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October 25, 2012
The Christmas shopping season is kicking off early this year for North Seattle bargain hunters! At 9 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 8, the new Nordstrom Rack store on the south end of Northgate Mall is swinging open its doors, but not without a little fanfare. The festivities begin at 7 a.m. with a live DJ, breakfast …
October 24, 2012
That’s not our headline (above), but we like it. It was written by Jonah Spangenthal-Lee, now working for the Seattle Police Department, for a press release he sent out this afternoon about the incident Tuesday at the Northgate Transit Center, 10200 First Ave N.E. The 31-year-old suspect’s bout of bad behavior all started around 7:45 …
October 23, 2012
Karen Stephenson, who with her husband Tom opened and ran what is now Maple Leaf Ace Hardware here for 31 years, has died. She was 73. Many Maple Leaf residents remember her from the store, which was Stephenson Ace Hardware until 2005, when she and Tom sold it to their daughter Kathy and her husband …
October 23, 2012
Aljoya Thornton Place is inviting the public to an opening reception for a new exhibit Thursday featuring the works of Earl Debnam, a Seattle painter, community activist and three-time stroke survivor. “Icons of the Soul” by Earl Debnam The reception is from 4:30-6:30 p.m. at the retirement community, 450 N.E. 100th St., and the exhibit …
October 23, 2012
“Big kids, little kids, furry ones too – show off your costume while parading the Maple Leaf neighborhood. Just like previous years, we will be accepting non-perishable food items for local food bank.” Details have been firmed up for this Sunday’s annual Maple Leaf Parade of Costumes. The route has been changed slightly this year …