabria, Sasi's Cafe). The plan is for a 4 story mixed use building to include: retail/restaurants, office space, and an underground 500 car parking deck. The architectural design is according to current zoning, in line with other downtown construction projects, and for the benefit of the community.

Having underground parking serving 500 vehicles that the city doesn't have to pay for or manage is a great idea. Additionally, The McLeod Project is an appealing design that also promotes a mixed use that our city needs.This will encourage a balanced growth by including the office space and attracting more retail spending. It iszoned appropriately and in line with the recent Heathman Hotel addition and senior building under construction.

Jon Regala is the City Planner on the McLeod project. Please email him at jregala@ci.kirkland.wa.us with your support in favor of this development.

What was I thinking? Now I must go through with it. Training hard and putting a team together for the annual Columbia Tower Stair Climb in an effort to fundraise for Leukemia. I think this may be the tallest building in Seattle. What I do know is that each time I go there it is up a couple elevators to a club for wine.

I will be participating in 22nd Annual Big Climb for Leukemia. The event is The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's most challenging event - and a complete quad burner! Last March, over 4,200 people climbed the stairs at the Columbia Center in downtown Seattle, the state's tallest skyscraper, and raised over $700,000. The 69-flight course includes 1,311 steps, 19 steps per flight and 788 feet of vertical elevation. I had the choice of either running the stairs and being timed or climbing the stairs at my own pace. I chose to a timed race.

In addition to a challenging workout, the Big Climb gives me the opportunity to fight leukemia. Leukemia, a cancer of the body's blood-forming organs, is the leading disease killer of children; yet for every child diagnosed, ten adults face this disease. Thanks to research supported by contributions to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, survival rates in both adult and childhood leukemia have dramatically improved.

Please support me as I climb all those 69 FLIGHTS of stairs in an effort to fight blood cancers. Thank you!