by Chris Maykut | Jul 28, 2010 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
The Greenwood Seafair Parade takes over a good portion of Greenwood tonight. The parade route starts at North 95th Street and runs down Greenwood Avenue North to North 85th Street, then turns west, before ending at NW 85th Street and 6th Avenue Northwest. The entire...
by Chris Maykut | Jul 27, 2010 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Update: Cation has been found! Alina just sent us this note about her missing kitty: My baby cat, Cation, is missing. He is about five pounds, eleven months old…He’s been missing since last night (Mon July 27). He lives at 59th and Phinney. I know...
by Chris Maykut | Jul 27, 2010 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
The biggest neighborhood event of the year is coming up Wednesday night. The Greenwood Seafair Parade draws about 10,000 people to downtown Greenwood to watch 100 floats, drill teams, marching bands, groups of cute kids, and of course, the Seafair Pirates. One of the...
by Chris Maykut | Jul 27, 2010 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) is holding an open house on Aug. 3 to present proposed changes to Greenwood Avenue North, from 85th to 105th, that it hopes will reduce vehicle speeds and enhance safety. The open house is from 4-6 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 3,...
by Chris Maykut | Jul 27, 2010 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
If you’ve always wanted to decorate a vegetable and race it down a track, now’s your chance. The Zucchini 500 comes to the Phinney Farmers Market on Friday. Shoppers of all ages can build their own squash race car and compete with other veggie vehicles. A...
by Chris Maykut | Jul 27, 2010 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
The moving van is parked in the bay where Engine 21 normally sits, as the movers from Atlas Van Lines prepare to move everything out of the old Fire Station 21 and into its new temporary location five blocks south. The temporary station at 6802 Greenwood Ave. N. has...
by Chris Maykut | Jul 27, 2010 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Tomorrow is moving day for the Defenders of Greenwood. Fire Station 21 is officially moving from 7304 Greenwood Ave. N. to 6802 Greenwood Ave. N. around 9 a.m. Tuesday. Firefighters will spend about one year working out of the temporary space, with trailers for living...
by Chris Maykut | Jul 26, 2010 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
M sent us a note this morning about a series of small thefts from the neighborhood: There have started to be a number of small thefts of items stored outside at apartments and homes near 65th & Phinney. We had prayer flags stolen from our porch, a neighbor had a...
by Chris Maykut | Jul 25, 2010 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Seattle Department of Transportation has put up four signs in our neighborhood, promoting the Summer Streets event on Aug. 13. Here’s one sign on the side of The Chocolate Shoebox at 7410 Greenwood Ave. N. The sign reads “It’s everybody’s...
by Chris Maykut | Jul 24, 2010 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
The 6th Avenue NW Pocket Park at 6th Ave. NW and NW 76th St. was filled with kids and parents this morning for a puppet show, “The Tasty Tale of Brave Sir Bump,” by Zambini Brothers of Vashon. Sir Bump prevailed over the dragon (who turned out to cranky...