I'm resisting posting the entire Zina Linnik park story because there have been a few tweaks to what they're going to do and because I want to get the permission to publish the architect's renderings, but here's a list of some of the renovations planned:

● Tetherball courts, since it was one of Linnik’s favorite games.
● Birch trees, because they remind Linnik’s family of their native Ukraine.
● Large egg sculptures to honor her Ukrainian heritage.
● The unused, in-ground swimming pool would be transformed into a garden.
● Linnik’s first name written in Cyrillic on an existing cement structure near the pool.
● Decorative steel mesh clouds near the entrance and throughout the park.
● Benches arranged a semicircle to encourage reading.
● A chicken and an egg on poles at the entrance of the park.

Readers,

The gal to the right is Aimee. She's 18. She's from Spanaway. The picture to the right is a screengrab from the Web site for "America's Next Top Model." She's a contestant on that show.

She was also raised Mormon. And that's apparently a problem for a newspaper reporter in Salt Lake City.

We need a bit of context: The Deseret Morning News is owned by a for-profit company owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It's a conservative paper. You won't find liquor ads in it. And that's fine; it fills a niche. I'm not cracking on the paper.

But a reporter harps on this question: "Can an ex-Mormon be 'America's Next Top Model?'"

Or here's a better question: Who the heck cares? It's a reality show some people like to watch and a good opportunity for her. But the reporter feels the need to bash a teenager he's probably never met because of her choice of religion.

He assumes she'll do a nude photo shoot. He takes a jab at her in his third paragraph: "Aimee, an 18-year-old "hostess" (whatever that means) from Spanaway, Wash., is upfront about her ex-Mormon status."

Whatever that means? She's not decades into a career. She's fresh out of high school.

You know what's missing when you pick on an 18-year-old girl because she's not following the faith of her family? Decency. Whatever that means.

Just got back from talking to the guys at Neighborhood Coffee House & Espresso on McKinley Hill. While I was there, an inspector from the city issued them a temporary permit.

They'll open Friday at 5:30 a.m.

More details coming later.

I'm heading back to McKinley Hill today. The guys trying to open a coffee shop in a former drug house are drowning in a sea of red tape.

Also, plans are rolling to rename the park near McCarver Elementary School after Zina Linnik. I'll bring you more about that, too.