by Chris Maykut | May 31, 2010 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Woodland Park Zoo’s annual Bear Affair & Big Howl for Wolves on Saturday will teach you how to camp safety in bear country and learn how to co-exist with wolves. Enjoy talks by the Grizzly Bear Outreach Project and zookeepers, enrichment treats for bears and...
by PhinneyWood | May 30, 2010 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
We’ve added a new, much enhanced events calendar to PhinneyWood. You can always find the most current events in the right column, or you can see all upcoming events on the PhinneyWood Events Calendar page. On the calendar page, you’ll also find a link to...
by PhinneyWood | May 30, 2010 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Contributor Briana Watts put this clip together for PhinneyWood to remind people what’s at the Phinney Farmers Market. The Phinney Farmers Market runs from 3-7 p.m. every Friday through Oct. 1. Thanks, Briana! (Contributor Briana Watts is a student in the...
by PhinneyWood | May 29, 2010 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
For your musical pleasure, here’s an upbeat clip of The Canote Brothers performing at the Phinney Farmers Market on Friday. If you liked this, you can see them again at the market on June 11.
by Chris Maykut | May 28, 2010 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
King County Executive Dow Constantine rang a little bell just before 3 p.m. today, officially opening the Phinney Farmers Market for the season. “Where else do you get to visit with the person who grows your food?” he said. Dozens of vendors are selling...
by Chris Maykut | May 28, 2010 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
The homeless man who admitted to setting a string of fires in Greenwood last year was sentenced to 30 years behind bars this morning. Our newspaper partner the Seattle Times was in court when 47-year-old Kevin Swalwell took the plea deal. Swalwell apologized and...
by Chris Maykut | May 27, 2010 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
As Memorial Day Weekend approaches, you should be aware of a number of events, closures and reasons for major traffic backups. The 39th annual Northwest Folklife Festival is Friday through Monday at the Seattle Center. Traffic on Aurora Avenue/Highway 99 will be...
by Chris Maykut | May 27, 2010 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
King County Executive Dow Constantine will help kick off the opening day of this season’s Phinney Farmers Market from 3-7 p.m. Friday in the lower parking lot of the Phinney Neighborhood Center at 6532 Phinney Ave. N. Returning vendors include Billy’s, Alvarez, Stoney...
by Chris Maykut | May 27, 2010 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
SeattleWeekly.com just announced its nominees for its “Best of the Web” Awards 2010. In the category of Seattle’s Best Online Presence – Urban Arts, Bherd Clothing in Greenwood was one of five nominees. PAWS Cat City and Mud Bay were nominated for Seattle’s Best...
by Chris Maykut | May 27, 2010 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Seattle Public Utilities is reminding folks that garbage, recycling and yard waste collections are on a normal schedule next week, despite the Memorial Day holiday. So if Monday is your collection day, put out everything by 7 a.m. like usual. And the North Recycling...