by PhinneyWood | Mar 29, 2013 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Here are a few highlights of weekend events in Greenwood and Phinney Ridge. Check our Events calendar any time for more. Empty Sea Studios, 6300 Phinney Ave. N., presents an “in-the-round” evening with three artists trading songs and playing off each other. Tickets to...
by PhinneyWood | Mar 29, 2013 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
More than 2,000 people voted to name two of Woodland Park Zoo’s four lion cubs. Two of the cubs were named by staff. Photo by Ryan Hawk, Woodland Park Zoo. The cubs’ names are Rudo (“love” in Zulu, pronounced ROO-doh), Busela (“happy and independent” in Zulu,...
by PhinneyWood | Mar 28, 2013 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
We’ve seen many business and development changes to Greenwood in the last few years, and more are on the way. Here are a few highlights. The long-empty site of a former pizza restaurant, then coffee shop, then construction vehicle parking lot, on the corner of NW 85th...
by PhinneyWood | Mar 28, 2013 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
This is Hunger Action Week and many volunteers will be at Greenwood-area grocery stores on Saturday conducting Food Security Surveys. According to United Way of King County, one in five children in King County live in families which struggle to access healthy,...
by PhinneyWood | Mar 28, 2013 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Construction crews have been working on Taproot Theatre’s expansion since late last year, excavating the site of the former Eleanor Roosevelt building (destroyed in the 2009 arson) and pouring a new foundation. On Tuesday, the new theater will really take shape as the...
by PhinneyWood | Mar 27, 2013 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Harbor Church, on the corner of NW 92nd Street and 11th Avenue NW, has two spots open in its free community garden. For more information, contact Jana Koh, Minister of Outreach and Family Ministries, at [email protected] or call 206-414-5022.
by PhinneyWood | Mar 27, 2013 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Catherine Crow has opened Butter Nutrition, a nutritional therapy practice, in Greenwood. Discover how to use food to fuel and transform your life (without supplements)! Offerings include working 1-1 over the phone or in your private home, grocery shopping tours,...
by PhinneyWood | Mar 26, 2013 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Patrick tells us his father’s car was hit at 5:30 a.m. on Monday by a white car that left the scene. The car was travelling East on 73rd Street when it drifted across the street and hit the side of the car. There should be significant damage to the...
by PhinneyWood | Mar 26, 2013 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Taproot Theatre’s newest production, “The Whipping Man,” asks difficult questions about slavery, war and freedom. Ryan Childers, William Hall, Jr. and Tyler Trerise. Photo by Erik Stuhaug, Taproot Theatre. Can loyalty and freedom coexist? A Jewish...
by Chris Maykut | Mar 26, 2013 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
The Seattle Department of Transportation is grinding and paving Third Avenue NW between NW 112th and NW 117th streets today and Wednesday. Crews will work from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. During those times, the southbound Metro bus stop just south of NW 115th Street will be...