December 9, 2011

Just after opening its doors, Maple Leaf’s own architectural glass design studio, Glassique at 9634 Roosevelt Way N.E., offered a 50 percent-off Groupon for its classes. Now it’s targeting the Christmas crowd with another discount coupon through Living Social for two 3.5-hour Introductory Stained Glass classes for $49 (a $125 value) or two Introductory Glass Mosaic classes for $58 (a $145 value). You’ve

December 8, 2011

One of the more interesting structures found beneath the lid of the rebuilt Maple Leaf Reservoir is a clearly marked column. It’s a readout, not of how many millions of gallons of water are in the reservoir, but of how far above sea level the water surface is. Thus it’s possible to see that although

December 6, 2011

Since we last reported on the marijuana dispensaries popping up on Lake City Way, including Greenside Medical at 9804 Lake City Way N.E., and Delta 9 at 8007 Lake City Way N.E., at least two more are open or coming soon. Although currently Delta 9 is the only one actually within the Maple Leaf neighborhood, it

December 6, 2011

Lynda emails that Maple Leaf’s resident Scarlet-fronted parakeets returned on Monday. “I heard and then saw three of our Scarlet-fronted parakeets flying over my yard at 12th Avenue Northeast and Northeast 90th Street about 9:30 this morning. “Why any bird would want to migrate for the winter to the north and higher elevation (from Seward

December 5, 2011

At 9 a.m. today, Dec. 5, BECU is opening a 3,000-plus-square-foot financial center at 551 N.E. Northgate Way, Suite B, according to our sister blog PhinneyWood. With our branch’s opening, the BECU inside the Greenwood Safeway is also closing today, PhinneyWood reports. Stacie Wyss-Schoenborn, vice president of member solutions for BECU, told the blog that the Safeway branch