June 8, 2010

An elderly man died overnight at Green Lake. Our new partners at The Seattle Times report his body was found in the lake this morning. Here’s the Times’ report: A 70-year-old man died early Tuesday at Green Lake, where he was pulled from the water after a passerby spotted him. According to the Seattle Fire Department,

June 8, 2010

Police report a commercial office building in the 9500 block of Roosevelt Way Northeast was broken into and a door damaged. It wasn’t clear whether anything was taken, but it was a repeat of an incident that occurred five months previously, the police report states. This time the break-in happened sometime between May 24 and

June 7, 2010

When Molly Moon’s Homemade Ice Cream announced that it was looking for neighborhoods to visit with its new mobile truck, Maple Leaf was one of the first to flood Molly Moon’s Facebook page and Twitter feed with requests, according to our partner The Seattle Times. Then Ballard, Madrona and Queen Anne chimed in and took over, and

June 6, 2010

The year-old Meadowbrook Farmers Market kicked off its opening day Sunday with giveaways, classes for kids and adults, and a full house. The nonprofit market, located at the Seattle Waldorf School at 2728 N.E. 100th St., is open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sundays until Oct. 31. In addition to edible and other items for sale including veggies,

June 6, 2010

There’s a lot happening at The Seattle Public Library these days, including a new online career resource center and the Summer Reading Program. SPL’s new Workplace911 is an online career resource covering all aspects of work, from finding a job to handling a difficult boss. Workplace911 is a joint partnership between author and work expert