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September 27, 2010
Both the Northgate and Meadowbrook community centers are safe under Mayor Mike McGinn’s proposed 2011-2012 budget unveiled today. Several community centers around the city will take a hit when it comes to operations, but the ones in our immediate area will continue to run normally. To see more on the mayor’s proposed budget, click here. …
September 27, 2010
Maple Leaf is kicking off the week with plenty of options from Seattle’s street food vendors. From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. today, the Here and There grill will be parked outside the Washington Dental Building, 9706 Fourth Ave. N.E. Check out the menu here. Get something sweet starting at noon, when the mobile dessert truck …
September 27, 2010
The yearlong construction on the 15th Avenue Northeast bridge over Thornton Creek is about halfway through, and Project Manager Kit Loo says so far the project is on track for its spring completion. Although the construction zone is too dangerous for the contractors to give Maple Leaf Life a tour, Loo, with the Seattle Department …
September 26, 2010
Scarlet-fronted parakeets, courtesy Dennis Paulson. It starts, usually, with a cacophonous cackle from a cherry or cedar tree. Follow the sound and find some brightly colored birds that obviously don’t belong in Maple Leaf. It’s our flock of Scarlet-fronted parakeets, a band of South American birds that routinely migrates all the way south to … …
September 24, 2010
This comes from our sister site My Green Lake: A free “Green Halloween” costume swap is coming to the Roosevelt Square Whole Foods Market, (1026 NE 64th St). Drop off gently used Halloween costumes at Whole Foods between Friday, Oct. 1, and Saturday, Oct. 9, and receive a ticket for the costume swap. For every costume …