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January 18, 2012
At 2:30 p.m. it’s still snowing lightly in Maple Leaf, but the storm is winding down. The side streets are full of people, not cars. (We traveled by x-country ski.) Updates: Cloud City Coffee is closing at 4 p.m., Reckless Video at 8 p.m. The Roosevelt Ale House and the Maple Leaf Grill are open. …
January 18, 2012
This Maple Leaf Life co-editor’s car is staying in the garage today, but a trek down to Northgate found that for many of the area’s retail and food establishments, it’s business as usual. If you can get there. The journey begins on a snowy Roosevelt Way Northeast, with just a Porsche (seriously?) braving the road …
January 18, 2012
Update 12:20 p.m.: A.W. Hoss & Son and COA Mexican Eatery & Tequileria have checked in on our Facebook page. Susie Hoss says they are one of the few places open on Roosevelt Way Northeast, and Edgar Carreon says COA will open at 4 p.m. Also, the mail just arrived! 11:30 a.m.: New snow now …
January 18, 2012
The Maple Leaf Community Council plans to monitor local road conditions on its Facebook page. At 8:15 David Miller wrote: All arterials in Maple Leaf are slick and covered with snow. SDOT is plowing our arterials, most recently southbound 15th Ave NE, but snowfall is largely erasing their work within 15-20 minutes. Side streets are …
January 18, 2012
9:15 a.m.: We’re hitting the 3-inch mark. That’s as much as the National Weather Service said we’d get all day. 8:15 a.m.: New snow total up to 2 inches. 7 a.m.: Right at an additional inch of snow since last night, and rising. Arterials NOT bare. No garbage pickup today. Public libraries only open 1-5 …