March 14, 2012

Safety was on the minds of many at a January meeting about renovations to Beaver Pond Natural Area, just weeks after nearly 50 trees were illegally pruned allegedly to increase sightlines in the Maple Leaf park. Tonight, the 50-plus people who attended that meeting plus other members of the community are invited to return to the Northgate

March 13, 2012

So far, all of the area medical marijuana dispensaries cropping up are either just on or barely outside of Maple Leaf’s borders, and the newest addition is no exception. In the last month or so, The Green Skunk opened just north of Maple Leaf in the Northgate/Pinehurst neighbohoorhood at 11231 Roosevelt Way N.E. They’ve already

March 13, 2012

Are you ready to walk the red carpet to help benefit Maple Leaf’s own Olympic View Elementary? On March 31, the school located at 504 N.E. 95th St. is holding its annual gala auction: “Red Carpet Stars: Ensuring a Bright Future for Olympic View.” The theme is “Hollywood,” so expect guests to be dressed in

March 13, 2012

Update 6:40 p.m. Steady snow returns, half an inch could accumulate overnight. Update 4 p.m. Snowing steadily. About 1,300 Seattle City Light customers without power, including south of Green Lake and in Ravenna. It was snowing at 2 a.m. in Maple Leaf, and more is possible until after 11 a.m., according to the National Weather

March 12, 2012

Update March 13: This just in from Terrie Johnston, Seattle Police crime prevention coordinator: Burglary News: Even though North Precinct SPD patrol officers, plain-clothes units and our proactive Burglary/Theft Unit were able to make 3 separate arrests this weekend of burglars, the crimes continue. Here are some of the burglaries that occurred since March 9th.