by PhinneyWood | Dec 30, 2012 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Kathy tells us her black and white fluffy cat disappeared from their home near the north end of the zoo on Dec. 26. Potsie is 4 years old, but is very small, so he looks like a kitten. He does not have a collar, but is chipped.
by PhinneyWood | Dec 29, 2012 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
The North Seattle Boys & Girls Club, at 8635 Fremont Ave. N., is starting up its winter basketball league in January. The league is for second- and third-graders, and is on Tuesdays. Registration is now open online or in person. For more information, contact...
by PhinneyWood | Dec 28, 2012 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Kristen says her white and red bike was stolen the night before Christmas Eve. She says her block of NW 86th Street, between 6th and 8th avenues NW.It’s a Redline cyclocross bike, smallish bright white frame, fire engine red handlebar tape, pedals with cages,...
by PhinneyWood | Dec 27, 2012 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Many people know the regularly-decorated tree on the corner of 65th and Palatine as the “holiday tree.” It’s decorated with lights and ornaments for nearly every holiday. But, a PhinneyWood reader wrote to us in mid-December, concerned because the tree was not...
by PhinneyWood | Dec 27, 2012 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
You all have noticed a huge increase in the amount of spam in the PhinneyWood Forum lately. We have spent hours every day trying to clean it out, yet we still can’t keep up. We are waiting for our administrators to figure out the problem and implement a...
by Chris Maykut | Dec 27, 2012 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
KL found a cat in the neighborhood on Wednesday. Sound familiar? (We’re waiting to see if KL can send us a photo.) We found a flame point domestic shorthair today, 79th and Linden. He’s about 6mo to 1yr old. Very sweet. Took him to Seattle Animal Shelter...
by PhinneyWood | Dec 22, 2012 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
The original editor of our sister site, Wedgwood View, has died after fighting cancer for more than two years. From Wedgwood View: On Sunday, Dec. 16, the original voice behind Wedgwood View, Wayne Wurzer, died at age 50 after a 2½-year battle with cancer. As one of...
by PhinneyWood | Dec 21, 2012 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Jen emailed to tell us that her dog was just diagnosed with Parvo, a highly contagious disease affecting dogs, and she wanted others to be aware. I was hoping you would help get the word out that my 11 mo. old fully vaccinated lab was just diagnosed with Parvo, and...
by Chris Maykut | Dec 21, 2012 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Take a break from Christmas shopping this weekend and enjoy some great live music in the neighborhood, and a celebration of the anniversary of a local business. It’s a big weekend for Couth Buzzard Books Espresso Buono Café, 8310 Greenwood Ave. N., as it celebrates...
by Chris Maykut | Dec 20, 2012 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
It was a busy night for crime in our neighborhod last night. Sarah emailed to tell us about a car break-in she witnessed last night. The car break-in happened on 1st in front of St. John the Evangelist in the evening after dark. I was walking my dog across the street...