Diane Snell
Jan 1, 2018
Tax Relief for Seniors
At the Central Area Neighborhood District Council meeting on December 14, an important issue was presented: tax relief for seniors....
Georgia S. McDade
Dec 1, 2017
Speaking Up/Speaking Out
Special Editorial [Poem by Georgia McDade] Sometimes speaking up, speaking out can be hazardous, too hazardous. Time-consuming...
Diane Snell
Dec 1, 2017
Christmas Giving in a Time of Need
Once again, we end the year with 70 homeless or transitionally housed students at Leschi Elementary School. This is one of the highest...
Trevor Menagh and Diane Snell
Nov 1, 2017
Moorage Frustration–Solution
The LCC Executive Board was very frustrated that the proposed moorage contract was not brought to the wider community in outreach...
John Barber
Oct 1, 2017
Noisy Skies over Leschi
It is not just the Blue Angels. Every sunny day, there is constant noise from commercial aircraft over Leschi. This is the East Turn....
John Barber
Sep 1, 2017
Guest Editorial: Liveaboards at the Marina
Dear Leschi neighbors, What happens to the human waste/sewerage in the larger vessels berthed at the Leschi marinas? Last month, City...
Diane Snell
May 21, 2017
Elections Without Candidates?
We have an election at our June meeting: we need both a President and a Vice-President. As we approach press time, no one has come...
Leschi Council
May 1, 2017
Homeless Families in Seattle
Last month we published a letter written to Mayor Murray and signed by four neighborhoods in the Central District, including Leschi. We...
Diane Snell
Apr 1, 2017
An Open Letter to Mayor Murray
Alarmed at the number of homeless families in this past cold and wet winter, the following letter was developed and signed onto by four...
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...
Diane Snell
Feb 1, 2017
Nickelsville Works
The website for Nickelsville is NickelsvilleWorks and it is very aptly named. This is a mini-exercise in participatory democracy. The...
Diane Snell
Jan 1, 2017
A Hero Hidden only in Leschi
This month’s hero is a fairly new resident to Leschi and you may have not realized she was here, but she is highly visible in the world...