October 8, 2010

Gather the kids for an afternoon of music and fun with performer Alleyoop, aka Al Hirsch, a children’s entertainer and educator who will get kids dancing and laughing during a Concerts for Kids performance at 11 a.m. Saturday at Northgate Community Center, 10510 Fifth Ave. N.E. Billy Bear will join Alleyoop Saturday at the Northgate Community

October 7, 2010

Although Northgate Community Center, 10510 Fifth Ave. N.E., isn’t on the chopping block for the 2011-2012 budget, its employees still have to take furlough days because of the current budget gap, including one tomorrow, Oct. 8. The neighboring Northgate Library, located at 1000 Fourth Ave. N.E., also will be closed Friday as part of its regular hours.

October 7, 2010

Fitness options just keep growing in Northgate and the surrounding neighborhoods. First we got news that Big 5 Sporting Goods is moving into Northgate Village, just off of Northgate Way between Roosevelt Way Northeast and Eighth Avenue Northeast. Now it appears 24 Hour Fitness is opening up a second location at the new 507 Northgate building

October 7, 2010

The mobile “MammoVan” for breast cancer screening is coming to the Safeway at Roosevelt Way Northeast and Northeast 75th Street next Monday, Oct. 11. Sponsored by the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, the van offers all-digital mammography. The cost is covered by most insurance plans. Can’t make that date? For a schedule of this month’s Safeway

October 6, 2010

Are you wondering how the extension of Sound Transit’s light rail from Northgate to Lynnwood might affect those of us in the Maple Leaf/Northgate neighborhood? Make your voice heard on the issue tomorrow as Sound Transit gets started on some of the planning phases for the project with the first of three planning sessions in