It’s that time of year again, when Woodland Park Zoo sells off some of its prized animal poop that has been cooking into a nice, rich compost. Photo by Ryan Hawk, Woodland Park Zoo. The annual Fall Fecal Fest begins on Wednesday. Enter online for a chance to...
Here are a few things to do in the neighborhood this weekend. Check our Events calendar any time for more. The weekly Phinney Farmers Market is in the lower parking lot of the Phinney Neighborhood Association, 6532 Phinney Ave. N., from 3-7 p.m. It’s also the last day...
Here’s a roundup of neighborhood news we’ve collected recently. The Ridge Pizza, 7217 Greenwood Ave. N., made its first donation yesterday to three “charity cases” it supports by naming pizzas after neighborhood institutions, then donating $1 from each pizza to...
The Rickshaw restaurant at 322 N. 105th St. has been closed since March when a grease fire damaged the kitchen. The Seattle Times reports today that the restaurant’s reopening has been delayed by thieves who stole copper pipe and wiring, and vandals who broke a...
Chances are if you have a kid or know a kid, then you’ve been to Greenwood’s Top Ten Toys to buy toys, books, Legos, science kits, puppets or just to play with the cool train table. Well, tomorrow Top Ten Toys celebrates its 25th anniversary with a carnival in its...
Taproot Theatre’s expansion plans took another step forward today as the Seattle Department of Planning and Development issued its Determination of Non-Significance with regards to environmental impacts. The theatre is expanding into the space formerly occupied by...
The Tool Library at the Phinney Neighborhood Association, 6532 Phinney Ave. N., is extending its hours, and will now be open on Friday evenings. Program Director Patrick Dunn said it made perfect sense to have the tool library open during the Farmers Market on Friday...
The Greenwood Food Bank announced today that it is running critically low on food. The Food Bank now has less than four days’ worth of food. “The Greenwood Food Bank typically has a supply of 8 distribution days of food. Right now, we have half of that in our...
Seattle Public Schools is urging all families to enroll students by Tuesday, Aug. 28, so the district can make sure all students are assigned to a school by the first day of school, on Wednesday, Sept. 5. Families new to Seattle Public Schools who have not yet...
Woodland Park Zoo’s remaining two snow leopard cubs underwent another round of surgery to correct their impaired vision. The 3-1/2-month-old females, named Shanti (shawn-tee) and Asha (aw-shuh), were born with eye and eyelid defects. They both are blind in the right...
