by Chris Maykut | Mar 31, 2011 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
The Seattle Parks and Recreation yesterday reopened the play area at Sandel Park, after extensive renovations. Neighbors of the park, at North 90th Street and 1st Avenue NW, first proposed the renovations, and received a Neighborhood Matching Fund grant to begin...
by Chris Maykut | Mar 31, 2011 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
A driver who says he was distracted by his phone crashed his van into two parked cars on 8th Avenue NW between NW 75th and NW 76th streets just after 11 o’clock this morning. The driver of the dark blue van, William Barnes, told me he was driving north on 8th...
by Chris Maykut | Mar 31, 2011 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Rising Stars children’s store, a fixture in Phinney Ridge for the last 15 years, is closing its doors at the end of April, due to the economy. The store, at 7321 Greenwood Ave. N., will celebrate its 15th anniversary this weekend with a sale and cake. Photo...
by Chris Maykut | Mar 31, 2011 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Gregg sent us this lovely photo of a heron he saw today in the pond behind Piper Village, next to Fred Meyer, on North 87th Street. Thanks for the photo, Gregg!
by Chris Maykut | Mar 30, 2011 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Chocolat Vitale, the maker of rich European-style hot chocolate, is opening its first retail store on the corner of NW 65th Street and 3rd Avenue NW. No one was there when we stopped by this afternoon, but they do have a small sign in the window and a large sign...
by Chris Maykut | Mar 30, 2011 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Update Monday, April 4: Organizers say the Bakesale on Saturday raised $2,000, and they raised another $1,100 selling leftover goodies at the Ballard Farmers Market on Sunday. Earlier: This Saturday, communities nationwide are participating in the Bakesale for Japan,...
by Chris Maykut | Mar 30, 2011 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Seattle Public Library is once again hosting basic computing classes at many local libraries. The classes are free and registration is not required (unless noted), but seating may be limited based on room capacity. For more information call 206-386-4636. Here are...
by Chris Maykut | Mar 30, 2011 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
One of Woodland Park Zoo’s two juvenile snow leopards is moving to a new home in Salina, Kansas. Twin snow leopards make their zoo debut in 2009. Photo by Ryan Hawk, courtesy Woodland Park Zoo. Two-year-old Gobi (go-bee) will leave Woodland Park Zoo on April 7...
by Chris Maykut | Mar 29, 2011 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Seattle’s long-running neighborhood cleanup program, Spring Clean, is back, and hundreds or even thousands of residents will spend April and May painting out graffiti, picking up litter, and cleaning up the city in other ways. Spring Clean is now in its 25th year....
by Chris Maykut | Mar 29, 2011 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Cecile Andrews, Phinney Ridge resident and author of “Less Is More,” “Slow Is Beautiful” and “Circle of Simplicity,” is organizing a “community happiness circle” on Thursday nights at the Green Bean Coffeehouse. We all know that happiness is our basic goal in life....