April 22, 2010

Sometime last night, burglars broke into the Maple Leaf Grill and made off with the Roosevelt restaurant’s back stock of booze, and all of the cash and cola they could find. “What was missing was cash, liquor and they took soda pop so that they had mixers for their booze,” said Assistant Manager Gwen Tollefson. She

April 22, 2010

We may have our own little Earth Day celebration tonight at our meeting to discuss the design of the future Maple Leaf Reservoir Park, but there are plenty of other area events to help you honor the 40-year anniversary of the April 22 celebration. Our partner The Seattle Times has a good roundup, but here’s

April 22, 2010

We’re happy to announce there’s a new member in our network of North Seattle community news sites. U District Daily will bring you all the news and events in Seattle’s University District. This is an exciting venture for all of us here at Next Door Media. It’s part of a groundbreaking partnership with the University of Washington’s student-run newspaper

April 21, 2010

Restaurants in Maple Leaf and all across Seattle will have to make a big change starting July 1. That’s when an ordinance will require all single-use packaging and food ware to be compostable or recyclable. Restaurants and food service businesses will also have to put up new bins for customers to sort their trash. Today, Seattle Public Utilities invited Maple

April 21, 2010

Giving back to those in need may not be about having a good time, but it sure doesn’t hurt. North Helpline is joining the long list of food banks nationwide organizing an Empty Bowls event, which aims to bring the community together with local artists, restaurants and musicians with a mission to feed the hungry. The