July 30, 2012

Did you get a chance at Wednesday’s Maple Leaf Summer Ice Cream Social to check out the diorama of the new Maple Leaf Reservoir Park, where hopefully we’ll be able to celebrate the next Summer Social? Donna Hartmann-Miller, a member of the Maple Leaf Community Council’s executive board and chair of the Friends for a Greater Maple Leaf

July 29, 2012

A new addition to the flock of Maple Leaf parakeets? Reader Mike asked us to share this news: A very friendly multi-color parrot or parakeet flew on our deck Sat 7/28 at around 4P. Contact me with identifying characteristics to recover your bird that flew the coop. Mike can be reached at [email protected].

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July 29, 2012

Early Saturday morning a Lake City Way marijuana dispensary was robbed at gunpoint and 40 plants were taken, according to various news sources included our news partner The Seattle Times. According to the article: Police say three men forced their way inside the dispensary about 4:30 a.m. and two were armed with handguns. They held the

July 28, 2012

It’s been a busy year for financial advisor Harald Kohl, who recently moved his Edward Jones office from Maple Leaf’s Roosevelt business district to the burgeoning Thornton Place, which is nearly full after years of struggling. After spending five years at 9524 Roosevelt Way N.E., Kohl and his branch office assistant, Nazmeen Buksh, moved into

July 26, 2012

Hundreds of neighbors (and their dogs) flocked to the Maple Leaf Summer Ice Cream Social Wednesday night. Here are a few photographs of the event. This photo, capturing a fraction of the folks waiting in line for ice cream, is by Dane Doerflinger, a photographer and Maple Leaf resident. He’s posted more images here. We