by Chris Maykut | Oct 31, 2011 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Bluebird Microcreamery, which just moved into the corner of 74th and Greenwood a couple of weeks ago, is getting a fully-restored 1957 DIVCO milk truck shipped from Muscatine, Iowa. Bluebird will use the truck to deliver ice cream around Seattle, and for private...
by Chris Maykut | Oct 31, 2011 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Tonight’s the night when hundreds, maybe thousands, of children will be walking the streets of our neighborhood in search of candy. Please drive slowly and carefully. The littlest ones start hitting the streets at dusk. If you’re out walking around Green Lake...
by Chris Maykut | Oct 31, 2011 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
The intersection of North 80th Street and Greenwood Avenue North reopened early this morning after being closed all weekend as part of Seattle Department of Transportation’s major repaving project. At 9 a.m. today, all lanes were open and traffic was flowing...
by Chris Maykut | Oct 31, 2011 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
The intersection of North 80th Street and Greenwood Avenue North is scheduled to reopen at 5 a.m. Monday. It had been closed since 6 p.m. Friday night as part of Seattle Department of Transportation’s major repaving project. Here’s the crews hard at work...
by Chris Maykut | Oct 30, 2011 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Hundreds of children in Halloween costumes stormed Greenwood and Phinney avenues on Saturday afternoon for the annual Safe Trick-or-Treat, sponsored by the Greenwood-Phinney Chamber of Commerce. A lumberjack passed out candy in front of Herkimer coffee shop on...
by Chris Maykut | Oct 30, 2011 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Seattle Police say a teenage burglar was caught with a truckload of stolen items in Greenwood early this morning. From the SPD Blotter: On 10-30-11, at approximately 4:24 a.m. an officer stopped a suspicious parked pickup truck loaded with stolen items, in the 600...
by Chris Maykut | Oct 28, 2011 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
By Next Door Media Intern Mwiza Kalisa Inside the drawers of Seattle, some socks are destined for the garbage, but one person is using old socks for a good cause. Lauri Serafin, who makes potholders out of recycled socks, is raising money for the Phinney Neighborhood...
by Chris Maykut | Oct 28, 2011 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Members of the volunteer group Vision Greenwood Park have put in more than 1,000 hours of labor to create a Community Garden at Greenwood Park. They’re almost done, but they still need a little more money to finish building the raised garden beds and fill them with...
by Chris Maykut | Oct 28, 2011 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
The Seattle Police Department has notified block watch captains that a Level 3 sex offender has moved into Greenwood on Aurora Avenue North. Michael Cromer, 44, was previously convicted of crimes including rape, aggravated indecent assault, corruption of minors and...
by Chris Maykut | Oct 28, 2011 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
From celebrating yoga and frocks to live music, construction and pumpkins, there’s a lot happening in the neighborhood this weekend. The Frock Shop at 6500 Phinney Ave. N. is turning five years old today. They’ve got discounts, a raffle and treats for customers...