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May 12, 2010
Looking for the heart of Maple Leaf? It’s easy to argue that it’s to be found along the two blocks of Roosevelt Way Northeast that are bounded on the north by Maple Leaf Ace Hardware and to the south by Cloud City Coffee. As AreaMan1 wrote in our Food & Drink section: “Cloud City is …
May 12, 2010
Although many of the better-known businesses in Maple Leaf have been around long enough that the recession seems unlikely to knock them down, there still are plenty of empty storefronts around the neighborhood. You’ve certainly got your pick of office space along the business corridors of Roosevelt Way Northeast and Northeast Fifth Avenue, including the above building located …
May 12, 2010
Maple Leaf Life and two other new Next Door Media sites (MyWallingford and Wedgwood View) are now official editorial partners with the Seattle Times. The partnership involves news and information sharing along with collaboration on larger projects. In August 2009, the Times began partnering with select independent publishers including Next Door Media to enhance community coverage.
...May 11, 2010
Digging out invasive blackberries at Thornton Creek. A work party from the Perkins School in Maple Leaf descended on Thornton Creek on Tuesday afternoon to remove invasive plants and replace them with natives. “The things you really want to look for is this invasive ivy,” teacher Colt Deese told the group of fourth and fifth graders. …
May 11, 2010
Work in progress. Photo courtesy Sacajawea Elementary School. Sacajawea Elementary School has a lot to celebrate, and plans to do so this weekend. A celebration parade starts this Saturday at 2 p.m at the Maple Leaf school. It will be followed by an art festival beginning at 3 p.m. at the school, 9501 20th Avenue …