March 26, 2010

Never have we had so many tools to plan a walk or bicycle ride. Now if we could just get the weekend weather to cooperate. Your best bet for a weekend walk or ride is Saturday (63 degrees, partly cloudy predicted) with Sunday less desirable (54 degrees, 80 percent chance of rain). If you’re planning

March 26, 2010

Our partner site Maple Leaf Life has a post on the huge, interesting and expensive ($27.4 million) project in which the Maple Leaf Reservoir is going underground. When it’s all done, the new reservoir will hold 60 million gallons in two concrete tanks. With everything covered, what to do on top? A park of course,

March 25, 2010

Move over Wedgwood Rock, there’s a new iconic symbol in the neighborhood: the city’s first public composting toilet. Recently installed at the Picardo Farm P Patch, it encompasses much that is important to Wedgwood residents, namely sustainability and forward-thinking. And it’s got it all, solar-powered ventilation, waterless hand sanitizer, handicap-accessibility (including a new ramp made

March 24, 2010

Several folks have messaged to inquire about the empty lot at the northwest corner of NE 75th Street and 25th Avenue NE. Well, here’s the scoop: It’s for sale for $1.3 million. That might seem like a lot, especially considering the most recent King County assessment put it at $799,000. But about 18 months ago

March 24, 2010

Biking season has begun, which means it’s time for drivers (cyclists, too) to exercise extra caution out there. The latest reminder, unfortunately, came this morning on the Burke-Gilman Trail at NE 65th Street when a bike-car accident resulted in a 57-year-old female cyclist being taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries, according to the