by Chris Maykut | Aug 31, 2016 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Metro Transit’s seasonal changes begin on Saturday, Sept. 10. In our neighborhood, Route 45 between Loyal Heights and the UW Link Station will consolidate the 5:21 a.m. and 5:50 a.m. westbound trips into one trip leaving the UW station at 5:35 am. Weekday late night...
by Chris Maykut | Aug 31, 2016 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Since abruptly cutting off the neighborhood district councils last month, the city is trying to figure out what its new outreach and engagement efforts will look like, as it strives for more diversity and equitable access. You can take a survey, giving your two cents....
by Chris Maykut | Aug 30, 2016 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Friday Afternoon Tea, an online tea store for the past six years, is hoping to open its first brick-and-mortar location at 6410 Phinney Ave. N., where Violet Sweet Shoppe used to be (and Mae’s Café before that). Owner Friday Elliott is also a self-professed “geek” who...
by Chris Maykut | Aug 30, 2016 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
KOMO 4 reports that Baranof Bar & Grill at 8549 Greenwood Ave. N. was burglarized on Aug. 14 by a man who broke into the office, pried open the safe and stole $20,000 while the restaurant was open. Read the full story here, and see surveillance pictures of the...
by Chris Maykut | Aug 29, 2016 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
The Greenwood Community Council is hosting a meeting Tuesday night to start planning the new park that will be built just north of the Greenwood Library, at Greenwood Avenue North and North 81st Street, where a small strip mall and Bleachers Pub used to be. The...
by Chris Maykut | Aug 29, 2016 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Val says her sons’ two bikes were stolen out of their back yard at NW 84th Street and 6th Avenue NW a few days ago. One is a blue Specialized mountain bike for an 8-year old. The other is a black BMX bike for a 14-year-old. They were locked together, but not to...
by Chris Maykut | Aug 23, 2016 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Top Ten Toys, at 120 N. 85th St., has been hit recently by at least two shoplifters who have stolen high-end LEGO sets. Staffing Manager Aries J. Galindo said two men visited the store separately last week, and another man and woman appeared to be casing the store...
by Chris Maykut | Aug 23, 2016 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Ballard Preschool Co-op, a Phinney Neighborhood Association program at 7503 18th Ave. NW, has a few spaces remaining in its 3-5’s program for the upcoming school year. Class meets from 12:15-3:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. It is open to children...
by Chris Maykut | Aug 22, 2016 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Nancy found a blue bike on her property near North 68th Street and Greenwood Avenue North. If you think it’s yours, call her at 206-604-2570 to identify it.
by Chris Maykut | Aug 22, 2016 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
The new Greenwood Food Resource Center is kicking off a month-long campaign during September’s Hunger Action Month to meet increased demand by neighbors in need. The Volunteers of America Greenwood Food Bank was a vital part of our community before closing in...