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September 12, 2010
El Norte is a few miles north of Maple Leaf, but the Lake City bar that opened for Cinco de Mayo still is dear to our hearts as it’s the brainchild of Mr. Villa owner Kathrina Tugadi. Sounds like Seattle Weekly’s Mike Seely also is a fan: It is a sexy bar on one of Seattle’s …
September 11, 2010
A bit of an embarrassing accident at Station 31 at Northgate this afternoon — a fire engine rolled out of the station without a driver, across North Northgate Way and crashed into a fence and telephone pole. Photo by Mark Harrison / The Seattle Times Fortunately, nobody was injured in the crash, and the fire …
September 11, 2010
Check out what’s new in the community at the annual Northgate Festival, which continues until 8 tonight on 103rd Avenue Northgate, between Northgate Mall and Thornton Place. Dozens of area businesses and community groups are on hand to explain their services, and let’s not forget all of the freebies, from myriad toys and treats to health screenings from …
September 11, 2010
Not the sort of summer we’ve had. (Photo from the Okanagan Valley, B.C.) Wondering where summer went? Not because school is starting, but because summer never seemed to actually arrive? You’re right. “Seattle was on a streak of five consecutive months of below normal temperatures through August,” according to the National Weather Service’s Seattle bureau. …
September 10, 2010
Halloween is more than a month away, but Fine Impressions Gallery is already preparing for the autumn months, announcing a visit from artist Sam Hamrick, whose linocut “Trumpet Player” is shown at right. The Maple Leaf gallery, located at 8300 Fifth Ave. N.E., will be featuring works from Hamrick and other work related to fall, Halloween and Day of …