by Chris Maykut | Sep 30, 2016 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Our neighborhood’s annual “Pig Out to Root Out Hunger” is next Wednesday, Oct. 5, to raise money for the Phinney Neighborhood Association’s Hot Meal Program. Twenty-two local restaurants, pubs and coffee shops will donate a portion of their sales that day, including...
by Chris Maykut | Sep 30, 2016 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
It’s the final Phinney Farmers Market of the season from 3:30-7:30 p.m. Friday in the upper parking lot of the Phinney Neighborhood Association, 6532 Phinney Ave. N. Stock up on frozen pasta and honey for the winter, while buying fresh fruits and veggies for the...
by Chris Maykut | Sep 30, 2016 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
From the SPD Blotter: A 55-year-old man is recovering today at the hospital after he was stabbed by another man while in Woodland Park Thursday night. The suspect showed up hours later at the King County Jail (KCJ) to turn himself in and was arrested. On September...
by Chris Maykut | Sep 30, 2016 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Seattle Park District’s Board of Park Commissioners will hold a public hearing on Seattle Parks and Recreation’s proposed Community Center Strategic Plan at 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 13 at Van Asselt Community Center, 2820 S. Myrtle St. While that’s far from our...
by Chris Maykut | Sep 29, 2016 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
FamilyWorks is hoping to raise another $800 by the end of tomorrow for the new Greenwood Food Resource Center, housed at the Salvation Army, at 9501 Greenwood Ave. N. FamilyWorks set a goal of raising $3,000 in September for Hunger Action Month. That money will be...
by Chris Maykut | Sep 29, 2016 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Nonprofit organization Invest in Youth needs more tutors at Daniel Bagley Elementary (near Green Lake but with boundaries extending into Greenwood and Phinney Ridge). Invest in Youth provides free weekly tutoring services at five Seattle elementary schools from...
by Chris Maykut | Sep 28, 2016 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
The PNA Village, which helps people stay in their homes as they age, is hosting a volunteer recruitment event from 3:30-4:45 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 15, at the Greenwood Senior Center, 525 N. 85th St. The Village is a program of the Phinney Neighborhood Association....
by Chris Maykut | Sep 28, 2016 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
The long-term sidewalk closure on the Aurora Avenue Bridge/State Route 99 is switching sides this week. The sidewalk next to the northbound lanes will reopen by 11 a.m. this Thursday, after nine months of repair and painting. The sidewalk on the southbound lanes side...
by Chris Maykut | Sep 28, 2016 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
District 6 City Councilmember Mike O’Brien is hosting a community forum from 6-8 p.m. this Thursday at the Nordic Heritage Museum, 3014 NW 67th St., to discuss how the city can implement public health and safety solutions proposed by community members at the...
by Chris Maykut | Sep 27, 2016 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
The Seattle Public Library is celebrating Oktoberfest in its own special way, with Booktoberfest events at bars and pubs. Readers can join in for literary happy hours, librarian-hosted trivia nights, spooky stories in bars and libraries, a “Stranger Things” ’80s...