November 22, 2010

After last week’s busy week for street food vendors in the Maple Leaf neighborhood, this week’s activity is notably lighter because of Thursday’s Thanksgiving holiday. Got Soup? is the only vendor expected to visit the Washington Dental Building at 9706 Fourth Ave. this week during its regular Tuesday stop from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. And

November 22, 2010

Noon update: Fifth Avenue Northeast is good to go, as is Northeast Northgate Way - unlike two years ago, when we were skidding through foot-high drifts in the middle of Northgate while listening on the car radio to then-Mayor Greg Nickels assure us that “every arterial in the city is clean and bare.” Roosevelt Way

November 21, 2010

Metro just announced (5 p.m.) that all bus service during Monday morning’s commute will be on snow routes. The Monday forecast from the National Weather Service indicates that cold temperatures and more moisture could cause snowfall in King County starting in the morning and lasting throughout the day. The local forecast includes the possibility of

November 21, 2010

Here’s a local traffic problem that might find a solution, thanks to a $4.5 million grant from the state. Seattle’s Department of Transportation blogs: As many of us know, the intersection of NE Northgate Way and Fifth Ave NE has significant traffic congestion during peak periods due to the high volume of westbound vehicles turning left

November 21, 2010

SUNDAY 1120 HOURS: First snow flakes of this winter started within the past 15 minutes in Maple Leaf. Photos to come (if we’re lucky).

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