The Weekend Wrap: Neighborhood Headline News

Woodland Park Zoo sports enthusiast Chai ponders who will win the Apple Cup.
(Photo: Dennis Dow/Woodland Park Zoo)

• Metro raising bus fare in January (My Ballard)
• Local holiday shopping by bicycle (Beacon Hill Blog)
• The Key Ring Kid busted but 'master key' burglaries continue (Capitol Hill Seattle)
• A grand opening at 23rd and Union: Louisiana Grill celebrates with freebies (Central District News)
• Seattle Times: Film that was partly shot at Eastlake Zoo will screen at Sundance (Eastlake Ave)
• Lenin Lighting 2010: Videos & Photos (Fremont Universe)
• New Brewery in Georgetown??? (Blogging Georgetown)
• Green Lake’s Streetwise Gardener: Dare to Be Dull (My Green Lake)
• School district announces snow make up plan (Magnolia Voice)
• Hiding in Maple Leaf, a holiday hot shop (Maple Leaf Life)
• Local students’ questions, advice featured in national book to Michelle Obama (PhinneyWood)
• Man found dead in Queen Anne alleyway (Queen Anne View)
• Only 10% of Seattle’s Black Students Attend High-Performing Elementary Schools (Rainier Valley Post)
• Ravenna Blog joins the Seattle Times Local News Partnership (Ravenna Blog)
• Parka Party 2010 brings $5,000 in donations to local non-profits (Roosiehood)
• St Dames Celebrates SE Community with Grand Opening & Recipe (Southend Seattle)
• Light rail's mixed blessing (South Seattle Beacon)
• Winter Indoor Floating Market Aboard the Virginia V (The Southlake)
• $57,000 bells for sale at the UW (U District Daily)
• Pedestrian safety a big concern at this time of year (My Wallingford)
• Low-key town-hall meeting for Mayor McGinn in West Seattle (West Seattle Blog)
• Elephant predicts Apple Cup 2010 Winner (Woodland Park Zoo Blog)