Greenwood Elementary School is looking for donations for its annual fundraiser, set for March 14. The fundraiser provides money for school programs in art, music, language, drama and environmental education. Auction Co-Chair Karen Comiskey says goods and services of...
Last Friday a Superior Court judge granted summary judgment to dismiss a case against the sale of several surplus Seattle School District buildings, including the old Allen School building, which has been the home of the Phinney Neighborhood Association for more than...
Greenwood’s OK Corral restaurant expanded to West Seattle in November and had planned to keep its Greenwood location at 8733 Greenwood Ave. N., but anyone who’s driven by lately has seen it looking pretty empty. I called Otis, the owner, at his West...
Several places around Greenwood and Phinney have weekly wine tastings, so we thought we’d do a roundup of the ones we know about. Thursday nights head over to Picnic at 6801 Greenwood Ave. N. from 5:30-7:30 p.m. The tasting fee is $8 and includes at least four...
Don’t forget that your ballot for King County’s first all-mail election must be postmarked by Tuesday. For a number of people, this will be the first time they’ve voted by mail. Ballots must be inserted into the security envelope, then the outer...
A group of neighborhood residents is forming a local chapter of Citizen’s Climate Lobby (CCL) to help lobby members of Congress about sustainable climate options. The group’s first meeting is Saturday morning at 10 a.m. at the Greenwood Library at 81st and...
With the number of bicyclists continuing to grow, the Seattle Department of Transportation is about to start creating on-street bicycle parking in local neighborhoods. Their goal is to have one to two per neighborhood, with installation of the first three starting...
The bad economy has hit another Greenwood business. Twig Children’s Boutique at 8317 Greenwood Ave. N. is closing its store, but plans to open online. According to their website, Twig will hold a “transition party” this weekend, with all merchandise...
being MEdia, a video and new media production company housed at the Greenwood Collective at 8537 Greenwood Ave. N., spent 10 days covering the Sundance Film Festival for MovieMaker Magazine. You can check out some snippets of their video – some with big-name...
I stopped by Georgia’s Greek Restaurant & Deli on 85th and 3rd today to pick up some lunch and found a camera crew from the Food Network filming for a segment on “Diners, Drive-ins and Dives,” hosted by Guy Fieri. That’s bleach-blond...