The Spirit of Standing Rock Continues
We just travelled across the entire country on the train. On the second night, we passed through Minot, North Dakota. It was minus forty...

Leschi Council
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...

Leschi Council
Feb 1, 2017
President’s message
It only takes a quick glance around our Central Area to see how rapidly it is changing to accommodate the population growth in our city....

Leschi Council
Feb 1, 2017
Executive Board meeting minutes
December 14, 2016—Attending: Yuki Igarashi, Yousef Shulman, Jeff Floor, John Barber, Tracy Bier, Diane Snell. Guests: Kshama Sawant and...

Leschi Council
Jan 1, 2017
Feed Co. Burgers
The first few times I drove past Feed Co., I didn’t notice the Burgers part and wondered what a rural supply place was doing in the heart...

Leschi Council
Jan 1, 2017
Why Was December So Cold?
Frigid weather has been hard to come by the past few years in the Pacific Northwest. Due to the “Blob” of warm water in the Northeast...

Leschi Council
Jan 1, 2017
Wine to Restock the Cellar and a New Elephant in the Room
Happy New Year Leschi! Now that the cellar has been depleted with host gifts and general entertaining, it is a good time to restock. In...

Leschi Council
Jan 1, 2017
“Tabaimo: Utsutsushi utsushi” and the future of the Seattle Asian Art Museum
When I went to the wonderful Tabaimo exhibition at the Asian Art Museum, the head curator told me that the Museum would close at the end...

Leschi Council
Jan 1, 2017


Year in Review for Leschi’s Parks & Open Space
This past year, there have been multiple work parties restoring nature and improving trails in Leschi, Frink, the Leschi Natural Area,...

Leschi Council
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...

Leschi Council
Jan 1, 2017
The Year 2016 in LURC
The year 2016 has been an auspicious year in Central Area development and land use, and in turn, a full one for the Central Area Land Use...

Leschi Council
Jan 1, 2017
President’s Message
Happy 2017! For me, this new year comes with a new role with the Leschi Community Council. As still a relative newcomer to the Leschi...

Leschi Council
Jan 1, 2017