by PhinneyWood | Oct 31, 2014 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Here are a few highlights of what’s happening in Greenwood and Phinney Ridge this weekend. Check our Events calendar for more. Taproot Theatre is hosting a special Halloween event from 6-8 p.m. Friday night with dinner, cookie decorating and entertainment from...
by Chris Maykut | Oct 31, 2014 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Thousands of children will be trick or treating around the neighborhood tonight. So, please be extra careful as you drive and keep your eyes open for kiddos who are likely paying more attention to candy than safety. And after your kid has gotten sick on all that...
by PhinneyWood | Oct 30, 2014 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Update: Cosmo is now home. Earlier: David says his cat is missing. Male, fixed Bengal housecat, Cosmo, missing from 3rd Ave. NW at NW 67th St. No collar, unfortunately (drives him insane), but he does have an ear chip. Please call Sandra if you have seen him:...
by Chris Maykut | Oct 28, 2014 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
The public is invited to review the first phase of playground improvements proposed for Viewlands Elementary School, 10525 3rd Ave. NW., from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 2, in the school gym. This is the first of two public meetings. The playground improvements...
by Chris Maykut | Oct 27, 2014 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Gibran Hamdan, who played in the NFL for six years before founding the luxury menswear company Alial Fital, has moved the company’s headquarters and showroom from Belltown to 6103 Phinney Ave. N. in Phinney Ridge. Hamdan founded his company about four years ago when...
by Chris Maykut | Oct 27, 2014 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
United Way of King County is looking for 1,000 volunteers for its Free Tax Campaign at neighborhood sites, including the Phinney Neighborhood Association, 6532 Phinney Ave. N. Starting as a grassroots initiative in White Center thirteen years ago and led by United Way...
by Chris Maykut | Oct 26, 2014 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Woodland Park Zoo yesterday welcomed Africn lion triplets, born to 5-year-old Adia (ah-DEE-uh) and 7-year-old father, Xerxes. This is Xerxes’ first offspring; Adia gave birth in 2012 to four cubs with a different male. Photo by Dr. Darin Collins, Woodland Park...
by PhinneyWood | Oct 24, 2014 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
The Greenwood Library and nonprofit tutoring center 826 Seattle are co-hosting the Greenwood Family Forum from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 29, at the library, 8016 Greenwood Ave. N. It’s billed as a “school success night for neighborhood parents and educators.” Teen...
by PhinneyWood | Oct 24, 2014 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
The Phinney Neighborhood Association’s Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) festival is next Saturday, Nov. 1, from 5:30 -9 p.m. at the Blue Building, 6532 Phinney Ave. Appropriate for all ages, the free festival includes music, Aztec dancers, food, arts and crafts, a...
by Chris Maykut | Oct 24, 2014 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Lots going on in Phinney Ridge and Greenwood this weekend. Check our Events calendar any time. Storytelling with Steph, from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Phinney Books, 7405 Greenwood Ave. N. The Hunger Goblin’Trick or Treat will be along Phinney and Greenwood avenues from...