David B. Williams
Oct 25, 2021
Of Acorns and Oaks and Ants
Beautiful and sacred and a darned nice home for some Over the past few weeks, I have been enjoying the acorns along Ravenna Boulevard. I...
Anne Depue
Apr 1, 2021
A Lakeside Spiritual Experience
Many of us developed different ways to break the tedium and anxiety of the Covid lockdown and surprised ourselves in the process. I tried...
Anne Depue
Jun 1, 2020
Beaver Believer
The resurgence of wildlife in the neighborhood in recent weeks has resulted in documented sightings of wild rabbits and coyotes. At the...
Esther Ervin
Mar 1, 2020
Local Artist Lawrence Pitre
In December of 2017, Tom Goedde of Mt. Baker, Stephanie Tschida and Lawrence Pitre, Director of the Central Area Chamber of Commerce...
Leschi Council
Oct 1, 2019
Lightning Strikes Tree of the Gods
One of the tallest deodar cedars (“tree of the gods” in Sanskrit) in Seattle was in Leschi Park until the lightning storm on September 7....
Georgia S. McDade
Jan 1, 2019
Martin Luther King, Jr. Monument
My relationship with Dr. King was decades old, so I felt compelled to see the sculpture honoring him as soon as I could. Getting to the...
Diane Snell
Jan 1, 2015
First Landmark in Leschi?
The Judge Ronald House was recently designated as a landmark by the Landmarks Preservation Board, and it appears to be the first...
Diane Snell
Jan 1, 2015
The Man Behind the House
In January we published the story of the Ronald House and how landmark status was achieved for this beautifully restored home. With the...
Diane Snell
Jan 1, 2015
Fire Station Six - open house
The new station #6 at the corner of Jackson and Martin Luther King Jr. Way looks like a state of the art station. In addition to being...
Leschi Council
Jan 1, 2015
Officer Timothy Brenton Memorial In Leschi
Halloween night, 2009—Seattle Police officer Timothy Brenton and rookie trainee Britt Sweeney pull over on 29th Avenue, just north of...
Stephanie Tschida
Jan 1, 2015
The Jackson Street Mural
For several years, the grocery store on the southwest corner of 28th and Jackson has been plagued with graffiti, vandalism, open-air drug...
Joan Singler
Jan 1, 2015
The Leschi Dreamcatcher
Two Native Americans are memorialized in our community. The Dreamcatcher at the intersections of and 32nd Avenue and East Yesler Way is a...
