July 12, 2012

Chef’s Dinners are returning this summer to The Wandering Cafe, 7533 Lake City Way, and if you’re lucky you just might get one of the few spots available for tomorrow night’s Happy Hour Preview, from 5-9 p.m. In addition to hors d’oeuvres, for $25 you will get to try menu items including slow-roasted brown sugar

July 11, 2012

Presentation from Seattle Department of Transportation including comments from the Maple Leaf Community Council Executive Board. At a meeting two years ago to introduce a plan to add a bike lane through Maple Leaf on Roosevelt Way Northeast, many neighbors in the south end spoke up when they learned that they would lose parking on the

July 10, 2012

Although there was talk of adding a second edition of the Maple Leaf Art Walk next month, the fanfare appears to have died out as neighborhood businesses realized that they’re simply too busy with everything else going on in the neighborhood this summer. From the Maple Leaf Summer Social on July 25, to the Maple Leaf

July 9, 2012

Nordstrom has officially confirmed its plans to build a Nordstrom Rack in the space previously occupied by Toys ‘R’ Us at the south end of Northgate Mall, according to our news partners The Seattle Times. It says the new store will open in November, and cover about 41,000 square feet. From the article: “Northgate has

July 6, 2012

Update July 7: The Seattle Times now has a new story here. A tentative compromise was announced this afternoon to keep dozens of affordable housing units when the Northgate Apartments are redeveloped. The issue has repeatedly made news. We wrote about it last week here and earlier here. The Seattle Times has coverage here. The