Her arms cross defensively over a bulky green sweater. Still, if you press her a little, she'll tell you what's on her mind. Yes, she confirms, she has been calling the Seattle Police Department to complain about Manray, a new club at 514 E. Pine, which sits just across a fence from the apartment building she manages on Belmont Avenue. She thinks the place is too damn loud at night. It's that outdoor patio of theirs.
People sit out there and get tipsy, and get a little too merry.
Her arms suddenly filet the air. Driver's complaints would be thoroughly un-newsworthy, except for the fact that Seattle's city council has recently taken up her cause. Although she's never talked with a single city council member on this, her basic gripes are incorporated into the new Noise Ordinance. The city council passed it out of committee three weeks ago, and it goes to a full vote on October 11. And if the Seattle police side with her, she could be the catalyst for closing down Manray.