by Chris Maykut | Oct 27, 2010 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Bill Gates Sr., one of the primary sponsors of Initiative 1098 – the state income tax on high-income residents – will speak at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Phinney Neighborhood Center, 6532 Phinney Ave. N. The Protect Washington coalition says it expects more than 100...
by Chris Maykut | Oct 27, 2010 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
The Seattle Department of Neighborhoods and City Neighborhood Council want community input on how the Neighborhood District Council system helps civic participation in Seattle. Fill out the online survey: Thinking Forward: Creating a Vision for Seattle’s Neighborhood...
by Chris Maykut | Oct 26, 2010 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
The City of Seattle is looking for two people to join the Northwest Design Review Board, which shepherds new buildings and development through the city’s design process. The volunteer positions begin April 4, 2011, when retiring board members’ terms expire....
by Chris Maykut | Oct 26, 2010 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
West Woodland Elementary students, teachers and parents will dedicate the school’s new and improved playground and rain garden from 9-10 a.m. on Wednesday. The public is invited. The West Woodland student choir will perform, and alumni from the class of 1933 will...
by Chris Maykut | Oct 26, 2010 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
The Seattle Public Library will raise fines and fees on Nov. 1, to help offset budget cuts. The daily fine for an overdue book, CD, or DVD will change from 15 cents a day to 25 cents a day. Maximum per item late fee: $8. The daily fine for an overdue interlibrary loan...
by Chris Maykut | Oct 25, 2010 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
The Seattle City Council will hold another public meeting Tuesday evening to discuss next year’s proposed budget, which includes cuts to many city programs, including the closure of the Northwest Neighborhood Service Center in Greenwood. Under Mayor Mike...
by PhinneyWood | Oct 25, 2010 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
(Editor’s note: Tyler Steele is our new PhinneyWood intern. He is a journalism student at the University of Washington. Welcome, Tyler!) With $10.2 million of budget cuts facing Seattle Parks and Recreation, Carkeek Park’s nationally acclaimed Environmental...
by PhinneyWood | Oct 25, 2010 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
The owner of the 85th Street Market on the corner of NW 85th Street and 8th Avenue NW says someone ran over his store’s sign. It happened about 8 p.m. Saturday. He filed a police report, but police told him there’s not much they can do about it without the...
by PhinneyWood | Oct 24, 2010 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
There is a new giant pumpkin outside Greenwood Market, taking the place of the one stolen overnight from in front of the store last week. Store staff say the green pumpkin is even larger than the last one, which weighed 437 pounds. The new pumpkin weighs a whopping...
by Chris Maykut | Oct 23, 2010 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
The Greenwood Senior Center’s SAGE project will hold a Local Giving Fair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 13. The Local Giving Fair is similar to last year’s Alternative Gift Market, where people could donate money to support national and international...