March 17, 2010

Blossoming Buds featured in PS Business Journal

Blossoming Buds Cottage of Wedgwood got a nice little writeup in the Puget Sound Business Journal over the weekend (thanks to Wedgwood resident Valarie Bunn for pointing this out). The story focuses on owner Tristan Christophilis and her decision to focus on hourly drop-off to serve the many parents who cannot afford full-time daycare. Blossoming


March 17, 2010

NE Seattle food bank needs your help

March 16, 2010

SDOT official on ramps: 'Not our brightest moment'

Here’s an unlikely combination for you: A laugh-filled community meeting and a mea culping-offering city official. The two came together Tuesday night at the View Ridge Community Council meeting when Brian Doughterty of the Seattle Department of Transportation took the hot seat. The SDOT official was invited to talk to residents who are annoyed by


March 16, 2010

Burglaries, asphalt ramps on agenda in View Ridge

Two hot topics are on the agenda for tonight’s View Ridge Community Council meeting: the recent disturbing burglaries and ramps on NE 70th Street. Diane Horswill, crime prevention specialist for Seattle Police’s North Precinct, will talk about the burglaries, which included a couple in which the residents were home, and how to prevent intruders from


March 15, 2010

Woman leaves behind 2 children, many questions

Many question linger about the death of the woman whose body was found on a Wedgwood street early Friday. For now, however, we do know this: Her name was Maria Baril and she was 40 years old. She was a loving mother of two children and lived on the Eastside. She was a sister, a