7-foot snake lost in Cowen Park

Photo: Albino Burmese Python courtesy of falling_angel on Flickr.

Hide your pets and your smaller children! There’s a python loose in Cowen Park. Or maybe Ravenna. Nobody really knows for sure.

Ravenna Boulevard is magically paved overnight

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When we went to bed last night, you could hear the machinery cranking away on Ravenna Boulevard. We woke up to find part of Ravenna Blvd. had been paved smooth. A collective sigh of relief was heard throughout the ‘hood.

Roosevelt Jazz year-end concerts Wednesday and Friday nights

Roosevelt High School performs with Wynton Marsalis at Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition & Festival. Photo credit Frank Stewart for Jazz at Lincoln Center

This is the week to catch some truly amazing Jazz groups from Roosevelt High School performing their final concerts of the year.

Stove top fire causes $20,000 damage in Roosevelt home

Engine 16 arrives on the scene.

The Seattle Fire Department responded quickly to a fire that started in the kitchen of a south Roosevelt home on Monday afternoon.

Repaving of Ravenna Boulevard delayed due to rain

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Due to rain (what else?) the Seattle Department of Transportation has had to delay the repaving of Ravenna Boulevard until Tuesday, June 5. The on- and off-ramps will be closed overnight on Wednesday, June 6.

Repaving of NE Ravenna Boulevard starts Monday, June 4 (Finally!)

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ARE YOU READY? NE Ravenna Boulevard repaving will start on Monday, June 4, at 7:00 a.m. Woohoo!

Police chase involving stolen vehicle ends in Roosevelt neighborhood

Stolen vehicle in the Roosevelt Neighborhood

A car chase that started earlier this evening in the Phinney-Greenwood neighborhood appears to have ended in the Roosevelt neighborhood just after 7:00 p.m. Friday night.

[VIDEO] Stolen SUV collides into Metro bus in the University District

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A suspect in a stolen vehicle collided with another car and a bus in the University District Friday afternoon. Three people on the bus were injured and the suspect was taken into custody without further incident.

Eckstein and Roosevelt win awards at Reno Jazz Festival

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Eckstein Middle School and Roosevelt High School both took home awards from the Reno Jazz Festival, held this past weekend at the University of Nevada.

Potholes, begone! An update on the Ravenna Boulevard paving project

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We’ve got the latest updates on the Ravenna Boulevard paving project, plus we’ll tell you which areas to avoid during the next couple of months during construction. (Hint: Avoid Ravenna Boulevard. You’re welcome!)