by Chris Maykut | Feb 22, 2012 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
A new 4-H Club in Phinney-Greenwood is helping budding young engineers learn about robotics. The NeXT Minds Robotics 4-H Club meets at the Greenwood Library (and sometimes the Green Lake Library) one Saturday a month. Our club is currently serving youth, ages 9...
by Chris Maykut | Feb 22, 2012 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
The Phinney Neighborhood Association’s annual Wine Taste is from 7:30-10 p.m. on Saturday. Cost is $25 for PNA members, $30 for non-members. Designated driver tickets are $10. Admission includes hors d’oeuvres, 10 tastes of wine, and jazz music by Live Wire,...
by Chris Maykut | Feb 22, 2012 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Next week, Amie Thao and her partner, Olli Tumelius, will begin cycling 15,000 miles across Europe and Asia, searching for good meals and good stories along the way. The 29-year-old Thao and 31-year-old Tumelius are calling their trek the International Supper Club....
by Chris Maykut | Feb 21, 2012 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Author Kris Saknussemm is celebrating the release of “Reverend America” at Naked City Brewery & Taphouse, 8564 Greenwood Ave. N., at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Join Dark Coast Press and Santoro’s Books in celebrating the release of Reverend America by Kris Saknussemm. Come...
by Chris Maykut | Feb 21, 2012 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Couth Buzzard Books Espresso Buono Cafe is hosting a Fat Tuesday celebration tonight with Cajun music and dance from Sassafras. The party is from 7:30-9:30 p.m. at 8310 Greenwood Ave. N. Sassafras is Karen Kaser on fiddle, Isla Ross (vocal and fiddle), Melanie Shelton...
by Chris Maykut | Feb 21, 2012 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Furnishments, a modern and antique consignment and home staging store at 7216 Linden Ave. N., will close at the end of March. Owner Katrina Puetz tells us that everything in the store will be 30 percent off starting today (Tuesday). On Wednesday, everything will be 50...
by Chris Maykut | Feb 21, 2012 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Cancer Lifeline, at 6522 Fremont Ave. N., is hosting its 12th annual Benefit Luncheon at 12 p.m. on Thursday, March 8, at the downtown Seattle Westin Hotel, 1900 5th Ave. The suggested donation is $150. RSVPs are required; call 206- 832-1273. Cancer Lifeline began at...
by Chris Maykut | Feb 21, 2012 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Breaking news, 5:45 p.m.: KIRO 7 is reporting that one person has been shot at Woodland Park, near 60th & Aurora. The Seattle PI is reporting the man was shot in the neck and arm. Medics rushed the man to Harborview Medical Center. Police blocked off the area...
by Chris Maykut | Feb 20, 2012 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Seattle Department of Transportation continues the nearly year-long paving project of N/NW 85th Street from Ballard to I-5. This week, crews will be replacing concrete roadways panels from 15th to 8th Avenue NW, replacing curbs and sidewalks, and installing storm...
by Chris Maykut | Feb 18, 2012 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Ergon, an Italian-based student exchange program, and its partner, NorthWest Student Exchange, are looking for Seattle families to host an Italian high school student next year. The Ergon approach is more personal than many exchange programs, and focuses on making a...