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August 2, 2014
Update 4 p.m. Black Lab Martha missing from Northeast 89th Street and 12th Avenue Northeast. Is chipped. —————————————– News of two dogs loose following this morning’s storm: The NextDoor site that covers Maple Leaf and Northgate posted this: After the thunderstorm this morning I saw a large black and white dog going down Northeast 85th …
August 2, 2014
Noon: This morning’s thunderstorms have resulted in numerous small outages around Seattle, but only one two in Maple Leaf, affecting 36 37 customers. The cause was lightning. Col. Anthony Bolante, a neighbor, tweeted: “I just saw/felt a lightning bolt touch down on Phinney Ridge while in my living room on Maple Leaf hill! Now, it’s …
August 1, 2014
Matthews Beach – the closest Lake Washington beach to Maple Leaf and one of the busiest swimming beaches in the city – was abruptly closed Friday afternoon when fecal coliform levels were found to have soared into the red zone. From Seattle Parks: On a recommendation from Public Health – Seattle & King County, Seattle …
July 31, 2014
Chickens. We got ’em. We like ’em. (Actually, raccoons seem to have gotten a few of them. Nonetheless, we like keeping them. Alive. A lot.) That was a standout result of our completely unscientific survey at the Summer Social on what interests our Maple Leaf neighbors. The Maple Leaf Life high-tech, interactive, hands-on survey tool. …
July 30, 2014
Update Aug. 1: He’s back. We found Devin a few hours ago! We would have had no idea which direction to begin looking if it weren’t for the quick blogger response. Really… words simply cannot express my gratitude! ———————————————— Brooke emails tonight: “I was hoping you could put this flyer for my lost cat on …