July 6, 2010

The Vitamin Shoppe opened its 464th store today on the northwest corner of Thornton Place, 301 N.E. 103rd St., featuring myriad promotions that last throughout the month to help introduce new customers to its products. “We have a lot of stuff on sale right now,” said store manager Jaime, pointing out nearly half-off prices on

July 6, 2010

The Seattle Crab Co. is no longer “Closed for Remodel,” as signs posted last month at the 11-year-old restaurant stated. Now it’s just closed. But in its location, at 1000 N.E. Northgate Way, a new, family-run restaurant called La Bera is set to open in about two weeks. Lita Berpan, a University of Washington student whose father, Chetta

July 4, 2010

If you haven’t picked up a Northeast Seattle Trails guide yet, here are scenes from a marked hike from Maple Leaf to Matthews Beach, via the Meadowbrook Pond. We began our descent at Northeast 98th Street. (Download a pdf of the map here, and the accompanying text with trail details here.) This staircase at 98th Street and 20th Avenue Northeast

July 4, 2010

A resident of the area, and the president of the Maple Leaf Community Council’s executive committee, say this abandoned house on Thornton Creek is being used by delinquents and the homeless. Marc Phillips, of the community council, posted this Sunday on the council’s SeeClickFix map: The Parks Dept. purchased a house on this property with

July 4, 2010

We wonder if these two posts are connected. The lost Jeep keys are from June 11. The “call me” sign is from this weekend.

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