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January 18, 2017
This post courtesy of our sister site My Ballard. Thanks to funding from the Seattle Park District as part of the Community Center Strategic Plan, as of the first of the year, most drop-in activities at Seattle Parks and Recreation community centers are now free. During a public outreach process, Seattle Parks and Recreation heard from many communities that …
January 16, 2017
Update Jan. 18th: Rainfall overnight at the official Maple Leaf Life South weather station: 3.62 inches. That’s a lot. In November 2015 we reported 1.79 inches. In March 2014 we got 1.53 inches. One day in December 2010 we got 2.85 inches. The forecast is for another half-inch of rain today, and a quarter-inch overnight. …
January 9, 2017
Well, The New York Times appears to be worried. This image arrived by email this afternoon. Dear Times Subscriber, We make every effort to assure prompt delivery of your newspaper, regardless of challenging weather conditions. But if we’re unable to prevent a significant delay, you can receive a timely alert, including an estimate of when …
January 8, 2017
Update: The Seattle Times has a story here. At 1 p.m. Seattle City Light is reporting over 20,000 customers without power, including in Maple Leaf, Ravenna and Phinny. The cause is unknown apparently equipment failure, according to a video posted to Facebook by City Light. A a surge hit Maple Leaf at 11:41 a.m., briefly …
December 31, 2016
Update : Noon. Sunny. All over. 7 a.m. Sunday. Lightly snowing here at elevation. Dusting on the ground, rooftops. From the National Weather Service in Seattle this afternoon: *UPDATE* Lowland snow is possible through New Year’s morning. The highest amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in the East Puget Sound Lowlands, and western …