Brian Peyton stands in Ravenna's Calvary Catholic Cemetery where his great-grandparents, Lucia and Modesto Calasurdo, are buried. Peyton moved to the neighborhood five years ago, attracted by its "down-to-earth feeling."

Craig Macomber, 7, left, and his brother Patrick, 9, are raising Pacific Chorus frogs at their home to be released into frog ponds in Ravenna Park.

Cliff Bourassa, left, has Ray Trinchler scratching his head during their chess match at Ravenna Eckstein Community Center. Bourassa learned to play on a troop ship heading for the Pacific theater during WWII. The 15-year-old club meets on Fridays.

Drake Sisley's RR Hardware is a landmark on 15th Avenue Northeast, on the western border separating Ravenna and Roosevelt -- thus the name. RR is one of the oldest building in the neighborhood and features an eclectic offering of hardware.

Ravenna is a quiet neighborhood of mostly single-family homes, such as those at the corner of Northeast Park Road and Park Road Northeast, just off Ravenna Boulevard.

Maddie Allen, a 9-year-old fourth-grader at Bryant Elementary works her post for the school safety patrol.

Atteh Nettey leads his African drumming class at Bryant while playing a flute and carrying his daughter Sienna in a backpack. The class is part of the school's extensive program of after-school classes.

Louis and Nancy Javete and their son Harold own and operate Saxe Floral and Greenhouses in Ravenna. Their specialty orders for hanging baskets and floral tubs are in demand across the state.

Seattle Parks and Recreation Department workers Steve Akau, with blower, and Steve Jaramillo, with loader, try to tame the large volumes of fall leaves in Ravenna Park.

Marko Kowalski teaches Bryant Elementary kids the martial arts in one of Bryant's many after-school classes.