by PhinneyWood | Jul 31, 2008 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Someone recently left their mark on the water tower, an outbuilding and a nearby utility box just south of the zoo’s west entrance on Phinney Avenue North. Calling it in to the Graffiti Report Line at (206) 684-7587, I was told the Seattle Parks Department is...
by Chris Maykut | Jul 31, 2008 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
If you’re interested in getting weekly deliveries of fresh raw milk, a neighbor in Phinney/Ballard wants to start a co-op. Amy says Dungeness Valley Creamery, which sells raw Jersey milk and has other drop-off points around Seattle and sells at Whole Foods, will...
by PhinneyWood | Jul 31, 2008 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
The Greenwood favorite, Pig ‘N Whistle, reopens for lunch at 11:30 a.m. Friday, according to the new owners. The bar, which closed in March, has been remodeled and the menu revamped. The menu retains a British flavor, but also strays across the English Channel...
by PhinneyWood | Jul 30, 2008 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
If you’ve compressed a few vertebrae negotiating the dips and rises around the traffic islands on 87th west of Greenwood Avenue, you’ve had first-hand experience with a “peat settlement-prone area.” When settling started in that area around...
by PhinneyWood | Jul 29, 2008 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
The Tully’s at 8551 Greenwood Ave. N. is no more. The windows are papered over and the phone is going unanswered. While the store is still listed on the Tully’s Web site, Tully’s corporate staff confirmed today the company-owned store permanently...
by PhinneyWood | Jul 29, 2008 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
When word broke of sharpened metal spikes being found in Green Lake, a Seattle Parks Department spokeswoman speculated someone maliciously put them there to “hurt people.” A Seattle Times editorial called the perpetrator a “sick puppy.” Now the...
by PhinneyWood | Jul 29, 2008 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Tiny two-ounce endangered western pond turtles, some with tiny radio transmitters glued to their shells, will be released into the wild in Pierce and Mason Counties. The 10-month-old turtles were collected from the wild as hatchlings and “head started” at Woodland...
by PhinneyWood | Jul 28, 2008 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
The Seattle City Council has approved a 20 cent fee on disposable paper and plastic bags which will take effect Jan. 1 at local stores including Greenwood Market, Bartell’s and Ken’s Market. Some styrofoam containers will eventually be banned...
by PhinneyWood | Jul 28, 2008 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
It’s been there for some time on the south side of the American Dance Institute building at the busy intersection of Greenwood Avenue and 80th. I called the city’s Graffiti Rangers hot line, but learned all they can do is send a letter to the building...
by Chris Maykut | Jul 27, 2008 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Architects from The Miller/Hull Partnership tell us that the new Greenwood Fire Station 21 is deep into the design stage after community meetings a few months ago. Over the next few months, the project will have several Design Commission meetings, City Council review...