by Chris Maykut | Apr 20, 2010 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Last year the annual Greenwood Garage Sale Day moved from spring to fall because of date conflicts. This year it’s moving back to its traditional spot in spring – but in May instead of the usual April. The sale is now 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 22....
by Chris Maykut | Apr 20, 2010 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Heather says she saw a dog running loose this morning and it looked scared and lost. I first saw it near Herkimer Coffee where it ran west across Greenwood Ave and down 72nd. I saw it again about 7AM on the west side of the ridge on 65th and 2nd. I tried to get it to...
by Chris Maykut | Apr 20, 2010 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Seattle Public Utilities is giving away high-efficiency toilets to qualifying homeowners. You are a homeowner with a Seattle Public Utilities account. You currently live in the home you own. Your existing toilets were manufactured before 1994. You meet income...
by Chris Maykut | Apr 20, 2010 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
St. John Catholic School’s annual auction is this weekend. Friday night’s auction is free and open to the public. (Saturday night’s auction is the Gala dinner and reservations are required.) Friday night the festivities start at 5:30 p.m. and kids are welcome until 7...
by Chris Maykut | Apr 20, 2010 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Update: Maggie has been found! Earlier: Scott and Deb tell us that their cat, Maggie, has been missing since Sunday from North 70th Street and 1st Avenue NW. She’s a large buff-colored domestic shorthair with tabby markings. She’s probably trapped in an...
by Chris Maykut | Apr 19, 2010 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Maris sent us photos of this CoolMom.org event at Green Lake on Sunday in celebration of Earth Day. Kids created their own pinwheels, then planted them in the ground to symbolize wind power. The pencils were donated by various sources ( I scoured our collection of...
by Chris Maykut | Apr 17, 2010 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Update: Cadberri has been adopted. This week’s PAWS Cat City Pet of the Week is Cadberri. Cadberri is shy at first, but also immediately leans into your hand when you reach to pet her and is very trusting once she gets to know you. She can often be found curled up in...
by Chris Maykut | Apr 17, 2010 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
The Phinney Neighborhood Association has about 20 historic photos of the Phinney Center that need to be framed, and they’re hoping you can help them out by donating frames you no longer need. Basic black metal frames would be ideal, but the PNA will also...
by Chris Maykut | Apr 16, 2010 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Phinney author and simplicity expert Cecile Andrews, a member of Sustainable Greenwood Phinney, is teaming up with local KCTS film producer John de Graaf, (“Affluenza”), to explore the effects of happiness on the economy. They’re hosting “Seattle Sunny Side Up: Gross...
by Chris Maykut | Apr 16, 2010 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
If you’ve been procrastinating on sending in your 2010 Census Form, today is your absolutely very last day to mail it in. Next week, the U.S. Census Bureau will begin to compile the address lists and maps of households that have failed to send back their census...
