June 19, 2010

That’s Mike Kelley, co-owner of Maple Leaf’s Ace Hardware store, dishing up free hot dogs at midday Saturday to dozens of customers in the store’s parking lot. He’s with a biking buddy who also represents Bona Swedish floor products and participates in donations to Seattle Children’s Hospital. On Sunday, the two plan to ride 100

June 18, 2010

When Maple Leaf resident Bryce Stevens agreed to co-write the book “60 Hikes within 60 Miles: Seattle,” he could never have foreseen that the guidebook would become the inspiration for another man’s journey to complete all 60 hikes in two years — a journey that has become the cornerstone for a fundraising effort to support the Washington Trails Association taking

June 18, 2010

Last Monday afternoon a woman driving on First Avenue Northeast just south of Northgate Mall saw a man in his 20s on the ground, police report. She called 911, and when officers arrived the victim said that at about 3:30 p.m. he withdrew $1,375 from a store in the mall to make a deposit on

June 18, 2010

Reading through some of the 20-plus comments on our initial Maple Leaf Reservoir Park story this week it’s clear there is keen interest in the park, and also in the massive reservoir dig that started last winter. It’s perhaps worth pointing out that none of the construction we see at the site today has anything

June 18, 2010

It may have started in 1980 as mostly a racquet sports club, but over the years the Northgate Seattle Athletic Club has evolved along with the changing community into a fitness center that offers healthy fun for the entire family. And with 30 years under its belt at its location just north of Thornton Place at 333 N.E. 97th