by PhinneyWood | Jan 31, 2010 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
A number of items posted recently in the forum have caught our attention. Maybe you can help: Phinneydoc found a non-working cell phone in the bushes at the southeast corner of 73rd and 1st. Contact info here. A couple with a baby due in August is looking for a nanny...
by PhinneyWood | Jan 31, 2010 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
A project that recently received a Small and Simple Neighborhood Matching Fund award from the City of Seattle is seeking an artist(s) to design a mural for a wall near the southeast corner of Phinney Ridge that bridges the neighborhoods of Fremont and Wallingford. The...
by Chris Maykut | Jan 30, 2010 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Today is the last day of Red Mill Burgers’ celebration of its 15th birthday. Red Mill is donating 15 percent of its profits from Jan. 15-30 to three local organizations: the Phinney Neighborhood Association, Greenwood Senior Center, and Greenwood Food Bank....
by Chris Maykut | Jan 30, 2010 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Seattle Fire Department Assistant Chief A.D. Vickery accepted thanks and flowers on behalf of the “Defenders of Greenwood” from Fire Station 21 Friday night at Taproot Theatre, moments before Taproot opened their 2010 season with C.S. Lewis’s...
by Chris Maykut | Jan 29, 2010 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
As we told you about last week, the Corner Mart at NW 85th St. and 8th Ave. NW is changing hands. The building was actually purchased last April by Cannon Commercial Real Estate Services, but the tenant had a lease through the end of 2009. Workers are now renovating...
by Chris Maykut | Jan 29, 2010 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
From the Seattle Police Department blotter: Robbery suspect at large – On 01/28/10, just shortly before 11:00 p.m., the suspect entered a store in the 10400 block of Greenwood Ave N. and requested a pack of cigarettes. When the clerk opened the till, the suspect...
by Chris Maykut | Jan 29, 2010 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) will close the sidewalk on a portion of Holman Road NW at 8th Avenue NW from Feb. 1-12, so crews can paint the railing on a raised portion of the road. The sidewalk will be closed 24-hours-a-day. During the first week, the...
by Chris Maykut | Jan 29, 2010 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Teens in Public Service (TIPS) is looking for motivated teens ages 15-19 to work at various non-profit organizations this summer. TIPS, founded in 1997 by a Seattle mom and her daughter, (Maureen Brotherton and Tia Heim) who wanted to create more rewarding job...
by Chris Maykut | Jan 28, 2010 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Rosewood Guitar at 8402 Greenwood Ave. N., which suffered extensive damage from the Nov. 5 arson, had to tear down their small building that previously housed the teaching studios. Here’s what Rosewood’s Bill Clements tells us: Restoration work on our main...
by Chris Maykut | Jan 28, 2010 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Progressive Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) is looking for nominations for its Champion of the Year award. PAWS, which runs Cat City Adoption Center in Greenwood, says nominated individuals should show “inspirational compassion, leadership and initiative in...