October 6, 2011

Tracy writes: “Do you happen to know if the Maple Leaf businesses will be participating in any trick or treating on Halloween afternoon/evening? ” A number of other neighborhoods do… Thanks. ” We are just now starting to think about Halloween, to be truthful (but we still have our 8-foot posable bat. From Costco, of

October 6, 2011

Beth Brunton, one of the two teachers at Northgate Middle College High School, has been nominated for the Simon Youth Foundation National Teacher of the Year award. From the foundation’s news release: Simon Youth Academy teachers make it happen. They are sages, advocates, sounding boards, motivators, caregivers, cheerleaders, mentors, and hope igniters for the at-risk students in the

October 5, 2011

Seattle Police say a quick response to a 911 call of a burglary in progress this morning led to the arrest of two men fleeing the scene in a silver Jaguar. The call came at 5 a.m. from the 8300 block of Fifth Avenue Northeast, police say. Officers quickly located and stopped the suspect vehicle.

October 4, 2011

People in the community affected by arthritis are invited to enjoy a free, one-hour massage at the Northgate Mall locations of Massage Envy on World Arthritis Day, Oct. 12. All 19 Puget Sound-area locations are participating in the event, which also is its annual Healing Hands for Arthritis fundraiser. Massage Envy also will donate $10 to the

October 4, 2011

Seattle Police are reporting that on Sunday and Monday a man exposed himself to children just to the north of Maple Leaf. Sunday afternoon about 5 p.m. at the Pinehurst playground, in the 1200 block of 14th Avenue Northeast, two 13-year-old girls were playing on the swings when the man walked up to the them