by PhinneyWood | Aug 13, 2008 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
They’re drilling geothermal tubes this week as part of the construction project for the new penguin exhibit at the Woodland Park Zoo. The 17,000-square-foot exhibit will mimic the Humbolt penguins’ coastal habitat. The geothermal tubes will help heat and...
by Chris Maykut | Aug 13, 2008 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Friday is “Futurama Trivia Night” at Neptune Coffee at 8415 Greenwood Ave. N. For a minimum $5 donation from 8-10 p.m., participants can answer questions such as “What is Bender’s full name?” (Bender Bending Rodriguez) and “What...
by PhinneyWood | Aug 13, 2008 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
The Couth Buzzard used book store has been a neighborhood fixture for 20 years, but its doors will be closing this Sunday. Owners Gary Lovchik and Theo Dzielak are bummed about not being able to find a new home after their lease ran out, but they’re planning on...
by Chris Maykut | Aug 13, 2008 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
A group of people are gathering at Greenwood Park at North 87th Street and Fremont Avenue North Saturday from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. to help spruce up the park. It’s been the site of a lot of graffiti lately, but the city has cleaned it all up pretty quickly....
by Chris Maykut | Aug 13, 2008 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
The Phinney Neighborhood Association tells us they’ve passed the $3.1 million mark in their Capital Campaign to purchase the property from the Seattle School District and remodel the entire site at Phinney Avenue North and North 67th Street. The campaign is...
by PhinneyWood | Aug 11, 2008 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
JM spotted this in the crosswalk flag bucket at 71st and Greenwood Avenue on Sunday and sent us a picture. We just checked and it’s still there now. We’re guessing someone with a sense of humor – and nimble knitting needles (Hmmm, JM suggests...
by Chris Maykut | Aug 11, 2008 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
An email alert from several Phinney neighbors reports that a young man driving a red Geo Prizm was driving around the traffic circle at NW 67th St. and 1st Ave. NW last Wednesday afternoon when two men walked in front of his car as if crossing the street, causing the...
by PhinneyWood | Aug 11, 2008 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Evan is hoping a Phinneywood reader may know what these are: According to Evan, a neighbor remodeling his 1911-era house found 20-30 hand-tied bundles in an attic space that look like some kind of a train ticket. “They were on their way to the trash – he...
by PhinneyWood | Aug 9, 2008 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
An annual moped rally called “Blood Drive 666, Rally of the Beast,” cruised up Phinney and Greenwood Avenues this afternoon. According to their schedule, they were buzzing their way in a haze of two-stroke exhaust to an overnight camp out on Camano Island....
by PhinneyWood | Aug 9, 2008 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Taste a historical Japanese treat, wagashi, during Touryanse (meaning “Please pass by” or “go through” in classic Japanese) at Tokara, a Japanese confectionery shop on Phinney Ridge. Chef Chika Tokara is celebrating the one year anniversary of...
