March 25, 2012

A neighbor in the Roosevelt neighborhood sent us this email Saturday afternoon, warning of a possible door-to-door scam by a couple of sweet-looking kids: I live in the Roosevelt neighborhood. Awhile ago today a couple of sweet-looking females, one about 9 and the other mid-late teens, are going door to door asking for money for

March 25, 2012

Photos courtesy the Cook/Marks Collection, Northwest Puppet Center. In a sign of the current times, Northwest Puppet Center, 9123 15th Ave. N.E., has recently opened up its new exhibit, “Cheering up the Great Depression: Puppetry & the WPA.” Puppets in the exhibit are part of the Cooks/Mark collection of more than 5,000 puppets donated to the Maple Leaf theater. The Puppet Center first

March 23, 2012

Crisp Creperie had to jet outta the neighborhood early yesterday after selling out by 1 p.m., but in its place today is Lumpia World at the Washington Dental Service/Delta Dental, 9706 Fourth Ave. N.E., from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. In a message to neighborhood food truck fans, Crisp Creperie said because it sold out so quickly,

March 22, 2012

Starting today, the Crisp Creperie food truck will begin weekly Thursday visits at Washington Dental Service/Delta Dental at 9706 Fourth Ave. N.E., just south of Thornton Place. They’re making it worth your while to give them a try today, with an offer to receive $2 off any savory crepe and $1 off any sweet crepe if

March 21, 2012

Curious about how the construction of the aboveground portion of the new Northgate Station is going to affect you? Attend the Northgate Station to Tunnel Portal Construction meeting from 6-8:30 tonight at Maple Leaf’s Olympic View Elementary School, 504 NE 95th St. Bicyclists are specifically invited to attend the open house, which will include a discussion on preliminary