May 9, 2010

After an early morning phone call about a man allegedly threatening to commit suicide, Seattle Police shut down College Way North outside North Seattle Community College while they searched a house. The man was believed to have access to weapons, but officers eventually determined he was not in the house, which is only a few

May 8, 2010

On Saturday morning Lesley Jacobs set out to bike 100 miles without leaving her front yard. Jacobs, who lives just on the other side of Lake City Way from Maple Leaf, volunteers for Lance Armstrong’s LiveStrong Challenge Seattle, as does her partner, Ken Yu. The actual challenge takes place here on June 19, and includes bike

May 8, 2010

Update: On Monday afternoon Donna will be at Cloud City Coffee. On Tuesday afternoon and evening she will be outside Reckless Video, barring monsoons. Starting this morning, a table will appear outside area coffee shops to collect comments on what should be built in Maple Leaf’s new Reservoir Park. Donna Hartmann-Miller, who heads up Friends

May 8, 2010

Update: On Monday afternoon Donna will be at Cloud City Coffee. On Tuesday afternoon and evening she will be outside Reckless Video, barring monsoons. Starting this morning, a table will appear outside area coffee shops to collect comments on what should be built in Maple Leaf’s new Reservoir Park. Donna Hartmann-Miller, who heads up Friends

May 7, 2010

During the month of May, Fine Impressions Gallery is celebrating some of the fellow creatures we share this planet with and how they’re depicted in art. The monkey shown at left is from the “Natural History of Birds, and other Rare and Undescribed Animals,” published in London in 1758. From the website: From the earliest times, humans have