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February 24, 2013
Despite the spate of more violent crimes in our area, one recent report shows that we still get our fair share of (kind of) high-brow crime. According to the Seattle Police Department Blotter, a man accused of stealing a $55 bottle of wine from the Pinehurst Safeway on Saturday night attacked staffers who tried to …
February 24, 2013
This weekend, schoolchildren from Lake City’s Olympic Hills Elementary at risk of hunger were able to bring home a little extra food thanks to the nonprofit Hunger Intervention Program, which added the school to its “Healthy HIP Packs Program” on Friday. Through the program, 40 North Seattle elementary schoolchildren go home each weekend with a backpack full of …
February 23, 2013
The year-old senior “village” that supports seniors in their own homes is celebrating its anniversary next month with an evening with Seattle librarian Nancy Pearl. In its first year providing services, 55 people between the ages of 60-98 have become members of North East Seattle Together (NEST). Esther, a 77-year-old Ravenna resident said, “I feel …
February 23, 2013
A purse-snatcher armed with a silver knife attacked a woman walking on Roosevelt Way Northeast on Friday afternoon, police report. It was the third such incident reported nearby so far this month. About Friday’s armed robbery, police report: On February 22nd at approximately 2:15 p.m. officers responded to the 7200 block of Roosevelt Way NE …
February 22, 2013
Our news partner The Seattle Times has an interesting story today on which neighborhoods use bikes to commute to work. Bottom line: Maple Leaf bike commuters are right at the citywide average. We’re 2.46 percent, the average of ride-to-work residents is 3 percent. (Use the interactive map on the Times story to see more.) This …