Georgia S. McDade, Ph. D
May 1, 2018
Remembering Rev. Dr. Mckinney
Son, sibling, nephew, cousin, student, bass fiddler, soldier, Morehouse Man, Alpha minister, preacher, husband, pastor, father, uncle,...
Susan Noyes Platt
Apr 1, 2018
Radical Women
In honor of Women’s History Month, I am celebrating Radical Women, a socialist feminist group based in Columbia City, but with branches...
Karen Daubert
May 1, 2017
Remembering Wade Vaughn
Many of us had the pleasure of knowing Wade Vaughn, but many might not know the breadth and depth of his passion for Leschi. Wade passed...
Leschi Council
May 1, 2017
Invitation to Leschi Neighborhood and Friends
In loving memory we will celebrate the life of Wade Vaughn: 9/26/1929 - 1/31/2017 You are invited to join family and friends on Saturday...
Diane Snell
Mar 1, 2017
Our editor’s memories of Wade Vaughn
When we first moved to Leschi, the previous homeowner passed on her copy of The Seattle Leschi Diary. We were delighted to find a photo...
Shirley Vaughn
Mar 1, 2017
Leschi loses its Historian
Wade Vaughn, author of the Seattle Leschi Diary, passed away January 31, 2017. He and his wife (Shirley) purchased a lot and he built...
Diane Snell
Dec 1, 2016
A Leschi Passage
We are saddened to report the loss of a Leschi resident this year whose loss is felt far beyond Leschi: Charles Z. Smith. A graduate of...
Susan Noyes Platt
Jun 1, 2016
Break Free From Fossil Fuels, Pacific Northwest!
People of all ages from excited toddlers to sprightly ninety year olds gathered during the weekend of May 13-15 to protest at the Tesoro...
Diane Snell
Apr 1, 2016
The Dragon Boat Team
Local Women in the News Wendy Ceccherelli and Pam Smith-Mentz, Leschi and Madrona residents respectively, are part of the Washington...
Susan Noyes Platt
Mar 1, 2016
Spectrum Dance Theater: Avant-Garde on the Lake
In case you didn’t know, we have cutting edge contemporary dance emerging from the Madrona Bath House on Lake Washington! In that...
Susan Noyes Platt
Feb 1, 2016
“Poetry is a type of music . . .” ~Judith Roche
Award-winning and nationally known poet Judith Roche lives in the heart of Leschi. I almost missed her unassuming house on a steep...
Diane Snell, Susan Platt, Carolyn Walden
Jan 1, 2016
Following the Fate of the Fountain
In the mid 1990’s, a sculpture by renowned African American artist, James Washington, Jr., was installed at the MidTown Center at 23rd &...