Mayor Greg Nickels reversed course today and said the city will use salt on the roads in emergency conditions, work more closely with Metro Transit and hire additional contractors to clean up sand after the storm. The policy change came after the city got a lot of...
A lot’s been going on in Greenwood and Phinney Ridge since we started the site in early July. In more than 440 posts, we’ve covered everything big and small from accidents, to guerrilla knitters and the grim reaper, businesses coming and going, and the...
Here are the stories that elicited the most responses from you since we launched in mid-2008. While they didn’t get the most page views, they generated the most passion, advice and wry observations. Some of the comment threads showed your willingness to help...
Local artist JOAB has been leaving some of his creations outside on Greenwood Avenue for anyone to pick up and take home. JOAB paints at Greenwood Collective, a collection of artists and small businesses that share space at 8537 Greenwood Ave. N., Suite 1. Then he...
If you suffered storm-related damage to your home or business, you have two weeks to contact King County’s Office of Emergency Management hotline number at 1-800-523-5044 to report the damage and be eligible for assistance. The hotline is open 8:30 a.m. –...
Since we took some time off for the holidays, here’s something we didn’t report on right away: The Seattle P.I. had a lovely story on Friday about Valentine’s Men’s Grooming Salon, the hip haircut and shave salon at 7912 Greenwood Ave. N. Owner...
The old Phinney Market at Phinney Avenue and 60th closed in August, but now new owners have leased the spot and intend to open a similar grocery store with the same name and even the old signage. John and Angela Siderius are finalizing a contract with the landlord,...
We’ve had snow and then rain. Now it’s wind. Being home sick enabled me to see one of our shingles get picked off our roof. The forecast is calling for 40+ mph gusts today. No power outages locally, but two of the three reported as of this writing are due...
The folks at Zak and Zoe’s dog boutique on Greenwood Avenue and 74th Street want the public to know about an incident that happened on Saturday. We had a freaky guy come into our store and threaten customers and staff. The business next to us had a similar...
…or “Holiday” tree if you want to be PC about it. AC asked about this in our previous post and here’s the info from Seattle Public Utilities: Between December 26 and January 11, Seattle residents can recycle their trees and greens for free. All...