A homeowner in the 500 block of N. 66th Street called police last Thursday (4/22) after seeing a man walking away from her neighbor’s backyard. She told officers that her neighbor was out of town and described the man as a transient. Police checked the house...
MyBallard is reporting that a man was killed in the parking lot of the McDonald’s at 14th Avenue Northwest and Market Street. Police first got the call at 12:15 p.m. When officers arrived on scene they saw the man pinned under the car. A group of officers lifted...
On Thursday you can help raise money for the Lifelong AIDS Alliance’s 17th annual Dining Out for Life by eating breakfast, lunch or dinner at one of 150 restaurants throughout the city. In our neck of the woods, you can chow down at 74th St. Alehouse, Carmelita,...
Seattle Design Commission is looking for ideas to temporarily take the place of construction projects that have been stalled by the economy. Empty lots or big holes in the ground could be transformed into something more useful or beautiful, at least for a while. These...
Artist John Osgood and his wife, Michelle, who own Greenwood art gallery Bherd Studios, hate graffiti in their neighborhood, even though John’s artistic style is inspired by the streets. “It’s all about permission,” Michelle says of the difference between graffiti and...
Since last week’s strike by union workers at Waste Management disrupted normal garbage, yard waste and recycling pickup, Seattle Public Utilities is telling affected customers they can put out twice their usual amount this week. Customers whose collections were...
A team of volunteers from Rebuilding Together spent Saturday working on a house at North 78th Street and Fremont Avenue north. Rebuilding Together is a national organization that repairs homes for low-income people. Yesterday’s team of people worked on the house...
Update: Matador has been adopted. This week’s PAWS Cat City Pet of the Week is Matador. Matador is a dashing 6-year old boy who is full of warm energy. He has long black fur and his beautiful green eyes light up when you walk in the room. His only hopes are that...
The timeline for the demolition and rebuilding of Fire Station 21 at the corner of Greenwood Avenue North and North 73rd Street is a bit behind, but we’ve just been told by the city that construction bids will be opened next Wednesday. As we’ve previously...
Our favorite roaming photographer and tipster Mike V sent us some photos of Green Lake on Thursday. In this shot, some crows are dive bombing the eagle that likes to sit atop the big conifer on the east side of the lake near 66th Street. And the sight of the turtles...
