May 8, 2012

Looks like we’re going to have perfect weather for the Maple Leaf Art Walk on Friday, with a high of 65 that day and clear skies after the sun sets at 8:36 p.m.! We’ve also got a few more additions to the schedule, including an appearance by Maple Leaf woodturner Vern Tater. Tater will have

May 8, 2012

This arrived overnight from Terrie Johnston, Seattle Police crime prevention coordinator for the North Precinct: I talked with a gentleman today who lives in the Maple Leaf neighborhood. Evidently, yesterday during the glorious weather we had, he was gardening in the front yard. A thief, unseen by neither the homeowner nor nearby neighbors, entered this

May 8, 2012

Didn’t get enough starts at the Olympic View plant sale last week? Now Nathan Hale is having another one nearby, starting this afternoon. The annual sale, featuring everything from hanging baskets to tomatoes, is at the school’s greenhouse, off of Lake City Way and Northeast 110th Street. From the intersection of Lake City Way and

May 7, 2012

Many of our commenters seemed ready to see Toys “R” Us leave after Christmas, and ideas for what should fill in the gap varied from a Trader Joe’s to a drugstore to a pizza place and them some. But nobody even thought about one of Seattle’s favorite local stores: Nordstrom Rack. According to The Seattle

May 2, 2012

Pacific Northwest gardeners will be flocking to Maple Leaf this weekend! From Friday to Sunday, the annual Olympic View Plant Sale returns to the elementary school at 504 N.E. 95th St., where you can buy beautiful edibles, flowers, shrubs and other plants to benefit the students of Olympic View Elementary School. The plant sale will