Seattle Parks and Recreation is hosting an open house on the Sandel Park play area renovations from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturday, March 27. The public is encouraged to attend, meet the design team, and learn about the changes that are coming to this park. The...
Our newest sister site, MyWallingford, reports that Wallingford’s Chamber of Commerce alerted residents last week to an alleged con artist nicknamed “Big Hands Guy,” so named for his hugely swollen hands. The man allegedly showed up in various...
Some news making headlines in nearby neighborhoods: Hazel Heights P-Patch opens in Fremont on Sunday Dim sum coming to Wallingford Campaign aims to keep Ballard friendly Interbay P-Patch opens food bank garden Maple Leaf’s Waldo Woods...
The Seattle Times reports that an animal rights organization, In Defense of Animals (IDA), has filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, claiming that Woodland Park Zoo’s elephant breeding program violates the federal Animal Welfare Act. The...
The Green Bean Coffeehouse, which has been sharing space with Greenwood Sip & Ship for the last few months since its former building was burned down by an arsonist, will soon move into the old McDonald’s building. The building, on Greenwood Avenue and about...
If you were walking or driving down Phinney Avenue at North 62nd Street this morning, you may have noticed that the street sign in front of Sully’s Snowgoose Saloon has been changed. I called Sully’s this morning and spoke to Owner/Proprietor Timothy...
Several PhinneyWood readers report that a large tree limb is down at 57th Avenue and Palatine Avenue, just a couple blocks west of the Woodland Park Zoo. Police have crime scene tape up to block off the area. The limb appears to have landed right next to a vehicle....
Shelley wrote this morning that there was a loud boom at Third Avenue Northwest and NW 89th Street about 1:40 a.m. This morning she and neighbors noticed a fine white coating of dust on their house and vehicles. I did a little exploration and the dust seems to have...
SeattlePI.com has a great article today about the changing nature of journalism, especially the explosion of hyperlocal news websites such as ours. In the old days of print journalism, people got all their basic news from their local newspaper and maybe a national...
Given the growth in PhinneyWood’s readership and the increase in the number of commenters, we want to point out the rules of the road here on the site. We believe in vigorous debate, with a few ground rules for Comments and the Forum. 1. Do not use obscene or...
