June 21, 2011

Last week, for the first time its director can remember, the North Helpline food bank ran out of canned meat, peanut butter and other sources of protein. After a public plea, the food bank brought in enough donations to last - well, at least through the week. “We did collect 32 pounds of protein at

June 21, 2011

Update: The community councils and a local retirement center today sent the city a letter asking for reconsideration of the permit. Both the Maple Leaf and the Wedgwood community councils have gone on record as opposing Pandora’s Adult Caberet, prompting KOMO to air a report from the parking lot of the soon-to-be strip club. The

June 21, 2011

Update: The community councils and a local retirement center today sent the city a letter asking for reconsideration of the permit. Both the Maple Leaf and the Wedgwood community councils have gone on record as opposing Pandora’s Adult Caberet, prompting KOMO to air a report from the parking lot of the soon-to-be strip club. The

June 21, 2011

Today is the longest day of the year - summer solstice - and it’s looking like quite possibly the best day of the year as well. Sunny, with temperatures into the mid-70s by this afternoon (which is when the solstice officially begins). Welcome, summer! (Update: high temp on the first day of summer: 79 degrees

June 20, 2011

Things look a little different this morning at Maple Leaf’s park. Temporary fences, heavy equipment, workers in safety vests. It’s contractors working for Seattle Public Utilities, installing outlet pipes on the south end of the Maple Leaf Reservoir. The work will go on Monday-Friday, between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m., according to the city. “As