August 23, 2011

For the next couple of weeks, the flavors that come from the kitchen of COA Mexican Eatery & Tequileria are traveling beyond the borders of its Maple Leaf home at 7919 Roosevelt Way N.E. The Camarena Tequila taco truck, shown earlier this year in Chicago, will be giving away free gourmet Mexican food throughout Seattle

August 23, 2011

This post is from our sister site Fremont Universe. The Seattle Public Library system will be closed from Monday, Aug. 29 through Sunday, Sept. 4 because of city budget cuts. All branches also will be closed on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 5. From the press release: The week-long closure will help the Library achieve its

August 22, 2011

Seattle Police report they caught a would-be robber Sunday afternoon after a chase that ended in a Maple Leaf back yard. It started just before 5:30 p.m. when a patrol officer was flagged down in the 8100 block of Fifth Avenue Northeast after a man tried to steal a woman’s purse. A suspect was still

August 20, 2011

There’s a new dental office in the neighborhood, Avila Dental, home of Dr. Veronica Bello. She started moving into the Northgate Park Professional Building, 11050 Fifth Ave. N.E., Suite 202, on July 12. That’s just across Fifth from Hubbard Homestead Park, and a location where a new medical district is growing in proximity to Northwest

August 19, 2011

This morning there was something missing from the Maple Leaf Dog Oasis. And a plaintive note on the D.O. white board from a dog who didn’t get his anticipated biscuit treat. This is not the first time the treat jar has disappeared from the Dog Oasis. We suspect bands of marauding raccoons. That’s why the