The homeless man accused of setting the string of fires in Greenwood last year changed his plea this morning. Our newspaper partner the Seattle Times was in court today when 47 year old Kevin Swalwell pleaded guilty to 11 arson charges and one count of second-degree...
On Saturday, the U.S. Census Bureau will begin in-person visits to households that did not return their 2010 Census Form. Census workers will wear a Department of Commerce badge and carry a black bag with the official U.S. Census Bureau logo. They will ask basic...
Ballard will soon get a taste of Greenwood’s Mr. Gyros Mediterranean eatery. Our sister site, MyBallard, is reporting that owners Sammy and Joni Arsheed will open their second location at the corner of 20th Ave NW and NW 56th St in June. The Arsheed brothers...
We’d like to ask your help so we can continue to grow PhinneyWood into the kind of community resource you want and need. Forgetting about financial, technological and time constraints, give us your pie-in-the-sky ideas for PhinneyWood. What kinds of stories...
Today (Thursday) you can help raise money for the Lifelong AIDS Alliance’s 17th annual Dining Out for Life by eating breakfast, lunch or dinner at one of 150 restaurants throughout the city. Phinney-Greenwood restaurants participating include 74th St. Alehouse,...
Seattle’s homeless population stretches far beyond downtown. North Seattle residents and businesses are also struggling to deal with the issue. To see how the community is trying to find a balance, we take you to the streets of Ballard for a raw and compelling...
Geoff Wall, founder of Greenwood Soccer in the 1970s, has been nominated for a Sounders FC Golden Scarf award, for helping hundreds of children learn the sport of soccer. This is from P. Scott Cummins’ nominating letter: Before the SYSA, there was Geoff Wall...
New Beginnings, a Phinney/Greenwood-area non-profit that provides shelter and advocacy for battered women and children, is having its annual gala and auction May 22. “Empower Change” will be emceed by KING 5’s Margaret Larson and is at the Hyatt at Olive 8, 1635 8th...
The Phinney Neighborhood Association’s annual auction is Saturday night and a few tickets are still available. With this year’s theme of “Clue,” you can join Col. Mustard, Mrs. Peacock and the rest of the gang in solving the mystery. The silent...
Saturday is the grand opening of both the Woodland Park Zoo’s new West Entrance and its new meerkats exhibit. The new West Entrance on Phinney Avenue between North 55th and 56th streets will be much larger than the current one, and will feature more cashiers, a...