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June 8, 2013
Thornton Place is inviting the community to its upcoming free Summerfest activities, which kick off June 22 with the Latin-inspired “Side of Salsa” from 3-6 p.m. The festivities begin with a salsa lesson by instructors from the Century Ballroom, followed by live music from Miho & Diego. There will also be food available from the …
June 8, 2013
At least two Maple Leaf neighbors on Northeast 97th Street between Roosevelt Way and Eighth Avenue Northeast woke up to a smashed windows Friday morning. The neighbor we spoke with said nothing was taken and that the door wasn’t even unlocked, which she said was actually more frustrating since it appears to simply be a …
June 6, 2013
Paul emails this afternoon: I was wondering if you could do a quick post on the recent string of burglaries in Maple Leaf. My house was broken into in the last week in the area between 15th Avenue Northeast and Lake City Way. I’m starting to guess that it was during the day, but I …
June 3, 2013
Since Sound Transit’s update May 23 on the Northgate Link Extension, the agency has announced that it received six bids below its $594 estimate for the 3.4-miles of tunnels from Husky Stadium to Northgate Station. The bids ranged from $440 million to $517 million for the twin tunnels, which are the largest single piece of …
June 1, 2013
The Red Crossbills that arrived in Maple Leaf nearly two months ago are still here on the morning of June 1st. This is, um, unusual. (From the Sibley Guide to Birds, Red Crossbills are “uncommon and very irregular.”) In comments on an earlier post, Elizabeth noted that crossbills, a type of finch, would likely leave …