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August 4, 2010
UPDATE AUG. 5: The Stranger has more information on the crime prevention coordinators here. Wednesday evening thousands of Seattle residents joined in the giant block party that is National Night Out against crime. Our news partners The Seattle Times reports more than 1,000 blocks in the city celebrated. It might be for the last time. …
August 4, 2010
Tuesday night was National Night Out against crime, and hundreds of Seattle neighborhoods participated. In Maple Leaf, musicians were a big draw. As was food. Dozens of families gathered as the sun went down. But for sheer kid appeal, it’s hard to beat a fire truck. Got any Night Out photos from your block? E-mail …
August 3, 2010
Tonight after work is National Night Out, and we want to know how many of you are planning on closing your street and visiting with neighbors. We wrote about Night Out before, but we might have been a little early. Send us photos of your block. Our news partners, The Seattle Times, will be compiling stories and …
August 2, 2010
Wildlife alert! Eileen Anderson sent us this cell phone photo of a bald eagle at the Maple Leaf playfield on Friday. “Are bald eagles seen often in Maple Leaf?” she asked. This one was perched at the top of a tree, being dive-bombed by one gull and one crow. “I hadn’t seen a bald eagle …
August 2, 2010
When Rose Tosti with The Seattle Weekly decided to give the latest coffee trend, “cold brew” coffee, a try, she headed over to none other than Maple Leaf’s Cafe Javasti, 8410 Fifth Ave. N.E. She may not have been a fan of that method of making coffee, which involves steeping grounds in cold water instead …