by Chris Maykut | Jan 26, 2010 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
The Phinney Neighborhood Association’s annual Pancake Breakfast last Saturday served as its annual meeting, as well as a farewell to retiring Executive Director Ed Medeiros and an official welcome to new E.D. Lee Harper. That’s Lee standing up on the...
by Chris Maykut | Jan 25, 2010 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Lots of businesses continue to help raise money for earthquake-ravaged Haiti. Fresh Flours at 6015 Phinney Ave. N. and 5313 Ballard Ave. NW raised more than $1,000 when barista Jameson told customers he’d match all their tips to donate to Doctors Without Borders and...
by Chris Maykut | Jan 25, 2010 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Several readers have sent us notes in the last few days about crime in the neighborhood: My husband and I have been awakened twice in the past two weeks to what vividly sounded like gunshots very early morning. It sounded like it was coming from somewhere between...
by Chris Maykut | Jan 25, 2010 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Our very helpful (and unpaid, but much appreciated) roving correspondent Mike Veitenhans tells us that a new business is moving in next door to Strut shoe store, in the space formerly occupied by Equinox Healing Arts, at 7513 Greenwood Ave. N. Tasty will feature...
by PhinneyWood | Jan 23, 2010 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
The Barking Dog Alehouse, 705 NW 70th St., is hosting a Haiti fundraiser at 7 p.m. tonight (Jan. 23) for People in Need Partnership. Besides what the restaurant is kicking in, Georgetown Brewing Company, Deschutes Brewery and Diamond Knot Brewing have all...
by Chris Maykut | Jan 22, 2010 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
As the Seattle Public Library system deals with a budget crunch, it’s reducing hours at a number of libraries. Greenwood Library, however, is actually increasing its hours by five hours a week. Until Feb. 3, Greenwood Library’s hours are: Monday: 1-8 p.m....
by Chris Maykut | Jan 22, 2010 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Several people have written to us about suspicious men canvassing the neighborhood, supposedly in support of charities. I live near Greenwood and 57th and a young guy came to my door this evening asking for money for the “Greenwood Mission”. He had photos of the...
by Chris Maykut | Jan 22, 2010 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Update 10:50 a.m.: The dog’s owner has just been found. Earlier: Laura sent us a note about an adorable dog she found this morning. I found this little dog running across Greenwood between 74th and 75th with its chewed off leash dangling around 8:30 this...
by Chris Maykut | Jan 21, 2010 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Discovery Park in Magnolia is looking for people who want to be park docents. The docent coordinator tells us that many of the current docents come from our neighborhood. Docents lead many of the programs here at Discovery Park, including teaching school groups, tots,...
by Chris Maykut | Jan 21, 2010 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
By Scott Eisen, University of Washington Department of Communication News Laboratory State representatives Mary Lou Dickerson and Reuven Carlyle (both D-36th District) held a “telephone town hall” Tuesday evening Jan. 19 to discuss the important issues facing Olympia...
