February 1, 2015

The rain was blowing sideways – UNTIL noon. There were few people in Maple Leaf Reservoir Park wearing green and blue – UNTIL NOON. THEN: * The rain (mostly) DISAPPEARED. * 125 Seahawk fans appeared. * And 15 dogs. * And KING-5 TV. * There were chants. * And blue and green BALLOONS. Soon, it

February 1, 2015

Elston and his bruin brothers. Editor’s note: Hard to fit all 12 bears into one frame. Cloud City Coffee is closing at 3 p.m. And offering the Legion of Boom: “Whole milk latte with four shots and no foam. Representing the Seahawks secondary, a shot for each starter and no cushion. “Expect to be knocked

February 1, 2015

Elston and his bruin brothers. Editor’s note: Hard to fit all 12 bears into one frame. Cloud City Coffee is closing at 3 p.m. And offering the Legion of Boom: “Whole milk latte with four shots and no foam. Representing the Seahawks secondary, a shot for each starter and no cushion. “Expect to be knocked

January 29, 2015

The Seattle Police Department has a new chief, a new(ish) mayor and will soon deal with a new City Council whose members will represent specific neighborhoods. It also has new approaches to fighting crime. Our news partner The Seattle Times has a story this week on the police “SeaStat” program – a statistics-driven way to

January 28, 2015

Seattle Police Officers M. Rios and Nic Plemel address the meeting. More than 70 neighbors are at this evening’s meeting of the Maple Leaf Community Council. The agenda includes briefings on the old Waldo Hospital site, traffic on Lake City Way, crime in the neighborhood, and new apartments near Northgate Mall. Questions were raised over