July 1, 2014

We’ve got crime and stolen packages, feral cats and a found iPod – but first, the crows! Anyone trekking to the north entrance to Maple Leaf Reservoir Park will notice. A pair of crows with a nest at 12th Avenue Northeast and Northeast 89th Street are ardently defending their young – to the point of

June 29, 2014

Deb emails: Some friends and I thought about trying to watch fireworks around the city from the Reservoir Park. Since it’s the highest point in Seattle we thought perhaps we could see something, but I wanted to check with Maple Leaf Life if anything more is known about this. Is any activity planned at the

June 22, 2014

Josh emails: “I live on Northeast 86th Street & 17th Avenue Northeast.  My cat Cougar has been outside since Wednesday night. She usually doesn’t go far and will come back in the house but has not done so yet. “She is all black with a pink collar. She is very skittish and has a distinct

June 21, 2014

Late last week Michael emailed: Hey, just a heads-up that our house on 15th Avenue Northeast and Northeast 97th Street was broken into via a kicked-in basement window on Tuesday the 17th of June. Small LED TV, jewelry, purses (thankfully emptied of their contents), a NOOK and a small amount of cash were stolen. Seattle

June 19, 2014

DATELINE – MAPLE LEAF RESERVOIR PARK: This dispatch arrived overnight from John Wolff (we’ve received dispatches from John before): Working headline: Maple Leaf Aviation Disaster “The wreckage of missing light plane – a very light plane – was found Tuesday at the base of a transmission tower near Maple Leaf Park by a K-9 unit