by Chris Maykut | Aug 30, 2013 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Seattle Public Utilities will pick up garbage, yard waste and recycling on Monday like usual, despite the Labor Day holiday. SPU customers should put out their cans by 7 a.m. The North and South Recycling and Disposal stations will be open during regular business...
by Chris Maykut | Aug 29, 2013 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Gina tells us she saw four chickens clucking their way up the sidewalk near the corner of North 44th Street and Fremont Avenue in north Fremont this morning, heading west. Anybody missing their flock?
by PhinneyWood | Aug 28, 2013 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Just a reminder that all branches of the Seattle Public Library, including the Greenwood Library at 8016 Greenwood Ave. N., will be closed on Monday, Sept. 2, for Labor Day. The good news, however, is that for the first time in five years, the library will not have to...
by PhinneyWood | Aug 28, 2013 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Woodland Park Zoo’s Elephant Task Force meets again today to discuss the health and well-being of the zoo’s three elephants: Bamboo, Chai and Watoto. The task force meeting is from 4-8 p.m. downtown at the US Bank Center, 1420 5th Ave., 4th Floor Conference Room. Task...
by Chris Maykut | Aug 27, 2013 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Registration is open for PEPS (Program for Early Parent Support) programs in Phinney Ridge beginning in September. Baby Peppers is open to all families with babies 5-12 months old when the group starts. Some families have participated in a PEPS Newborn group but many...
by Chris Maykut | Aug 26, 2013 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
James G. Murphy is hosting an auction on Wednesday morning to sell off the remaining equipment from Mae’s Phinney Ridge Cafe, which closed this spring. All the dishes, famous Graze at Mae’s coffee mugs and decor were sold at a garage sale, now ovens,...
by Chris Maykut | Aug 26, 2013 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Seattle Department of Transportation’s annual PARK(ing) Day is Sept. 20, where anyone can transform on-street parking spaces into tiny, temporary parks as a way to promote a walkable city. This Friday, Aug. 30, is the deadline to apply. Started in 2005 by San...
by Chris Maykut | Aug 23, 2013 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
The Northwest District Council meets at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Greenwood Senior Center, 525 N. 85th St. On the agenda: Updates on Neighborhood Matching Fund projects, community special event grants, Waste Management’s grants to neighborhood projects, and Neighborhood...
by Chris Maykut | Aug 22, 2013 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Greenwood’s Domino Beauty Boutique took 2nd place in the A-Cup Division of the 2nd Annual Pink Boat Regatta last Saturday at Shilshole in Ballard. The Domino crew raised $2,930 to benefit the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.
by Chris Maykut | Aug 21, 2013 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Naked City Brewery & Taphouse, 8564 Greenwood Ave. N., is again offering a special brew on Aug. 26 to benefit nearby nonprofit writing and tutoring center 826 Seattle. 826 Day is from 4-7 p.m. on Monday. Besides the special beer there will be games, performances...