by Chris Maykut | Dec 20, 2012 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Seattle Public Utilities will not pick up customers’ garbage, recyling or yard waste on Christmas Day or New Year’s Day. Customers with Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday collections will have their waste picked up one day later than usual those...
by Chris Maykut | Dec 20, 2012 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Kate tells us that the contents of a package were stolen from her front porch in Greenwood yesterday: Just wanted to alert neighbors to some unChristmas-like activity in the neighborhood. I live a block off of Greenwood on 83rd Street, and I came home today to find a...
by Chris Maykut | Dec 19, 2012 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Neighbors along 84th Street in Greenwood will once again place luminaria along the sidewalk from Greenwood Avenue North to at least 8th Avenue NW on Saturday evening. Luminaria dot the snow along 84th Street a few years ago. The candle lighting will begin around 4...
by Chris Maykut | Dec 18, 2012 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
By Emily Fletcher As a student at Seattle Pacific University, film was just a hobby for Zeek Earl — a hobby that “snowballed” into Shep Films, a production company founded by Earl and friend Chris Caldwell. Operating out of Earl’s Phinney Ridge home, Shep Films...
by Chris Maykut | Dec 17, 2012 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Seattle Police caught a burglar in the act at the Salvation Army building in the 9500 block of Greenwood Avenue North early Sunday morning. From the SPD Blotter: Just after 5:00…, North Precinct officers responded to an alarm call at the Salvation Army in the...
by Chris Maykut | Dec 15, 2012 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Friends of Woodland Park Zoo Elephants will hold a rally today in support of releasing the zoo’s elephants to a sanctuary. The rally will take place at the zoo’s south entrance, at North 50th Street and Fremont Avenue North, from 12-2 p.m.
by PhinneyWood | Dec 15, 2012 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Since PhinneyWood went live in July of 2008, we’ve worked hard to make the site an open and inclusive place. You’ve responded with thousands of comments, forum posts (more on that in a moment), Facebook comments, Twitter mentions and emails, making PhinneyWood a...
by Chris Maykut | Dec 14, 2012 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
There’s plenty of live music and holiday events happening in Greenwood and Phinney Ridge this weekend. Here are a few highlights; check our Events calendar any time for more. WildLights continues at Woodland Park Zoo with a special illuminated Stroller Parade starting...
by Chris Maykut | Dec 14, 2012 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Susan tells us someone smashed the window on her car, which was parked at the corner of North 61st Street and Greenwood Avenue North, next to Fresh Flours coffeeshop, in the afternoon when it was still light out. My son and I went to Fresh Flours Coffeeshop after I...
by Chris Maykut | Dec 13, 2012 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
One of the Greenwood Food Bank’s donors was not able to follow through on their commitment of toys and gift cards for food bank families. VOA Greenwood will need gifts for children of our food bank families. Ideally, we’ll need them by our Holiday Party...
