by Chris Maykut | Aug 31, 2012 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
The I-5 on-ramp at North 85th Street is scheduled to reopen tonight after being closed for paving work. The ramp will reopen as soon as final lane striping between Wallingford Avenue North and I-5 is complete. Next week, Seattle Department of Transportation crews will...
by Chris Maykut | Aug 31, 2012 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
The Green Bean Coffeehouse, which was burned down in an October 2009 arson, moved temporarily inside the Greenwood Sip & Ship and then into the former McDonald’s building at 8533 Greenwood Ave. N., is moving yet again. The Green Bean will move two doors south,...
by Chris Maykut | Aug 30, 2012 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
The City of Seattle needs to fix a power transmission problem, which directly affects its Data Center. So, starting tomorrow, the city will partially shut down the Data Center to conduct repairs. Everything should be back online on Tuesday. 9-1-1 and other emergency...
by Chris Maykut | Aug 30, 2012 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Seattle Parks and Recreation plans to replace the lighting system for the ball fields and tennis courts in Lower Woodland Park, but first it wants community input. A public meeting is scheduled for 6-7:30 p.m. next Tuesday, Sept. 4, at the Green Lake Library, 7364 E....
by Chris Maykut | Aug 29, 2012 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Domino Beauty Boutique, 115 N. 85th St., Suite 101, is hosting a fundraiser for breast cancer research this Thursday. Stop by the boutique from 4-7 p.m. for the Pink Links Happy Hour/Open House to enjoy complimentary services (donations accepted), drink sangria, and...
by PhinneyWood | Aug 28, 2012 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Update: Matilda has been reunited with her owner. Earlier: Dan says a beagle wandered into his back yard near the corner of NW 67th Street and 2nd Avenue NW this afternoon. The dog’s tag says her name is Matilda, she belongs to Rebecca, and she needs seizure...
by Chris Maykut | Aug 28, 2012 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Tony’s Coffees & Teas, which installed a lab and training space at the corner of NW 70th Street and 3rd Avenue NW back in the spring,has now expanded to a full coffee bar. This is the Bellingham-based coffee company’s first coffee shop in Seattle. Scene from a...
by Chris Maykut | Aug 27, 2012 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Just a reminder that Seattle Department of Transportation has reopened the northbound and southbound I-5 off-ramps at North 85th Street. The ramps were closed over the weekend so road crews could grind concrete and pave on 85th Street between Wallingford Avenue North...
by Chris Maykut | Aug 27, 2012 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
The two surviving snow leopard cubs finally made their public debut at Woodland Park Zoo on Saturday. Shanti and Asha in their exhibit in Australasia. Photo by Ryan Hawk, Woodland Park Zoo. On Saturday we saw a long line of kids and adults waiting to see the cubs, who...
by Chris Maykut | Aug 24, 2012 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Summer is winding down, but there’s still plenty to do in the neighborhood this weekend. Check our Events calendar any time for what’s happening. The Phinney Farmers Market is open from 3-7 p.m. Friday in the lower parking lot at the Phinney Neighborhood Center,...