by PhinneyWood | Apr 18, 2013 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Viewlands Elementary School in North Greenwood is one of 33 community organizations that received a total of $606,000 in matching funds from the city. Viewlands’ Parent-Teacher-Student Association will receive $25,000 to create a master plan for beautifying the...
by PhinneyWood | Apr 18, 2013 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Feet First is looking for volunteers to lead neighborhood walks throughout the city on May 4-5 as part of Jane’s Walks. Jane’s Walk is a worldwide event to celebrate the work and ideas of urbanist Jane Jacobs by getting people out exploring their neighborhoods...
by PhinneyWood | Apr 18, 2013 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
With the Phinney Farmers Market opening on Friday, June 7, the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program is now accepting applications to provide low-income seniors with $40 in vouchers to be used at farmers markets, roadside stands and community supported agriculture...
by PhinneyWood | Apr 17, 2013 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Everyone is invited to help pull weeds and clean up Greenwood Park during Earth Day on Sunday. The work party is from 12-4 p.m. Bring gardening gloves, weeding tools, and a snack to share. There will also be a garden seed exchange. The spring greens are coming up in...
by PhinneyWood | Apr 17, 2013 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
The Phinney Center Gallery is calling for artists to submit their work for the Northwest Fine Arts Competition. Selected artists will have their work shown in the gallery, at 6532 Phinney Ave. N., on the second floor, from October through November 2013, and the...
by PhinneyWood | Apr 16, 2013 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
The board of Woodland Park Zoo has appointed a panel of community leaders to evaluate all aspects of the zoo’s elephant program and exhibit, from the elephants’ health and care, to the value of having elephants at the zoo, as well as the zoo’s education and...
by PhinneyWood | Apr 16, 2013 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
The popular Greenwood Lit Crawl is back for its fourth installment this Saturday, featuring four Greenwood venues: Ampersand Pantry & Cafe, Neptune Coffee, The Yard Cafe, and Naked City Brewery & Taphouse. Starting at 7 p.m. at Ampersand Pantry & Cafe, 424...
by PhinneyWood | Apr 16, 2013 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
St. John’s School students are displaying their art at the nearby Greenwood Library, 8016 Greenwood Ave. N. All of the pieces will be auctioned off at the school’s benefit auction on April 26 and 27. And here’s their version of Vincent Van...
by PhinneyWood | Apr 16, 2013 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
King County Executive Dow Constantine has ordered an inquest into the fatal police shooting of a man in Greenwood in February. Here’s the press release: King County Executive Dow Constantine today ordered an inquest into the fatal police shooting of Jack Sun...
by PhinneyWood | Apr 15, 2013 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Greenwood and Phinney Ridge seem to be hotbeds of car break-ins, and recently we’ve heard of numerous cars being stolen. Gretchen tells us her Nissan Sentra was stolen from in front of her home on North 74th Street, between Fremont and Linden avenues sometime...
