Seattle Police have re-booked the suspect in last week’s abduction and rape for armed robbery, after identifying him as a possible suspect in a series of armed robberies: From the SPD Blotter: During the course of the on-going Sexual Assault Unit investigation...
City crews showed up at North 97th Street and Dayton Avenue North this morning to start cleaning up the overgrown sidewalk where two women were attacked last week, with one of them being abducted and raped. One suspect was arrested at a Ballard bar two nights ago....
The Blue Glass restaurant has applied for sidewalk seating for its restaurant at 704 NW 65th St. Comments on the application will be accepted through July 15 by email or snail mail: Seattle Department of Transportation, Attn: Annual Permits, PO Box 34996, Seattle, WA...
The Seattle Public Library just launched a new service to provide personalized reading lists for patrons, called “Next 5 Books.” From the press release: To get your list, go to https://www.spl.org/yournext5. Fill out a brief form on what you like to read, including...
Hot on the heels of Bluebird ice cream’s announcement that it was expanding from Capitol Hill to Fremont, Bluebird tells us it is also opening a “microcreamy” in Phinney Ridge. Bluebird will move into the space formerly occupied by Zak and Zoe dog...
Tomorrow is the deadline for Washington state’s free college tuition program called College Bound Scholarship, which covers tuition and a stipend for low-income students who sign a pledge by June 30 of their 8th grade year. Students promise to graduate from high...
It’s Kids in the Kitchen Week at Phinney Ridge Kids! at the Phinney Neighborhood Center, and a huge group of cute kids is offering free burritos RIGHT NOW to anybody who wants one, and is willing to do some kind of funny trick. They’re holding up hand-made...
If you want to enter a float, band, drill team, or group of cute kids in the annual Greenwood Seafair Parade, you’ve only got until Friday to register. The Greenwood Seafair Parade is the oldest neighborhood Seafair event. This year’s parade, titled...
The Seattle Police Department’s North Precinct reports 85 residential burglaries from June 1-28. Crime Prevention Coordinator Terrie Johnston said 45 of those were non-forced entry, meaning a door or window were left unlocked, or the thief had a key. With warmer...
The Seattle Fire Department confirms that a house fire that killed a dog in Greenwood last Saturday was caused by a build-up of lint in the dryer vent. From SFD’s Fire Line: The quick actions of Seattle firefighters prevented a house fire from spreading to...