February 24, 2012

A bicyclist suffered critical injuries Thursday afternoon near North Seattle Community College, and police are trying to find out how. From Detective Jeff Kappel: On February 23rd at approximately 3:28 p.m. officers responded to a report of a bicyclist down in the 9600 block of College Way North. Preliminary investigation indicates that a 32-year-old male

February 22, 2012

With all of our pounding of the pavement around Maple Leaf, we’ve heard comments again and again about how Maple Leaf needs an art walk. Like many neighborhoods, we’ve got plenty of obvious art businesses - like Fine Impressions Gallery, Northwest Puppet Center, Snow Goose Gallery, Between Cultures, HangFire Frame and Design, Maxine’s and Glassique -

February 22, 2012

We’ve had a couple of questions about loud helicopters overhead in the last several days. Sal wrote: “I noticed them over my house (Northeast 98th Street and 17th Avenue Northeast ) on Sunday, Monday, Wednesday afternoons and Friday morning. Sometimes just one, sometimes up to six, always going straight north or south (not circling/banking). I’m

February 22, 2012

Occupy Seattle isn’t just downtown anymore. Lake City resident Mary Paterson is organizing a series of community meetings in Northeast Seattle to help get the word out about the Occupy movement. From the flier: Come learn about the Occupy Movement’s work on economic justice, environmental justice, getting money out of politics, and more. Share your

February 21, 2012

Prosecutors today charged a 21-year-old “mental and disoriented female” in connection with last week’s accident involving nine cars near Northgate Mall. Melanie Ann Lind was charged by King County Prosecutors with possession of a stolen vehicle and attempting to elude police, both felonies, according to court documents. She was stopped after crashing on First Avenue