May 27, 2012

Update May 28: KOMO is reporting the victim has died. Update 4:15 p.m. The Seattlepi.com is reporting that a new shooting in Greenwood makes this the most violent 4-day period here since 2008. A man who operates a marijuana growing operation from his Pinehurst home was shot early this morning by a suspect who broke

May 24, 2012

This spring we’ve received a raft of pleas to post requests for Maple Leaf families to host foreign exchange students. Here are three such requests: From Jodie: CIEE High School students stay with their host families for one to two semesters while attending a US high school. The cultural exchange between your family and the

May 24, 2012

If you’ve been missing the neighborhood sale that took place in summer 2010 at Blue Saucer, 9127 Roosevelt Way N.E., owner Billie Bryan is brewing up a new idea that nixes the garage sale items and instead features many of the unique handmade items offered at her earlier events. She tells us about the Aug. 19

May 23, 2012

You might have seen the changes at Safeway - wine being shoved aside or restocked, with stacks of liquor under wraps nearby. The wraps come off a week from Friday, on June 1. “Starting June 1st check out our hot prices on a large selection of liquor,” according to a mailing Safeway sent out earlier

May 23, 2012

Maple Leaf branding company maoStudios, 9220 Roosevelt Way N.E., has announced on its blog that it is the recipient of Graphic Design USA’s 2012 Web Design Award for Food and Beverage. The senior design team received the award for its work on the Advance3 Liquid Vitamin brand for Advanced H20. In addition to their web design work for