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August 1, 2010
The furor over adding bike lanes to Roosevelt Way Northeast continued last week after the city put part of the plan on hold. The issue - particularly parking along 10 blocks from Northeast 75th Street to Northeast 85th Street - had already generated the most comments (43) in Maple Leaf Life’s half-year history, and more …
July 31, 2010
La Bera Cafe plans to officially open its doors on Monday, but you can stop by until 5 p.m. today for a sneak peek if you haven’t already done so since it quietly opened earlier this week. And what Maple Leaf resident wouldn’t be at least a little intrigued by the cafe’s Maple Leaf Club, a …
July 31, 2010
The giant Sequoia tree that reader Patrick LoCicero wants to save (see the Maple Leaf Life Facebook page) will apparently be preserved. Cheryl Eastberg with Seattle Parks and Recreation reports: “No plans to remove or harm the tree. We may need to put some wire fence around it as a preventative measure to deter beaver chewing.” That’s …
July 30, 2010
Tonight is the last time the smells of Greek cuisine will waft out of the building at 7919 Roosevelt Way N.E., and your last chance - for now - to taste that divine cooking. Even though Divine closes up shop after dinner tonight, owner Vivian Peterson hopes it’s not going away for good, with plans to reopen …
July 30, 2010
“Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs” is the feature film at the eighth annual Wedgwood Outdoor Cinema on Saturday. Photo credit: Blue Sky Studios. ©2009 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation If you enjoyed the outdoor movie after the Maple Leaf Summer Social on Wednesday, hop on over to the eighth annual Wedgwood Outdoor Cinema on Saturday, which …