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August 14, 2012
You’re invited to help residents at Aljoya Thornton Place, 450 N.E. 100th St., celebrate the 25th anniversary of parent company Era Living from 4-6 p.m. tomorrow with a luau featuring: A menu including island-style, barbecued pork and tropical cocktails Entertainment by professional Hula dancers Traditional leis and outside island decor to set the scene From …
August 14, 2012
A neighbor emails that the Maple Leaf 7-Eleven on Roosevelt Avenue Northeast was robbed early this morning, and that he might have spotted the robber. “There were about five squad cars around the store wrapping up their reports at about 4 a.m. The clerk told me the robber demanded cigarettes, cash, and scratch tickets, while …
August 13, 2012
By MALI MAIN UW News Lab Construction on the Northgate Link Extension begins this month. Sound Transit will break ground Aug. 17 at a community celebration on the site of the future Roosevelt light rail station, at 12th Avenue Northeast between Northeast 66th and 67th avenues. During the next six months, Sound Transit will demolish the …
August 12, 2012
Robin writes overnight to say she and her husband found a lost dog about 8 p.m. at the corner of Eighth Avenue Northeast and Northeast 86th Street. The dog is a (we believe) young very dark brown/black female pit bull with a slight white marking across her nose and white on her feet. She was …
August 11, 2012
You can expect the usual treasures at today’s Maple Leaf Garage Sale (above photo from the block-long sale on Northeast 94th Street between Roosevelt Way Northeast and 12th Avenue Northeast). But there are also refreshments to keep you fueled while you shop the day away (photo at right from 1243 N.E. 97th St.). As well …