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MADISON PARK

Homes

Median price: $760,000

Crime

Per 1,000 residents: 38

Schools and Parks

4th-graders passing the WASL: 89%
Park acreage: 44

Commute (minutes)

To downtown Seattle: 14
To Redmond: 21

Population

Estimates: 2,471

Characteristics

Upscale homes, shops and restaurants near the Arboretum and Lake Washington.

MADRONA

Homes

Median price: $575,000

Crime

Per 1,000 residents: 66

Schools and Parks

4th-graders passing the WASL: 58%
Park acreage: 40

Commute (minutes)

To downtown Seattle: 8
To Redmond: 19

Population

Estimates: 4,451

Characteristics

Mostly residential with lovely parks, walking paths and lake views- and a nice business area with shops and restaurants.

Madison Park/ Madrona

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Welcome to the Peaceable Kingdom, a neighborhood loaded with more family-friendly amenities than you can shake a Maclaren stroller at. Here, the heart of the kid zone is the small but nicely accessorized Madrona Park, with an excellent playground that includes zones for both small and smaller kids, enough grass to run around on and kick a soccer ball, and a basketball court for the bigger kids. A charming field house with a fireplace is available for birthday parties, and smack across the street is Cupcake Royale, where parents can grab a double tall and kids can find some of the city’s finest sugar bombs. But the neighborhood infrastructure offers even more for kids, including the very family-friendly Madrona Eatery and Ale House, where toddlers can run around a play area kitted out with toys while mom and dad sip a cool one. The family-supportive vibe extends to cyberspace, where the 1,400-member Madrona Mom list—“an informal, fun-loving community group” that aims “to make Madrona feel like a small town”—helps bind neighborhood families with everything from tips on fun activities to good deals on baby gear and a zillion other topics in between.

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Bistro Turkuaz

A Petite Turkish Bistro With Big Flavor

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Precocious// Madrona // 701 34th Ave. // 206.322.9396 // www.precocioustoys.com

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$50 each at Glassybaby // Madrona // 3406 E Union St. // 206.568.7368 // glassybaby.com

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Rover's Harvest Dinner Gives Nod to Pocket Books

As crinkly leaves signal the beginning of another autumn in Seattle, food lovers should find solace in the earthy menus blanketing Seattle’s restaurant scene. Rover’s unveiled its four-course harvest menu today. And though Chef Thierry Rautureau highlights some all the seasonal ingredients expected at this time of year--savory meats, root vegetables and spicy fall fruits--he also gives nod to something else: Prices.