Leschi Council
Oct 30, 2024
Life and Times in Leschi
Shiro Kashino (1922-1997) I first learned of Shiro “Kash” Kashino while researching the life of the Filipino immigrant and labor activist...


Leschi Council
Oct 30, 2024
Seattle Comprehensive Plan
The Office of Planning & Community Development (OPCD) is currently taking public comment on draft maps for zoning changes. The public...
Leschi Council
Oct 30, 2024
Captain John Anderson and the Mosquito Fleet
How did folks get around before I-5, Rapid Ride buses and traffic choked streets? Come to hear Junius Rochester’s talk about the Mosquito...
Leschi Council
Sep 24, 2024
The Lasting Effects of War
“Johannes Kunst Hiding from the Nazis,” Center on Contemporary Art, curated by Matthew Kangas, September 5-28. Alice Dubiel “Landscape...


Leschi Council
Sep 24, 2024
Life and Times in Leschi
Frink Park 9: William Cumming, Part 2 I became interested in the artist William Cumming last year, when I attended a “town hall” put on...


Leschi Council
Sep 24, 2024
Fireworks at the Lake
We were not sure if we would find community or conflict as we headed down the hill to the BluWater Bistro on Tuesday, September 10 to...
Leschi Council
Sep 24, 2024
Election Forum at Community Meeting on Monday, October 7 at 7pm
Please join us for our election forum to get up close and personal with the two candidates for position 8, Tanya Woo and Alexis...
Leschi Council
Aug 27, 2024
Star People
The high point of the summer for me was the Lillian Pitt exhibition “Celestial Ancestors” at the Stonington Gallery (125 South Jackson...


Leschi Council
Aug 27, 2024
Life and Times in Leschi
Frink Park 8: William Cumming, Part 1 “Sometime in an autumn in the late fifties … I was living in a disintegrating house on Thirtieth...


Leschi Council
Aug 27, 2024
The All Important COMMUNITY Mingle
Remember the sad and lonely days of COVID when we were huddled in our houses, ordering food and restaurant meals and no one came to the...
Leschi Council
Aug 27, 2024
State of the Parks: Yearly Report from the Parks and Greenspace Committee
It has been 9 years since the passage of the metropolitan park district (MPD) which promised enhanced maintenance of neighborhood parks....
Leschi Council
May 26, 2024
Remembering a Leschi Wine Legend
Longtime readers, neighbors and patrons of the Leschi Market may remember the name Ed Raftis. Others may not remember the name, but may...