by PhinneyWood | Oct 18, 2012 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Seattle Public Schools plans to ask voters for $700 million in levy money to replace, repair or build new schools all over the district. One of the schools on the list is Daniel Bagley Elementary at North 80th Street and Stone Avenue North (just across Aurora Avenue...
by PhinneyWood | Oct 18, 2012 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Seattle Police say a man was assaulted and robbed by two men after he wouldn’t give them money Wednesday night. More information from the SPD Blotter. A man was assaulted and robbed by two unknown men last night at North 80th and Greenwood Avenue North. At about...
by PhinneyWood | Oct 18, 2012 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Windermere Real Estate moved from its Oak Tree offices to 311 N. 85th St. in Greenwood in August. It will hold an open house for owners and employees of neighborhood businesses from 4-6 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 1. (Note: This is for businesses only, not the general...
by PhinneyWood | Oct 17, 2012 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Greenwood’s non-profit writing and tutoring center 826 Seattle is offering free help for juniors and seniors writing college entrance essays. Mentors will be available at a College Entrance Essay Marathon from 12-5 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 11, at 826 Seattle/Greenwood...
by PhinneyWood | Oct 16, 2012 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Taproot Theatre once again will produce “Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Christmas Carol” for the holiday season. Terry Edward Moore and Stephen Grenley in the 2010 production of “Sherlock Holmes.” Photo by Erik Stuhaug. “Sherlock,” by Seattle...
by PhinneyWood | Oct 15, 2012 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
PhinneyWood reader KZ sent us this picture of a new Haitian food truck called Boungu KenKen, parked at 9796 Holman Rd. NW, by the Shell gas station and Luisa’s Mexican Grill. “Very friendly owner and very tasty food,” KZ says. Thanks for the photo...
by PhinneyWood | Oct 15, 2012 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Seattle Public Library is hosting another series of free computer classes at neighborhood branches. Classes are free and registration is not required (unless noted). (If you’re reading PhinneyWood, you probably don’t need a beginning computer course, but you might...
by Chris Maykut | Oct 15, 2012 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Students and parents of Greenwood Elementary School gathered last Thursday to celebrate the opening of the school’s new garden. Local author Rick Swann read from his book, “Our School Garden.” The garden is a collaboration between the Seattle School District,...
by Chris Maykut | Oct 14, 2012 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Seattle Firefighters found a dead man inside a burning duplex in Greenwood early Sunday morning. SFD Public Information Officer Kyle Moore tells me that firefighters arrived on the scene at North 105th Street and Greenwood Avenue North about 3:30 this morning. They...
by Chris Maykut | Oct 13, 2012 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
The Pig ’N Whistle at 8412 Greenwood Ave. N. recently closed and will reopen Saturday night as The Angry Beaver. New owner Tim Pipes, who was born and raised in Canada, tells me he wanted to open a traditional Canadian hockey bar, complete with a lot of hockey and...
