Vision Greenwood Park (VGP) has been working to improve portions of Greenwood Park at the corner of North 87th Street and Fremont Avenue North. VGP has held work parties to clear brush, and community celebrations to get the word out about their plans, which include a...
A Phinney Ridge neighbor has decided to take action on the oft-vandalized mural on the North 63rd Street underpass under Aurora Avenue North. This graffiti showed up in late 2008 on the North 63rd Street underpass. Kerry Fowler has created a brief, two-question survey...
The Phinney Neighborhood Association’s PNA Kids! is offering a summer camp program called Summer Safari for children ages 5-12 years old. Calling all 5- 12 year olds! Come and experience a summer full of fun, hands-on education, excitement, and adventure. PNA Kids!...
Next Wednesday, May 25, Gaspare Ristorante in Phinney Ridge will join dozens of businesses all across Seattle to donate a portion of their proceeds to World MS Day. The money will be used to buy “The MS Children’s Book,” for children whose lives are...
The Woodland Park Zoo has narrowed down the almost 400 suggested names for its new reticulated python to the top five. Now it’s time for you to vote. Java – in honor of its roots in Southeast Asia and Seattle Rimbo – “jungle” in Indonesian Kaa – from “Jungle...
The Fiber Gallery at 7000 Greenwood Ave. N. is once again part of the annual Puget Sound LYS (Local Yarn Shop) tour, running Thursday through Sunday. This is the sixth year of the tour, and more than two dozen yarn shops all over the region participate with extended...
With the cost of food going up, one group of Seattleites has figured out how to eat every meal for free. They call themselves “freegans,” more commonly known to outsiders as “dumpster divers.” As one freegan says, “People think that food...
On Wednesday morning, members of the Seattle Mariners will join high school students from a national youth volunteer program to hand out a three-day supply of emergency food to customers at the Volunteers of America Community Resource Center at 9041 Greenwood Ave. N....
LS sent us a photo of the city’s Pothole Rangers filling a large pothole at the corner of North 80th Street and Greenwood Avenue North today, between Diva Espresso and Taco Del Mar. You can report a pothole, check the status of the reported repair, and see a map...
The Yard Café, brought to you by the owners of Ballard’s The Dray, hopes to open at 8313 Greenwood Ave. N. on Thursday. The soon-to-be-open Yard Cafe was a popular spot on the Greenwood-Phinney Artwalk last Friday, as people checked out the interior and watched the...
