Sacajawea Wins Neighborhood Funds Award

Seattle Department of Neighborhoods has just awarded Sacajawea Elementary School PTA $99,577 to implement the first phase of the redevelopment of the upper playground. This includes the restoration of the existing wetland and buffers, and the construction of the new playground and play structures. The PTA will contribute $146,320 in matching volunteer effort.

We mention [...]

Thanksgiving Homeless Donations

Just a little bit out of the neighborhood but a Pinehurst neighbor passed this along and I thought it was very much worth sharing.

 

This Thanksgiving marks the 6th annual effort to collect and donate much needed items to the homeless. Please consider contributions.

Since 2006, students and parents of St. Catherine’s School have [...]

Olympic View gets Cameras to Catch Speeders

The Maple Leaf Community Council has good news regarding traffic safety at Olympic View Elementary:

We learned last week that an automated camera radar enforcement system will be permanently installed on 5th Avenue NE near Olympic View Elementary. These units are like the automatic red light cameras, but focused on speeders. Those caught speeding [...]

SDOT Proposes Completion of Bicycle Lane on Roosevelt through Maple Leaf

SDOT is proposing a bicycle lane on the uphill side of Roosevelt Way NE between NE 75th and 85th Streets. The bicycle lane would replace on-street parking. Comments can be submitted via email or at an open house on August 28th from 7:00-8:30pm at the Northgate Community Center. See the project web site for a [...]

Pink Tour – A Hardware Event by Women for Women

Maple Leaf Ace Hardware is pleased to invite you to an after-hours shopping experience where you can also learn about what we offer & take a tour of our store led by our female staff (a couple of our guys will be here too).

To enhance your shopping enjoyment: Wine. Beer. Cheese. Crackers. Nuts. Bolts. [...]

Trick-or-treating at Northgate Mall; Maple Leaf Parade of Costumes

If it’s raining on Halloween, and you’re looking for a dry place to trick-or-treat, Northgate Mall is an close-by option. Maple Leaf Life has the details. Maple Leaf is also having a Parade of Costumes tomorrow (Sunday) afternoon.

Check Out Maple Leaf Life Blog

We’ve added a new link on our blog – to the Maple Leaf Life blog. Our neighbors to the south often report on places and events we may be interested in. The link is on the Pinehurst blog main page, in the column on the right-hand side, under the heading “Blogroll” (you may have to [...]

Thanksgiving Donations for Nickelsville and Tent City 3

In the spirit of community and Thanksgiving, we invite you to join your neighbors and students at St. Catherine School in Maple Leaf to collect food items for the residents of Nickelsville in Lake City and Tent City 3 in Meadowbrook.

What is needed: Food items that don’t need to be heated or refrigerated. Good [...]

Bumps & Babies Fair – Sunday, August 29th

The Bumps and Babies Fair is a huge boutique and consignment sale where you can find everything your heart desires for your inside or outside baby!

Sunday, August 29th, 2010 9:30 am – 4:00 pm

Hosted by The Chic Bambino 89th and Roosevelt

See http://www.facebook.com/BumpsAndBabiesFair for more information.

Open House Monday July 12th for Roosevelt Way Bicycling Improvements

This is a great bicycling improvement coming to our neighborhood. It should help with what I consider to be the worst part of my commute, which is the last 2 miles coming home through Maple Leaf and crossing Northgate Way.

The press release:

The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) is holding an open house [...]