by Chris Maykut | Oct 28, 2011 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Seattle Department of Transportation will close the intersection of Greenwood Avenue North and North 80th Street this weekend as part of a major repaving project of Greenwood Avenue North. The intersection will close at 6 p.m. Friday and reopen at 5 a.m. Monday. The...
by Chris Maykut | Oct 27, 2011 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Fire Station 21 firefighters will move into their new station at Greenwood Avenue North and North 73rd Street sometime the second week of November, not the first week as previously announced. Fire Department Spokesman Kyle Moore tells us the contractors need a little...
by Chris Maykut | Oct 27, 2011 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Last night, Seattle Police arrested a suspect in a home invasion robbery that happened in Greenwood on Monday night. From the SPD Blotter: On October 24th, at about 9:30 pm, residents of an apartment in the 9000 Block of Greenwood Avenue North reported that they were...
by Chris Maykut | Oct 27, 2011 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
The Fiber Gallery, on the corner of Greenwood Avenue North and North 70th Street, is moving into half of the former Antique Lighting Company at Greenwood and 83rd. Owner Mary Harris tells us that the landlord of the new space built a wall between the new Luxe Lighting...
by Chris Maykut | Oct 26, 2011 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
The Seattle Department of Planning and Development hosted a public meeting last Monday night (Oct. 17) on Fred Meyer’s proposed expansion of its Greenwood store. Dozens of people came to the open house meeting, viewing drawings and schematics of Fred Meyer’s plan to...
by Chris Maykut | Oct 26, 2011 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Metro is hosting a series of public meetings – including one in Greenwood – about how it will change existing bus service once the new RapidRide C and D lines are launched in September 2012. RapidRide will provide more connections throughout Seattle as well as...
by Chris Maykut | Oct 26, 2011 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Woodland Park Zoo is offering some unique holiday experiences at its annual Zookeepers’ Holiday Silent Auction on Friday Nov. 18: behind-the-scenes animal tours (like watching an elephant take a bath), animal feedings, photos with a raptor, or meeting an orangutan up...
by Chris Maykut | Oct 26, 2011 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Phinney Market (Pub) 5918 Phinney Ave. N (map) Seattle, WA 98103 (206) 219-9105 Yelp: …”the staff was helpful and the place was kid friendly.” [ratings]
by Chris Maykut | Oct 25, 2011 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
The Charles and Lisa Simonyi Fund for Arts and Sciences has donated $1 million to the Woodland Park Zoo for a new, more naturalistic tiger and Asian bear exhibit complex. The new exhibits will represent the lush forests of tropical Asia and will be designed to...
by Chris Maykut | Oct 25, 2011 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Seattle’s Northwest Design Review Board is looking for a new community representative to help the board vet new developments in the northwest sector of the city. Applications are due Dec. 9. The two-year volunteer term starts on April 4, 2012. Board members are...