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April 18, 2014
Spring migration is here, and we’re hoping our bird list for Maple Leaf Reservoir Park grows considerably in the next few months. This morning we spotted several Savannah Sparrows at the park’s north end, near the water tower. It’s the 28th 29th 30th species we’ve added to the list. Red-breasted Nuthatch on April 19th! Spotted …
April 17, 2014
On Fifth Avenue Northeast across from the Northgate branch library. Update: A newly released Elway Poll finds that 74 percent of voters statewide surveyed last week said they supported higher local taxes for roads and 60 percent said they supported higher taxes for transit. Note these are statewide findings, not just in King County where …
April 16, 2014
Two Maple Leaf groups have let the community know that they are holding celebrations around the Easter holiday this weekend. Both are happening on Saturday. The Lakeview Free Methodist Church, at 9412 15th Ave. N.E., is holding its annual Carnival of Eggs on Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon. All are invited. And a relative …
April 14, 2014
Memorial photo added April 22nd. A 17-year-old woman was hit and killed by a pickup truck on Fifth Avenue Northeast this morning, police say. It happened about 8:15 a.m. as she crossed at Northeast 115th Street, according to a police press release. Seattle Fire Department Medics and Seattle Police responded to the collision. Medics determined …
April 12, 2014
For those who’ve been wondering (me!) how the emergency 9-1-1 system could possibly disappear for seven hours, Doug Esser at the Associated Press has looked into it and found: Two days later they still don’t know. Or at least they aren’t saying. CenturyLink, which provides 9-1-1 service here, has blamed it on an unnamed third-party …