by PhinneyWood | Aug 24, 2012 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Seattle Department of Transportation is in the final stages of its massive repaving project of 85th Street from Ballard to I-5. This weekend, crews will close the northbound I-5 off-ramp and westbound Banner Way NE overpass at North 85th Street from 10 p.m. Friday...
by PhinneyWood | Aug 24, 2012 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Update Friday: Seattle Fire Department says the 84-year-old man has died. The fire was caused by an electrical malfunction. Earlier: All those sirens you may have heard Thursday night were from a house fire in Crown Hill, on 12th Avenue NW, just north of NW 85th...
by PhinneyWood | Aug 23, 2012 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Seattle Department of Transportation will close both the northbound I-5 off-ramp and Banner Way NE overpass at North 85th Street this weekend for roadway grinding and paving of 85th between Densmore Avenue North and I-5.. The closure begins at 10 p.m. Friday and lasts...
by Chris Maykut | Aug 22, 2012 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Bherd Studios Gallery is moving from its three-year home at the Greenwood Collective to a second-floor space just a block away. Bherd’s new gallery will be above Chase Bank, at 312 N. 85th St., Suite 101 (enter from the southeast corner of the building). Co-owner...
by Chris Maykut | Aug 22, 2012 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Seattle Police say a man suffered life-threatening injuries after being hit by a car on Aurora Avenue during the evening commute. From the SPD Blotter: An adult male pedestrian sustains life-threatening injuries after being struck by a car on Aurora Avenue. Tonight at...
by Chris Maykut | Aug 22, 2012 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Zoo-goers cast more than 925 votes to name Woodland Park Zoo’s new Visayan warty pigs. The three female pigs are now named Guapa (beautiful), Bulak (flower) and Magdula (playful). Photo by Ryan Hawk, Woodland Park Zoo. The names were from six choices from the...
by Chris Maykut | Aug 21, 2012 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
By Kristine Kim, UW News Lab Seattle residents can get up to four free trees from the city of Seattle through the Trees for Neighborhoods program. This year’s Seattle reLeaf brings its focus to five neighborhoods: Greenwood, Georgetown, Meadowbrook, Rainier Beach and...
by Chris Maykut | Aug 21, 2012 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Don’t forget that all Seattle Public Library branches will be closed next week, from Aug. 27-Sept. 3, due to budget cuts. Most library services will be unavailable during the one-week closure. Materials will not be due and no fines will be charged. Book drops...
by PhinneyWood | Aug 20, 2012 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
The Northwest District Council meets at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Grenwood Senior Center, 525 N. 85th St. On the agenda: Trees for Neighborhoods, Kim Frappier, Releaf Seattle Program: This program will provide free trees to Seattle residents along with watering bags,...
by Chris Maykut | Aug 20, 2012 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Public Health – Seattle & King County is reminding parents that children need to be up-to-date on their immunizations before school starts. Every parent’s back-to-school list should include making sure children are up-to-date with their immunizations,...