by Chris Maykut | Nov 30, 2010 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
If you’re someone who loves to walk everywhere, then the city wants you to apply for its Seattle Pedestrian Advisory Board. The goal is to help make walking safer and easier, and to increase the trips people make by walking instead of driving in a car. The volunteer...
by Chris Maykut | Nov 30, 2010 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
The deadline is quickly approaching to get free trees for your yard from the city’s Seattle reLeaf program. You can apply for up to four trees per household. You’ll also get watering bags, a bag of GroCo compost, and training on proper tree planting and care....
by PhinneyWood | Nov 30, 2010 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
The Olive and Grape (Mediterranean, Italian, Turkish) 8516 Greenwood Ave N (map) Seattle, WA 98103 (206) 724-0272 www.theoliveandgrape.com Yelp: “Great appetizers and a decent selection of Turkish and Italian entrees. The calamari/garbanzo beans appetizer is a...
by Chris Maykut | Nov 29, 2010 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Woodland Park Zoo received a 1-year-old female South African lion, named Adia, from the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in early November. Adia has been quarantined for the standard 30 days, and will undergo a full physical on Wednesday before her quarantine is over. Photo...
by Chris Maykut | Nov 29, 2010 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
The Seattle Public Library has greatly increased its online offerings with an additional 15,000 digital E-books, as well as free access to The Seattle Times historical archives from 1900-1984. The archive is in addition to the Library’s subscription to digitized...
by Chris Maykut | Nov 29, 2010 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Seattle Public Utilities says solid waste collection is back on a normal schedule after last week’s snow canceled pickups for two days. Beginning today, SPU is allowing residents whose containers were not picked up on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday, to put out...
by Chris Maykut | Nov 29, 2010 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
This weekend marks the 30th annual Winter Festival and Crafts Fair at the Phinney Neighborhood Association. The festival is expected to attract more than 4,000 people who will do their holiday shopping amongst the 120 juried crafts booths. There’s also live...
by Chris Maykut | Nov 28, 2010 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Woodland Park Zoo is hosting an open house for the community to comment on plans to improve access to and visibility of the zoo on Phinney Avenue North. The open house is at 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 9, in the Membership Office lobby inside the zoo’s West Entrance. Light...
by PhinneyWood | Nov 27, 2010 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Our traffic cameras page is now updated to include 18 19 cameras from in and around our neighborhoods, including cameras facing the Aurora Avenue Bridge (bonus points for anyone who knows its official name!), the Fremont Bridge and 15th Avenue NW. So the next time...
by PhinneyWood | Nov 25, 2010 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Happy Thanksgiving, PhinneyWood friends and neighbors! As the temperature rises… and snow begins to melt on this wintry Thanksgiving, we’re thankful for living in this community and for our relationship with all of you. We wish you a safe and happy...