The signs in the window and in front of the old Mud Bay building on the corner of 83rd and Greenwood announce that Kelly’s Fresh Produce is coming. Workers are remodeling inside and out: Their website says they aim to be an everyday farmer’s market, with a...
Karl emailed us early this morning about a strange noise up on Phinney Ridge last night: Thursday 11:30 and going strong at nearly 1 am, a roar of more than copters coming from east of 1st Ave. NW and 77th N. Rude! Don’t see any construction reports. What gives?...
If you’re looking for something to do in the neighborhood tonight, stop by the Phinney Farmers Market (a PhinneyWood sponsor) in the lower parking lot of the Phinney Neighborhood Association from 3-7 p.m. Pick up your fresh fruits and veggies, homemade pasta,...
Don’t forget Sunday’s party at Greenwood Park to review improvement designs and get to know your neighbors better. Greenwood Park is on N. 87th St. between Fremont and Evanston avenues. Hosted by Vision Greenwood Park, the party is from 1-4 p.m. and...
A second penguin has died at the new Humboldt Penguin exhibit at the Woodland Park Zoo. According to a press release sent out today, 21-year-old “Burkles” died Tuesday night from complications related to a possible case of avian malaria. The bird had been undergoing...
The North Seattle Boys & Girls Club in Greenwood is receiving an $80,000 neighborhood grant from Mayor Greg Nickels at 11 a.m. on Saturday. The club applied to the Neighborhood Matching Funds for Large Projects for a new car-free entry and community plaza. The...
Greenwood and Phinney are full of fantastic, independent businesses, and next Wednesday is the deadline for nominating one of them for the Mayor’s Small Business Awards. Winners will be announced at a ceremony at Town Hall on Oct. 13. The Mayor’s Small...
Some public notice billboards for new cell phone towers have recently popped up in the neighborhood, all at properties run by the Seattle Housing Authority. In what’s news to me (at least) the housing authority has been renting out roof space for years to cell...
Seattle Department of Transportation crews will need a day or two longer to finish fixing the intersection of Greenwood Avenue and 85th St. where the water main broke two weeks ago. SDOT had hoped to be done by Thursday, but now says concrete paving crews will work at...
Harvest season is in full swing and City Fruit is still harvesting incredible amounts of pears, plums and other fruits from neighborhood trees. As of yesterday, City Fruit’s Phinney-Greenwood team had harvested 2,616 pounds of fresh fruit to donate to local food...