On Friday Sept. 19, Greenwood will give over two parking spaces to be turned into micro parks for a day in honor of Park(ing) Day. Those two spots are wide open to imaginative interpretation in terms of design and construction. The two locations that have been...
After struggling with financial troubles for some time, the four-year-old Phinney Market at 5918 Phinney Ave. N. will close its doors this Friday. Owners Wallace and Lauretta Wright invite everyone to a farewell barbecue from 4-7 p.m. on Friday. Their farewell letter...
It’s the “top two” primary, which means the top two in each race will proceed to the general election, regardless of party. So get out and vote (or mail in those absentees.) Here in the 36th district, the big showdown is the state legislative battle...
The filming at Sandel Playground Tuesday is for a feature-length comedy and they will need extras from 9 a.m. to noon, according to writer/director John Silva. Silva was nice enough to take time out from filming to give us a description of the movie:...
A crew of independent filmmakers will be shooting a portion of an independently produced feature (“A/V”) in Sandel Playground on Tuesday, August 19th. The Seattle Police Department will be participating in the shoot from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. You may...
A number of homes in Phinney Ridge, as well as businesses such as Ken’s Market, lost power for about an hour Friday afternoon. Residents returned home to blinking clocks and Ken’s had to shut its doors due to the outage. A clerk at Ken’s told us...
A statue honoring Chris Wedes, better known as the clown who has entertained generations of Seattle-area kids, is being unveiled at a celebration from 1-3 p.m., Sunday, in Fremont. Any kid living in Seattle from 1958-1981 grew up watching J.P. Patches and his sidekick...
After seven years in Mt. Baker, Vitality Pilates will open a second location at 7216 Greenwood Ave. N. on Sept. 15, in the space formerly occupied by Santoro’s Books. It is also opening a third location inside Sound Mind & Body Gym in Fremont. Staff members...
The popular pizzeria Via Tribunali on Capitol Hill and Queen Anne will soon open a Fremont restaurant, according to a liquor license posted outside an empty space along Fremont Ave. N. at 43rd, right next to Cafe Vita. It will also be next door to Rialto, a new...
A recent post about a carjacking on NW 67th Street has generated an ongoing comment thread and e-mails about car crime in the neighborhood, including two reports of stolen cars in the past few weeks – and that’s just coming from the lovely readers who have...
