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April 22, 2012
Veteran Maple Leaf author Jack Remick is releasing a new coming-of-age novel set in California’s San Joaquin Valley. “When you grow up in the Central Valley,” Remick writes, “you wonder if you can ever get out. I wrote Valley Boy in part to remind readers about the Diaspora, the westward migration, that started in the …
April 20, 2012
10 p.m. : Fire and police units are shutting down Northeast Northgate Way to deal with a fire in a single-family residence. The fire is near Northgate and 17th Avenue Northeast. So far at least 15 fire units have been sent to the scene. Update: Silver reports at 10:07 p.m. that it appears to be …
April 19, 2012
School’s out for spring break, but graffiti vandals haven’t left Maple Leaf. “Olympic View Elementary and surrounding neighborhood have been extensively vandalized every weekend for at least four weeks. The damage is in the thousands of dollars,” John emails. The school, at 504 N.E. 95th St., has been a frequent target, John said last week. …
April 18, 2012
Maple Leaf author Paula Becker is bringing her conversation about the Seattle World’s Fair a little closer to her home tonight with a talk at 7 p.m. at nearby Ravenna Third Place Books, 6504 20th Ave. N.E. Becker and Alan J. Stein, who co-wrote the book “The Future Remembered: The 1962 Seattle World’s Fair and Its Legacy,” will …
April 17, 2012
Although the Maple Leaf Art Walk is still a month away, you can get your feet wet this week with the monthly Spa Night & Art Opening from 5-8 p.m. Thursday at Essence Spa, featuring work from Essence client and Seattle photographer Jeffrey Abel. Essence, located at 1415 N.E. 80th St., says about Abel: A true …