by Chris Maykut | Nov 22, 2010 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Update 9:20 a.m.: Lt. Sue Stangl, Public Information Officer with the Seattle Fire Department, tells us that the fire was discovered about 4:15 a.m. by a nearby City Light crew that saw the smoke. The electrical fire was accidental, and started in a mezzanine area of...
by Chris Maykut | Nov 22, 2010 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
5:59 a.m., Monday, update: Snow is starting to accumulate, so plan extra time into your commute this morning. Metro has announced that all bus service during Monday morning’s commute will be on snow routes. The Monday forecast from the National Weather Service...
by Chris Maykut | Nov 19, 2010 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
826 Seattle, a non-profit writing and tutoring center inside the Greenwood Space Travel Supply Co. at 8414 Greenwood Ave. N., is releasing its first hardback book of essays, poems and stories written by summer workshop students, called “Adventures in...
by Chris Maykut | Nov 19, 2010 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
It’s almost turkey time, and there are plenty of holiday and non-holiday-related events around the neighborhood this weekend. Here are some highlights, but check our events calendar for complete listings. Taste some wine at the Phinney Market, 5918 Phinney Ave. N.,...
by Chris Maykut | Nov 18, 2010 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Santoro’s Books is creating a “boutique bookstore” inside the Phinney Neighborhood Center on Saturday, featuring 20 Northwest authors in person ready to talk to you about their books and sign your purchased copies. The Seattle7Writers Holiday Book Signing event is...
by PhinneyWood | Nov 18, 2010 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
The folks at the Phinney Neighborhood Association just beamed down the results from this past weekend’s sold out Star Trek-themed “Beer Trek” beer taste and here they are: Homebrewer — Reuben’s Brews Roasted Rye PA Cask Conditioned Jive...
by Chris Maykut | Nov 18, 2010 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Taproot Theatre just released a rendering of the building it proposes to build in the place of the Eleanor Roosevelt Building, which was destroyed last year by an arsonist. Rendering by the Miller Hull Partnership. The new building along North 85th Street would have a...
by Chris Maykut | Nov 18, 2010 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Mike Veitenhans tells us that Bob, the man who sells the “Real Change” newspaper in front of the Phinney Ridge Starbucks Wednesdays through Saturdays, had surgery on blocked arteries on Monday but is now recovering well. Tests revealed a 90% blockage in...
by Chris Maykut | Nov 17, 2010 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Neighbors working together to bring sidewalks to Evanston Avenue North between North 90th and North 92nd streets will have their second Greenwood Streetscapes workshop on Sunday. The meeting is from 4:30-6 p.m. Sunday at Liz Sullivan & Helene Bourget’s house, 9053...
by Chris Maykut | Nov 17, 2010 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
The family of ReeAnne Halonen granted her final wish by having a New Orleans-style memorial procession from her Ballard/Phinney home to a nearby park on Sunday afternoon. Halonen passed away Oct. 19. Her only wish for her memorial was to have a New Orleans style...
