May 19, 2010

For brown-thumbed gardeners such as myself, this is a welcome bit of news. Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) and the Saving Water Partnership have produced “The Plant List,” a guide to help you choose the right plant for the right place in your garden. When choosing plants, the most important consideration should be whether a site

May 18, 2010

At mid-afternoon Tuesday - the first full day of traffic in Maple Leaf with the 15th Avenue Northeast bridge closed - Roosevelt Way southbound was a solid line of slow-moving cars from Northeast 88th Street to Northeast 75 Street. That’s dozens of cars stacked up from Cloud City Coffee to the Safeway at 75th. And

May 18, 2010

The Roosevelt Ale House might be known by many Maple Leaf residents as their own neighborhood pub, but it looks like its reputation still is bringing fans from afar, similar to when it was The Jones Bistro. Over the weekend The Seattle Times restaurant critic Marc Ramirez gave the ale house’s pub grub a tableful of thumbs

May 18, 2010

It’s been 24 hours since the 15th Avenue Northeast bridge over Thornton Creek closed, sending all that north-south traffic … where? The official detours are to Roosevelt Avenue Northeast (seen here during the Tuesday morning commute) and Lake City Way. We had people asking on Monday where traffic would jam up, and which side streets

May 18, 2010

It’s been 24 hours since the 15th Avenue Northeast bridge over Thornton Creek closed, sending all that north-south traffic … where? The official detours are to Roosevelt Avenue Northeast (seen here during the Tuesday morning commute) and Lake City Way. We had people asking on Monday where traffic would jam up, and which side streets