Seen on the south wall of Pete’s Eggnest: As far as the folks at Pete’s know, it’s graffiti and they’ll ask the building owner to paint it out. Thanks, Loretta, for spotting it and letting us know about it. Any idea what it means?
Greenwood Mail & Dispatch/Sip & Ship at 8560 Greenwood Ave. N. is hosting a benefit concert for the Greenwood Food Bank Friday night at 7 p.m. Seattle indie band Ivan and Alyosha will play. And that night only, all Greenwood apparel is 20 percent off. Store...
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Who says Christmas lights can only go on trees? Some folks from the Phinney Neighborhood Center want to gussy up the old air raid tower for the holidays. The informal PNA Holiday Lighting Committee, consisting of PNA people Ed Medeiros, Bill Fenimore and Mary Lee...
The Woodland Park Zoo thinks its animals deserve Thanksgiving festivities, too, so from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. on Saturday they’ll be giving some of the animals raw, store-prepared turkeys at the annual Turkey Toss. The lucky animals include jaguars, snow...
The Piper Village development behind Blockbuster and Top Ten Toys on 85th St. between 1st and Palatine is aiming for a spring grand opening of its 46 apartments and 12,000 square feet of retail. According to Piper Village’s PR firm, Parsons Public Relations in...
Phinney Ridge resident Jody Laine is looking for donated watches to repair and give to various charities. Jody is the owner of a Capitol Hill business, Tiempo Watch and Clock Shop. Here’s a letter from Jody: For many years my store, Tiempo Watch and Clock Shop,...
We just got the answer to the source of the pink ribbons and gold stars throughout the neighborhood and it’s not as whimsical as we’d hoped. This from Mike Vietenhans: Pink bows and gold stars tied around/hanging from light poles/trees along the streets to...
A couple people have reported seeing/hearing a helicopter circling at about 1 a.m., Saturday, over the eastern end of Phinney Ridge near Woodland Park Zoo and over to Green Lake. We’ve not turned up any info on it, but we’re guessing it was a police...
Metropolis, 7321 Greenwood Ave. N., is holding their 27th holiday sale from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. today and Sunday (Nov. 15-16). Owner Terry Heiman is hoping it’ll provide a boost in these iffy times. “We’re hoping for a good response because the economy...
