September 20, 2010

Wondering why the giant pile of dirt at the Maple Leaf Reservoir is changing color? It’s growing grass. The contractor has hydroseeded the dirt. “It’s for erosion control – in winter months it helps see that dirt doesn’t get washed down to the bottom,” said Stephanie Murphy, project manager for Seattle Public Utilities. “In summer

September 19, 2010

UPDATE 2 p.m.: Professor Cliff Mass posts on his blog today that the area is about to get slammed again: Another line is approaching the coast and it will hit the lowlands somewhere around 2-3 PM. In the meantime there will be some sun and mild temps. This line could be strong. The National Weather

September 19, 2010

UPDATE 2 p.m.: Professor Cliff Mass posts on his blog today that the area is about to get slammed again: Another line is approaching the coast and it will hit the lowlands somewhere around 2-3 PM. In the meantime there will be some sun and mild temps. This line could be strong. The National Weather

September 19, 2010

A murder suspect was arrested just a few blocks east of Maple Leaf on Friday, our sister site Wedgwood View is reporting. The man, 45, of Monroe, was arrested by Monroe police at about 12:30 p.m. in the 2700 block of Northeast 89th Street, according to Monroe police who were quoted by a Monroe-area newspaper,

September 19, 2010

The dog who went missing last Wednesday is back home. Seth (who found him) writes: Mickey (the Jack Russell) was reunited with his owners. They were out of town at the time and the housesitter wasn’t as familiar with Maple Leaf to know where the “hot spots” for signs would have been so it took