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make this my neighborhood and we'll show you this page every time you visit.Saturday, February 4, 2012 -- 12:47 pm
TUDU (rare Tufted Duck) on view at Montlake
Maple Leaf Life - It's not in Maple Leaf, but it's not far away, either. And it shouldn't be here at all. East Point at the Montlake Fill, Saturday morning. It's been a great winter for bird watchers. First there was the irruption of Snowy Owls, who are still dotting the landscape mostly to the north of us. One was reported [...] Read more...
TUDU (rare Tufted Duck) on view at Montlake
Maple Leaf Life - It's not in Maple Leaf, but it's not far away, either. And it shouldn't be here at all. East Point at the Montlake Fill, Saturday morning. It's been a great winter for bird watchers. First there was the irruption of Snowy Owls, who are still dotting the landscape mostly to the north of us. One was reported [...] Read more...
Friday, February 3, 2012 -- 9:04 pm
Here's the scoop on Duke, feline delinquent who got owner fined
Seattle Post-Intelligencer - ... light "like laser beams" and supposedly scare off cats. Jordan remembers that when he was a kid growing up in Maple Leaf, plastic forks sticking up out of the garden was how one neighbor took care of the cat problem. Animal Control also can loan out ... Read more...
Here's the scoop on Duke, feline delinquent who got owner fined
Seattle Post-Intelligencer - ... light "like laser beams" and supposedly scare off cats. Jordan remembers that when he was a kid growing up in Maple Leaf, plastic forks sticking up out of the garden was how one neighbor took care of the cat problem. Animal Control also can loan out ... Read more...
Wednesday, February 1, 2012 -- 11:53 am
Stolen truck chase starts at Northgate, ends with arrest
Maple Leaf Life - Police overnight received multiple 911 calls about a large Chevy work truck – equipped with a cherry picker -being driven 'erratically' around north Seattle. The truck was stolen by a woman driver about 8:30 p.m. from First Avenue Northeast and Northeast Northgate Way, police say. They attempted to stop it in Wallingford – at North 35th [...] Read more...
Stolen truck chase starts at Northgate, ends with arrest
Maple Leaf Life - Police overnight received multiple 911 calls about a large Chevy work truck – equipped with a cherry picker -being driven 'erratically' around north Seattle. The truck was stolen by a woman driver about 8:30 p.m. from First Avenue Northeast and Northeast Northgate Way, police say. They attempted to stop it in Wallingford – at North 35th [...] Read more...
Wednesday, February 1, 2012 -- 10:18 am
Free tax assistance at the Northgate Library
Maple Leaf Life - Need some help with your taxes but can't afford to pay for help? The Seattle Public Library can help! Starting Wednesday, Feb. 1, free tax assistance will be available at the Northgate Branch, 10458 Fifth Ave. N.E., through Monday, April 16. Hours are: 4-7:30 p.m. Mondays Noon to 5 p.m. Wednesdays Free tax assistance will be available at various other branches as [...] Read more...
Free tax assistance at the Northgate Library
Maple Leaf Life - Need some help with your taxes but can't afford to pay for help? The Seattle Public Library can help! Starting Wednesday, Feb. 1, free tax assistance will be available at the Northgate Branch, 10458 Fifth Ave. N.E., through Monday, April 16. Hours are: 4-7:30 p.m. Mondays Noon to 5 p.m. Wednesdays Free tax assistance will be available at various other branches as [...] Read more...
Tuesday, January 31, 2012 -- 9:55 am
Report a Maple Leaf pothole (and see if it gets filled)
Maple Leaf Life - From time to time we get emailed complaints about potholes in the neighborhood. Then the Pothole Rangers are called out. A week's worth of ice and snow have made the problem worse. Here's an overview from the city's pothole map. Green means a fixed pothole, blue means a request to fill one is 'pending' (?). We [...] Read more...
Report a Maple Leaf pothole (and see if it gets filled)
Maple Leaf Life - From time to time we get emailed complaints about potholes in the neighborhood. Then the Pothole Rangers are called out. A week's worth of ice and snow have made the problem worse. Here's an overview from the city's pothole map. Green means a fixed pothole, blue means a request to fill one is 'pending' (?). We [...] Read more...
Tuesday, January 31, 2012 -- 9:01 am
Help plan Sacajawea park tonight
Maple Leaf Life - There's a little-known bit of green space just south of Sacajawea Elementary School, and tonight there's a meeting over how to improve both it and the school's upper playground. According to the project's website: The school's current play structure and asphalt surface are in extremely poor and unsafe condition, and both the playground and adjacent city park [...] Read more...
Help plan Sacajawea park tonight
Maple Leaf Life - There's a little-known bit of green space just south of Sacajawea Elementary School, and tonight there's a meeting over how to improve both it and the school's upper playground. According to the project's website: The school's current play structure and asphalt surface are in extremely poor and unsafe condition, and both the playground and adjacent city park [...] Read more...
Monday, January 30, 2012 -- 1:24 pm
Seattle Schools asking for two-day snow waiver
Maple Leaf Life - Students may not have to make up all three school days they missed during this month's snow storm. Officials at Seattle Public Schools (SPS) want to waive two days instead of tacking them onto the end of the year, which they say would cost the district $500,000. SPS is asking the Office [...] Read more...
Seattle Schools asking for two-day snow waiver
Maple Leaf Life - Students may not have to make up all three school days they missed during this month's snow storm. Officials at Seattle Public Schools (SPS) want to waive two days instead of tacking them onto the end of the year, which they say would cost the district $500,000. SPS is asking the Office [...] Read more...
Sunday, January 29, 2012 -- 2:48 pm
Free children's dental exams and cleaning on Saturday, Feb. 11
Maple Leaf Life - To support Children's Oral Health Month, Dr. Veronica Bello is offering free dental exams and cleanings to kids 1-8 years old who don't have dental insurance. The appointments are on Saturday, Feb. 11th, from 9-3 p.m., at Avila Dental, 11050 5th Ave NE. Suite 202. If you or someone you know has a child who could benefit [...] Read more...
Free children's dental exams and cleaning on Saturday, Feb. 11
Maple Leaf Life - To support Children's Oral Health Month, Dr. Veronica Bello is offering free dental exams and cleanings to kids 1-8 years old who don't have dental insurance. The appointments are on Saturday, Feb. 11th, from 9-3 p.m., at Avila Dental, 11050 5th Ave NE. Suite 202. If you or someone you know has a child who could benefit [...] Read more...
Sunday, January 29, 2012 -- 11:27 am
Who moved my trees?
Maple Leaf Life - Who knows the answer to this? Emily emails: I live at the corner of Northeast 80th Street & Roosevelt Way Northeast, and after being out of town for a couple days, we came home to find two midsize trees gone from the parking strip on 80th! There are some tree parts and some assorted plastic bits from [...] Read more...
Who moved my trees?
Maple Leaf Life - Who knows the answer to this? Emily emails: I live at the corner of Northeast 80th Street & Roosevelt Way Northeast, and after being out of town for a couple days, we came home to find two midsize trees gone from the parking strip on 80th! There are some tree parts and some assorted plastic bits from [...] Read more...
Saturday, January 28, 2012 -- 10:12 am
Neighbor reports home burglary last night
Maple Leaf Life - Sarah emailed overnight to report her home, on Northeast 90th Street near 15th Avenue Northeast, was broken into. My husband and I were out for two-and-a-half hours between about 6:45 and 9:00 p.m. and came home to find our back door kicked in. They didn't get much – looks like whoever it was never turned on [...] Read more...
Neighbor reports home burglary last night
Maple Leaf Life - Sarah emailed overnight to report her home, on Northeast 90th Street near 15th Avenue Northeast, was broken into. My husband and I were out for two-and-a-half hours between about 6:45 and 9:00 p.m. and came home to find our back door kicked in. They didn't get much – looks like whoever it was never turned on [...] Read more...
Friday, January 27, 2012 -- 10:45 am
Olympic View PTA wins big at BECU grand opening
Maple Leaf Life - A new BECU branch just moved into the neighborhood, and already they're making friends with the locals. Aiko Schaefer with the Olympic View Elementary School PTA tells us that at the location's grand opening ceremony Thursday, BECU donated family season passes to ZooTunes that the PTA will auction at its annual fundraiser, the Red Carpet Stars OV School Auction on March 31. [...] Read more...
Olympic View PTA wins big at BECU grand opening
Maple Leaf Life - A new BECU branch just moved into the neighborhood, and already they're making friends with the locals. Aiko Schaefer with the Olympic View Elementary School PTA tells us that at the location's grand opening ceremony Thursday, BECU donated family season passes to ZooTunes that the PTA will auction at its annual fundraiser, the Red Carpet Stars OV School Auction on March 31. [...] Read more...
Thursday, January 26, 2012 -- 9:01 am
Air your Beaver Pond Natural Area concerns tonight
Maple Leaf Life - The Thornton Creek Alliance is inviting the community to its meeting tonight that will focus on the restoration at Maple Leaf's Beaver Pond Natural Area, volunteering, crime/safety and any other topics you would like to discuss. Last month, the branches of nearly 50 trees were illegally pruned in Beaver Pond Natural Area, raising both ire and support from [...] Read more...
Air your Beaver Pond Natural Area concerns tonight
Maple Leaf Life - The Thornton Creek Alliance is inviting the community to its meeting tonight that will focus on the restoration at Maple Leaf's Beaver Pond Natural Area, volunteering, crime/safety and any other topics you would like to discuss. Last month, the branches of nearly 50 trees were illegally pruned in Beaver Pond Natural Area, raising both ire and support from [...] Read more...
Wednesday, January 25, 2012 -- 9:05 pm
Tonight's annual January community meeting just winding down
Maple Leaf Life - Maple Leaf's own speed sign and radar gun were on display Wednesday night. Crime took a holiday during the snow last week, and also at Wednesday night's annual January community meeting. In place of a discussion of crime and public safety, which drew police officials, City Council members and scores of neighborhood residents to the meeting in [...] Read more...
Tonight's annual January community meeting just winding down
Maple Leaf Life - Maple Leaf's own speed sign and radar gun were on display Wednesday night. Crime took a holiday during the snow last week, and also at Wednesday night's annual January community meeting. In place of a discussion of crime and public safety, which drew police officials, City Council members and scores of neighborhood residents to the meeting in [...] Read more...
Wednesday, January 25, 2012 -- 7:34 pm
Three days, three ways - community meeting under way
Maple Leaf Life - Annual community council meeting has started – focus on emergency preparedness. Two dozen attending. Read more...
Three days, three ways - community meeting under way
Maple Leaf Life - Annual community council meeting has started – focus on emergency preparedness. Two dozen attending. Read more...
Wednesday, January 25, 2012 -- 9:37 am
Plan now for Neighbor Appreciation Day, Feb. 11
Maple Leaf Life - This summer, plenty of Maple Leaf neighbors gathered for National Night Out, but you don't have to wait until summer for another reason to get together with your neighbors. Feb. 11 is Seattle's 18th annual Neighbor Appreciation Day, a special day to reach out to neighbors, create new friends, and express thanks to those who help [...] Read more...
Plan now for Neighbor Appreciation Day, Feb. 11
Maple Leaf Life - This summer, plenty of Maple Leaf neighbors gathered for National Night Out, but you don't have to wait until summer for another reason to get together with your neighbors. Feb. 11 is Seattle's 18th annual Neighbor Appreciation Day, a special day to reach out to neighbors, create new friends, and express thanks to those who help [...] Read more...
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 -- 10:59 am
Car prowler arrested overnight after two-hour police hunt near St. Catherine's
Maple Leaf Life - We've been getting emails since 3 a.m. about police activity near St. Catherine of Siena, including one from a woman who believes somebody tried to break into her home. Last night around 2:45 a.m. my husband and I heard a loud banging on a window in our house. My husband got up to see what [...] Read more...
Car prowler arrested overnight after two-hour police hunt near St. Catherine's
Maple Leaf Life - We've been getting emails since 3 a.m. about police activity near St. Catherine of Siena, including one from a woman who believes somebody tried to break into her home. Last night around 2:45 a.m. my husband and I heard a loud banging on a window in our house. My husband got up to see what [...] Read more...
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 -- 9:36 am
Community meeting on crime, Maple Leaf park, Northgate development is Wednesday night
Maple Leaf Life - Update 1:30 p.m.: The community council has just emailed an agenda. No mention of public safety/crime, although it was on the list in this month's council newsletter. 1. Introductions & Announcements 2. Emergency Preparedness and Maple Leaf Neighborhood Disaster Response 3. Maple Leaf Reservoir Park update 4. Northgate density and transportation changes 5. Community Q&A/Guidance – Tell us what you [...] Read more...
Community meeting on crime, Maple Leaf park, Northgate development is Wednesday night
Maple Leaf Life - Update 1:30 p.m.: The community council has just emailed an agenda. No mention of public safety/crime, although it was on the list in this month's council newsletter. 1. Introductions & Announcements 2. Emergency Preparedness and Maple Leaf Neighborhood Disaster Response 3. Maple Leaf Reservoir Park update 4. Northgate density and transportation changes 5. Community Q&A/Guidance – Tell us what you [...] Read more...
Monday, January 23, 2012 -- 9:48 am
Cafe Javasti, Cloud City on list of Seattle's best
Maple Leaf Life - Watch out Maple Leafers, the secret is out! We've known for years that we have some of the city's best coffee shops (and Chinese restaurants!), but it appears that the rest of Seattle is starting to catch on. A Big Blog post proudly displayed now on the home page of SeattlePI.com, 'Seattle's 15 best coffee shops, and why [...] Read more...
Cafe Javasti, Cloud City on list of Seattle's best
Maple Leaf Life - Watch out Maple Leafers, the secret is out! We've known for years that we have some of the city's best coffee shops (and Chinese restaurants!), but it appears that the rest of Seattle is starting to catch on. A Big Blog post proudly displayed now on the home page of SeattlePI.com, 'Seattle's 15 best coffee shops, and why [...] Read more...
Sunday, January 22, 2012 -- 3:52 pm
Tonight's winds forecast to be higher than expected
Maple Leaf Life - Update Monday Jan. 23: Actual top wind speed here on Sunday = 21.9 mph. ———————————————- Shortly after 2:30 p.m. the National Weather Service issued a new wind advisory that's in effect until 10 p.m. increasing today's predicted wind gusts to 45 mph. * SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS…EVERETT…SEATTLE…TACOMA. * TIMING…WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY THIS EVENING. * WIND…SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH [...] Read more...
Tonight's winds forecast to be higher than expected
Maple Leaf Life - Update Monday Jan. 23: Actual top wind speed here on Sunday = 21.9 mph. ———————————————- Shortly after 2:30 p.m. the National Weather Service issued a new wind advisory that's in effect until 10 p.m. increasing today's predicted wind gusts to 45 mph. * SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS…EVERETT…SEATTLE…TACOMA. * TIMING…WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY THIS EVENING. * WIND…SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH [...] Read more...
Saturday, January 21, 2012 -- 1:46 pm
Last night's 30 mph winds to return Sunday
Maple Leaf Life - That wind overnight gusted to 33.3 mph here in Maple Leaf, between 4 and 5 a.m. As it happens, that's exactly the wind gusts predicted here for Sunday evening – steady south-southeast wind at 18 mph with gusts to 33 mph. And a 90% chance of rain. The last time we remember winds of that speed was [...] Read more...
Last night's 30 mph winds to return Sunday
Maple Leaf Life - That wind overnight gusted to 33.3 mph here in Maple Leaf, between 4 and 5 a.m. As it happens, that's exactly the wind gusts predicted here for Sunday evening – steady south-southeast wind at 18 mph with gusts to 33 mph. And a 90% chance of rain. The last time we remember winds of that speed was [...] Read more...
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