by Chris Maykut | Jun 30, 2010 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Earlier this week we reported that the paperwork for fall sports at Ballard High School would be accepted until today, June 30th. But that deadline has been extended. See our sister site, MyBallard, for more information.
by Chris Maykut | Jun 30, 2010 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
The Animal Legal Defense Fund yesterday filed a lawsuit against the City of Seattle over what it calls Woodland Park Zoo’s poor treatment of its elephants. The suit was brought “against the Zoo for its ongoing failure to provide proper and humane...
by Chris Maykut | Jun 30, 2010 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
The people who work directly with our neighborhood in preventing crime could soon be out of a job. The six civilian crime prevention coordinators for the Seattle Police Department, including North Precinct coordinators Diane Horswill and Neil Hansen, have been told...
by Chris Maykut | Jun 30, 2010 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
There’s nothing like a discussion on neighborhood rezoning to bring out the passionate crowds. About 100 people came to an open house presented by the city’s Department of Planning and Development at Phinney Ridge Lutheran Church on Tuesday night. The topic was the...
by Chris Maykut | Jun 29, 2010 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
SeattleCrime.com reports that a 34-year-old man has been charged for opening fire on a Greenwood apartment building six weeks ago. Prosecutors allege Vaa Ta’ase, 34, fired at a third floor apartment on 105th and Greenwood in the early morning hours of May 15th...
by Chris Maykut | Jun 29, 2010 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Ride your bike to a participating restaurant today and 15-20 percent of your meal’s profits will be donated to Lettuce Link, a program of Solid Ground through the new Spoke and Food program. In our neighbrhood, Naked City Brewery & Tap House and the Barking...
by Chris Maykut | Jun 29, 2010 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
The Seattle Police Department just launched on online map of police reports, available for anyone to see. The Police Reports Map will show mapped crime icons based on initial police reports taken by officers when responding to incidents around the city. After the...
by Chris Maykut | Jun 29, 2010 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
To avoid the lines in August, Ballard High School is accepting fall sports paperwork until June 30th (that’s tomorrow.) If you have a student hoping to play a fall sport at BHS, paperwork is due during the summer break. If you miss the June 30th cutoff, the paperwork...
by Chris Maykut | Jun 29, 2010 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Update: Collette has been adopted. This week’s PAWS Cat City Pet of the Week is Collette. Collette is a quiet, gentle, and friendly 9-year-old who is perfectly happy to spend her time curled up on your lap and taking life easy. She is mildly interested in cat toys,...
by Chris Maykut | Jun 28, 2010 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Thursday is the deadline to sign up to be in the Greenwood Seafair Parade on July 28. The 60th annual parade brings many thousands of people to downtown Greenwood. The parade is from 6-9 p.m. It starts at Greenwood Avenue North and North 95th Street and goes south on...