Anna Faris, star of “Scary Movie” and the new “House Bunny,” told the Seattle P.I. today that she got her start taking acting classes at the Phinney Neighborhood Association. Her teacher encouraged her to audition at the Seattle Rep. After...
Woodland Park Zoo has received the 2008 Significant Achievement Award for International Conservation from the Association of Zoos & Aquariums (AZA) for its support of the Tarangire Elephant Project, in partnership with – deep breath – the Wildlife...
This Saturday is the annual Phinney Neighborhood Preschool Coop Fall Kids Sale from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. at the Phinney Neighborhood Center’s Community Hall. There’s a huge selection of gently used clothing from 0-10 years, maternity clothes, toys,...
A panel of “kick-ass poetry curators” is coming together for a combined reading and public forum about their passion for presenting, 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 26 at the Phinney Neighborhood Center. It’s the first event of the fall for Untitled...
Greenwood Avenue North safety and mobility improvements are on the agenda at Tuesday’s Seattle City Council Transportation Committee meeting. The committee will consider giving the city’s Director of Transportation authority to acquire property through...
The Seattle Public Library’s Greenwood Branch is celebrating 80 years of service with a party from 1-6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27. The event at at 8016 Greenwood Ave. N. is free and open to the public. There will be birthday cake and juice, Wii gaming and special party...
Having a stressful time at work? Put a little zen in your day by vegging out in front of your computer screen to watch the Woodland Park Zoo’s two grizzly bear brothers, Keema and Denali, on the live web cam, courtesy of KING 5. The 800-pound 14-year-olds spend...
After stopping by Greenwood Park, it’s pretty clear the promised repair of the Supernova to get it spinning quickly again did not work. Etta commented in our last post that it was still “in the same sluggish shape” after the Seattle Parks Department...
All 56 Bartell’s Drugs stores, including ours at 120 N. 85th St., are now recycling compact fluorescent light bulbs for free. Bartell’s is working with Total Reclaim, Seattle-based recycling firm. CFL bulbs contain small amounts of potentially harmful mercury...
It looks like someone took it upon themselves to clean up the graffiti on the former McDondald’s at 8533 Greenwood Ave. N. According to a comment posted yesterday by Shiny on our earlier post: I live a few doors down from this former McDonald’s. The tags were...
