by Chris Maykut | Mar 17, 2012 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Update: Seattle Fire Public Information Officer Kyle Moore tells us that bystanders helped the man out of his vehicle. He was taken to Harborview with minor injuries. Earlier: Fourteen emergency units were on the scene of a rollover accident in the 600 block of North...
by Chris Maykut | Mar 16, 2012 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Lots of live music and other events in the neighborhood this weekend. You can also help out the Greenwood Food Bank by making a donation at several neighborhood pubs: 74th St. Alehouse, Pillager’s Pub, Tim’s Tavern and the Ould Triangle. Here are a few...
by Chris Maykut | Mar 16, 2012 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Seattle Department of Transportation has canceled this weekend’s planned closures on North 85th Street at Greenwood Avenue North and Palatine Avenue North because of expected rain. Next week, SDOT plans to start paving on Monday between 10th Avenue NW and 8th...
by Chris Maykut | Mar 15, 2012 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
The Phinney Neighborhood Association has designed a survey to get input on its strategic planning process for the next three years. You don’t have to be a member of the PNA to take the survey. The survey takes about 10 minutes to complete.
by Chris Maykut | Mar 15, 2012 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
The 33-year-old man accused of murdering another man in Woodland Park on Feb. 20, pleaded not guilty this morning. The King County Prosecutor’s Office says Michael Bienhoff pleaded not guilty to second degree murder in the fatal shooting of 31-year-old Precious...
by Chris Maykut | Mar 15, 2012 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Seattle Department of Transportation is encouraging neighborhoods to apply for funding to paint a street mural. SDOT says the intersection paintings can slow down traffic when there are no stop or yield signs, and helps bring neighbors together to plan and create the...
by Chris Maykut | Mar 15, 2012 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
A couple of “Team in Training” folks are hosting a fundraiser for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society at Sweet Lou’s pub on Thursday, March 22. The theme is “Joy of Painting” (remember that old Bob Ross show on PBS?) The event features a Bob...
by Chris Maykut | Mar 14, 2012 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Last month we told you about Greenwood native Amie Thao, who, along with her partner, Olli Tumelius, are cycling 15,000 miles across Europe and Asia. They are eating their way across the land, sharing food with locals and documenting the stories on their website,...
by Chris Maykut | Mar 14, 2012 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
The Phinney Ridge-based Cancer Lifeline raised $235,000 at its annual benefit luncheon last Thursday. Photo by Jeffrey Fong, courtesy of Cancer Lifeline. More than 600 people attended the 12th annual luncheon at The Westin. Cancer Lifeline began in 1973 at a kitchen...
by Chris Maykut | Mar 14, 2012 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Woodland Park Zoo is hosting two open houses to show its final design plans for its new Malayan tiger and sloth bear exhibits. The first open house is from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 31, at the current tiger exhibit, so zoo admission or membership is...