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May 11, 2013
Update: This was posted on our Facebook page. Make that three break-ins. Last night my wife and I returned home (15th ave ne & northgate) to find our kitchen window broken into and all our electronics stolen (plus some jewelry and a watch). We immediately reported it and the officers took prints (2:00am). But who …
May 11, 2013
It’s official – the grand opening of the new Maple Leaf Playground is next Saturday, May 18th. Friends For a Greater Maple Leaf Park made the announcement on its Facebook page. (Mai Ling had mentioned it earlier, here.) From the Friends invitation: Swinging, zipping, sliding, spinning, climbing, hunting, or just sitting and enjoying our lovely …
May 9, 2013
Seattle Police say a 25-year-old driver smashed his old car into the TJ Maxx store at Northgate on Thursday afternoon, then fled the scene. The incident occurred about 1 p.m. on May 8th, police said, in the 11000 block of Roosevelt Way Northeast. Preliminary investigation indicates that the 25-year-old male suspect was driving his 1973 …
May 6, 2013
In case you missed the big rush on the first day of the Olympic View Plant Sale last weekend, you’ve got another opportunity to spruce up your yard while supporting Maple Leaf students at this week’s Nathan Hale High School Edible and Ornamental Plant Sale. The sale takes place at the school’s greenhouse, which is located just north …
May 5, 2013
Northwest Puppet Center, 9123 15th Ave. N.E., presents “The Secret Life of Bugs” weekends through May 12. Step through a magnifying glass into the miniature world of insects. With mesmerizing blacklight puppetry, witness the metamorphosis of a caterpillar into a butterfly. Along the way, spiders, dung beetles and dragonflies engage in daily activities such as …