by Chris Maykut | Apr 30, 2009 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
We just received an update late last night from Todd Boettger’s brother, Forrest, that Todd was taken off the ventilator yesterday and is now breathing on his own, nine days after being seriously assaulted in Greenwood. Well on the 25th we finally heard the...
by Chris Maykut | Apr 30, 2009 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
University of Washington students are hosting their second annual food drive called Stuff-the-Bus on Saturday and Sunday. Sponsored by The Daily and Chi Psi Fraternity and a number of other organizations, shuttle buses will be parked in front of QFC grocery stores on...
by Chris Maykut | Apr 29, 2009 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
The Aqua Theatre at the southwest end of Green Lake used to be a hot spot for entertainment. On Saturday, you can relive those days with the unveiling of signage celebrating the Aqua Theatre’s history. (The photo below of an Aqua Follies crowd is from Seattle...
by Chris Maykut | Apr 29, 2009 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
If you want a little input into all the new townhouses that are being built in Phinney/Greenwood and around the city, you can attend a Department of Planning and Development (DPD) public meeting on the Administrative Design Review (ADR) process next Monday. The...
by Chris Maykut | Apr 29, 2009 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Don’t forget the annual “Dine Out For Life” to help fight AIDS is Thursday night. Participating restaurants will donate 30% of your meal cost to Lifelong AIDS Alliance to support their critical care services. Participating Phinney Ridge and Greenwood...
by Chris Maykut | Apr 29, 2009 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Mayor Greg Nickels will proclaim Saturday, May 2, as GAIN Appreciation Day. GAIN (Greenwood Aurora Involved Neighbors) brings neighbors together to promote community and decrease crime. Nickels will attend GAIN’s 30th neighborhood cleanup on Saturday. Everyone...
by Chris Maykut | Apr 28, 2009 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
One of Greenwood’s newer drinking establishments, Gainsbourg, at 8550 Greenwood Ave. N., is having their own special twist on a traditional Cinco de Mayo next Tuesday. We’ll let owner Hannah Levin explain it all, because her prose is so much better than...
by Chris Maykut | Apr 28, 2009 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
The Seattle Police Department blotter has this report of a robbery Friday night: The…robbery occurred in the 5600 block of Phinney Avenue N at 11:12 p.m. An adult female victim was accosted by 2 young adult males. They demanded her cell phone. Upon receiving it,...
by Chris Maykut | Apr 28, 2009 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
The 65th Street Preschool Co-op in Ballard is hosting a Plant Sale & Spring Cleaning Fundraiser this Saturday, May 2, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Phinney Neighborhood Association’s lower parking lot. They’ll be selling veggies, herbs and flowering...
by Chris Maykut | Apr 28, 2009 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Gina says she wants to start a buying co-op in the Greenwood/Phinney neighborhood. For those that don’t know, a buying club is a group of people who purchase food items in bulk to cut down on cost, build community, etc. I would like to create a co-op that...