by PhinneyWood | Dec 31, 2014 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Update Jan. 8: Tip has been found. Earlier: Ted says his white cat named Tip disappeared from his Green Lake home on Dec. 26. Tip is an indoor/outdoor cat. Ted thinks Tip may have jumped into the Albert Lee Appliance delivery truck that was parked in front of their...
by PhinneyWood | Dec 31, 2014 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Two more LED-covered metal monkeys were stolen from the roof of Red Mill Burgers overnight, making a total of five monkeys stolen from the neighborhood lighting display in the last month. Mike Veitenhans, one of the lighting project organizers, tells us he filed a...
by PhinneyWood | Dec 31, 2014 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
A key exchange service called Keycafe just launched in Seattle, letting homeowners store their keys at a nearby café to give access to their homes to cleaners, contractors and visitors through vacation rental websites. Keycafe is at 27 cafes in the city. Participating...
by PhinneyWood | Dec 30, 2014 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Update: Trixie has been found. Earlier: Penny says her dog Trixie ran away from the dog sitter on Friday night. She was last seen around 3rd Avenue NW and NW 74th Street. If you have any information, please call 206-696-3710.
by PhinneyWood | Dec 30, 2014 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
A third LED holiday monkey has been stolen from a neighborhood business, this time from Red Mill Burgers at the corner of Phinney Avenue North and North 67th Street. The first two monkeys were stolen from the trees in front of In the Red Wine Bar one block south of...
by PhinneyWood | Dec 30, 2014 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Seattle Public Utilities will not pick up garbage, yard waste or recycling on New Year’s Day. The South Recycling and Disposal Station in the South Park area also will be closed (the North Station in Fremont/Wallingford remains closed for renovation). If your pickup...
by PhinneyWood | Dec 30, 2014 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Update: Rhino has just been found at a PAWS shelter in Lynnwood. Earlier: Francie’s gray cat, named Rhino, has been missing from North 84th Street and Linden Avenue North in Greenwood since Friday. Rhino the cat has always been an outdoor cat who comes home to eat...
by PhinneyWood | Dec 26, 2014 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Phinney Ridge ranked as the 28th most competitive neighborhood in the housing market this year, according to Redfin, with almost half of all homes sold for above asking price. Redfin’s data shows that 141 homes sold in Phinney with a median sale price of $553,500...
by PhinneyWood | Dec 22, 2014 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Sally tells us someone snipped the Christmas lights on her porch railing at 6th Avenue NW and NW 82nd Street sometime Sunday morning. Our front porch railing is lined with lights and someone snipped the wires with scissors in over a dozen places. We’ve been...
by PhinneyWood | Dec 22, 2014 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
About 100 neighbors gathered under the canopy at Gary’s Greenwood Auto Repair on Saturday night to sing Christmas carols and share a bit of holiday cheer. This was the second annual event. Carolers donated $453 for the Seattle Times Fund for the Needy. Below,...