by Chris Maykut | Jan 9, 2012 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Sam’s Espresso, which has been located just inside the front door of the Greenwood Fred Meyer since 1988, is looking for a new spot when Fred Meyer closes next month for extensive remodeling. Salam Ballout, who started Sam’s Espresso in 1988 and gave it to his brother...
by Chris Maykut | Jan 9, 2012 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
The Woodland Park Zoo reports that attendance has topped 1,000,000 visitors for the eleventh year in a row. Last year the zoo had 1,094,514 visitors. The zoo also raised $68.5 million of its $80 million goal in the “More Wonder More Wild” fundraising...
by Chris Maykut | Jan 9, 2012 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Maya Gorstein and Shea Washburn of Phinney Ridge will perform in Broadway Bound Children’s Theatre’s production of “Annie,” which runs Jan. 13-22 at the Broadway Performance Hall on Capitol Hill. Olivia Ashmun will play the part of Annie in the...
by Chris Maykut | Jan 8, 2012 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Seattle Police closed 8th Avenue NW between NW 80th and NW 83rd streets this morning after finding a “suspicious package” in the middle of the road. The bomb squad has picked up the device and the street has been reopened. Seattle Police blocked off 8th...
by Chris Maykut | Jan 7, 2012 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
418 Public House (Mexican) 418 NW 65th St. (Map) Seattle, WA 98117 (206) 783-0418 418publichouse.com Yelp: “…Cool, casual and clean neighborhood bar with great Oaxacan-style Mexican food. …” Seattle Weekly: “The latest endeavor from the...
by Chris Maykut | Jan 7, 2012 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
The Greenwood Food Bank collects vegetables, fruit, milk and other groceries from local stores to help feed the hungry. But no local grocery store has consistently given as much as Greenwood Market, which will close in early February to make way for an expanded Fred...
by Chris Maykut | Jan 7, 2012 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Road crews will work this weekend on NW 85th Street between 12th and 13th Avenues NW, as part of the massive, nearly year-long repaving project of N/NW 85th Street from Ballard to I-5. SDOT began work on Wednesday with eastbound NW 85th Street being closed between 8th...
by Chris Maykut | Jan 6, 2012 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Looks like a fairly quiet weekend in the neighborhood, but there are a few fun things to do. Check our Events calendar any time for more. Couth Buzzard Books Espresso Buono Café, 8310 Greenwood Ave. N., presents Jazz First Fridays with Kenny Mandell and Don Berman at...
by Chris Maykut | Jan 6, 2012 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
The memorial Facebook page set up for the family of Prudence Hockley, the Phinney Ridge woman who died Christmas Day after allegedly being assaulted by her boyfriend the day before, reports that an online donation account is being closed. However, donations can now be...
by Chris Maykut | Jan 6, 2012 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Cascade Drilling is installing a monitoring well in front of the old Oroweat Bakery Outlet site at Greenwood Avenue North and NW 70th Street. A representative of Landau Associates, environmental consultants hired by the property owners, told me today that Cascade...
