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March 2, 2010
A Maple Leaf resident who lives at 11th Avenue Northeast and Northeast 80th Street notified the Community Council last week of a possible scam in the neighborhood: Last night around 8 p.m. a woman came to my door saying that she was selling stuffed toy rabbits for $10 to help with medical bills for a neighbor’s 3-year-old who fell …
March 2, 2010
The annual Spring Fecal Fest is here again. The popular Zoo Doo has been piling up and the “Prince of Poo” is ready to get rid of the “most exotic and highly prized compost in the Pacific Northwest,” as the zoo calls it. Photo courtesy Ryan Hawk/Woodland Park Zoo To enter for a chance to …
March 2, 2010
It’s not in Maple Leaf, but to the northwest of us a man was hospitalized this morning after being assaulted by up to five other men, according to police. It happened about 12: 50 a.m. in the 14300 block of Stone Avenue North. According to witnesses, the 41-year-old victim was sitting in a parked car …
March 2, 2010
If your kids can’t get enough of movies like “A Bugs Life” and “Charlotte’s Web,” Northwest Puppet Center has an entertaining and educational live show they’re sure to enjoy. With assistance from expert entomologist Erin Sullivan of Woodland Park Zoo, Spyglass Theater is presenting “Secret Life of Bugs” from March 6-21 at the Maple Leaf theater, …
March 1, 2010
The official count was 249, but people were still streaming in 20 minutes after the start time of Monday night’s Youth and Families Initiative meeting for North Seattle. That surpasses the 220 who showed up at last week’s grand opening at the Rainier Community Center when Mayor Mike McGinn kicked off the yearlong project to …