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Hauntlake Halloween !!
Montlake Coop, Saturday October 27th, 10-noon, Montlake Community Center: The Montlake Coop is sponsoring a Halloween party tomorrow (Saturday) for 5 and unders (plus sibs) at the Montlake Community...
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Hurricane Sandy storm damage claims Seattle neighborhood blogs
Disruption from Hurricane Sandy has extended well beyond the east coast storm’s thousand-mile vortex. The New York web servers for central Seattle neighborhood blogs Capitol Hill Seattle, Central...
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Poll: Rats!
A reader wants know: How many of you have ever received city complaints about rats in your backyard? We who live under Interlaken Park cannot NOT have rats. I use 5 electronic traps, and 2 rat motels,...
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Councilmember Rasmussen to propose legislation for school teacher parking
Seattle City Councilmember Tom Rasmussen will propose new legislation giving the director of SDOT the authority to issue parking permits to school staff. This morning’s post about on-going frustration...
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New HistoryLink: Washington Park Arboretum
HistoryLink has published another new neighborhood article, this time on the Washington Park Arboretum. A few highlights… The park was planned as part of the city’s first Bicycle Master Plan, at a time...
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Annual One Night Count finds Montlake neighbors living without shelter
The Seattle/King County Coalition on Homelessness conducted its annual One Night Count in the early morning hours last Friday, with volunteers reporting a total of 2,736 people sleeping outdoors —...
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Watch ex-Husky Terrance Ross win NBA Slam Dunk Contest
Watch NBA rookie and former Husky Terrance Ross win yesterday’s All-Star Dunk Contest in this 2-minute highlight video.
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Montlake Bicycle Shop: Dems’ proposed bike tax based on false premise, hurts...
By Neil Wechsler, owner of Montlake Bicycle Shop A part of a 9.8 billion dollar transportation plan put forth by Democratic Washington State legislators is to create a new $25 tax on bicycles priced...
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Pit bull attacks rattle neighbors
A recent string of pit bull attacks were reported on the Montlake wire this week. Animal control authorities were called to the 24oo block of East Roanoke on Thursday after a resident pit bull broke...
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City Council moving ahead with small lot development update
The Department of Planning and Development has forwarded recommendations to the City Council regarding new rules for small lot development in single-family zones following a moratorium enacted last...
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Call for artists: Montlake Music & Arts Festival, Sunday May 19th
Got talent in need of an audience? Here’s an event for you: That’s Right! The All-Montlake Music & Arts Happening is coming fast. Put Sunday, May 19th (2-5) on your family calendar & join the...
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Pit bull owner responds to recent attack
The owner of two pit bulls that attacked another dog and its owner on March 1st at 22nd & Boyer has responded to neighborhood concerns about safety by pledging to do more to “insure the safety of...
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Union Bay Watch: Flicker builds nest, fends off squirrel
A pair of Flickers moved into a new nest on Foster Island this week. While doing a little remodeling, a squirrel came by to case the joint. Full details and more pics over at Union Bay Watch.
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Da-Kadu Brown stars in ‘Can’t Hold Us’ video, gives Mackelmore ‘The Heist’
Montlake resident Da-Kadu Brown celebrated the release of Mackelmore and Ryan Lewis’s ‘Can’t Hold Us’ video this week, and let go of a secret he’s been keeping since filming in February at the Big Four...
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Union Bay blogger Larry Hubbell featured in The Seattle Times
Local nature blog Union Bay Watch has really taken off in the past year, thanks to the passionate and patient work of Montlake resident Larry Hubbell. This morning Larry and UBW appeared in The Seattle...
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Montlake Bridge turns 88
Historylink reminds us that the Montlake Bridge opened 88 years ago today — June 27, 1925. Montlake was the fourth and last local crossing of the Ship Canal and was welcomed as the “most beautiful in...
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Neighbor and newly elected King County Judge Scott Johnson passes away
Montlake resident Scott Johnson passed away early Saturday morning on a work trip to Yakima. From The Seattle Times: King County Superior Court Judge-elect Scott Johnson died early Saturday morning in...
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On the shelf at the Little Free Library
Did you know Montlake has a People’s Library? Following the concept of book share that went mainstream with last year’s Occupy protests, People’s Libraries have sprung up all over Seattle. Montlake has...
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Pellegrini Dining Society takes root at Cafe Lago
Following the legacy of former UW professor and author Angelo Pellegrini, Cafe Lago is reviving the tradition of people gathering with friends around a really big table to eat. In addition to teaching...
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City seeks 80 Montlake homes to join “Rainwise” program: Community meeting...
By Julee Neuhart On Tuesday, July 30, Susan Harper, from Seattle Public Utilities spoke to a small group of Montlake residents at the Montlake Library. Susan reported the city wants 80 neighborhood...
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