by PhinneyWood | Jun 17, 2013 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Members of the Greenwood Community Council are asking neighbors to join them on a walk along Greenwood Avenue North, to explore the areas north of North 90th Street, at 8:30 p.m. Thursday. The state of Greenwood Ave north of 90th is of great concern for many Greenwood...
by PhinneyWood | Jun 14, 2013 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Plenty to do in the neighborhood this Father’s Day weekend. Here are a few highlights; check our Events calendar any time for more. The Phinney Farmer’s Market runs from 3-7 p.m. Friday in the upper parking lot of the Phinney Neighborhood Center, 6532...
by PhinneyWood | Jun 14, 2013 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Paving crews from Seattle Department of Transportation have been repairing concrete pavement panels on NW 80th Street between 6th Avenue NW and 7th Avenue NW this week. That work will continue next week with nighttime closures Tuesday through Friday. Next week, NW...
by PhinneyWood | Jun 14, 2013 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
The Phinney Neighborhood Chorus will perform its annual concert to benefit a school in Haiti at 7 p.m. Saturday at Phinney Ridge Lutheran Church, 7500 Greenwood Ave. N. There is no charge, but donations are accepted for the George Marcellus School. A reception will...
by PhinneyWood | Jun 12, 2013 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
City Fruit is a local organization that harvests excess fruit from neighbors’ and street fruit trees and gives it to local hunger programs. City Fruit is looking for volunteers to pick fruit from July to September in Phinney Ridge, as well as West Seattle and...
by PhinneyWood | Jun 12, 2013 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Naked City’s new beer garden in the adjacent parking lot will officially be called the Walrus Beer Garden, in honor of the Walrus blues tavern that was originally on that site before burning down three decades ago. Local muralist Henry painted a large mural of...
by PhinneyWood | Jun 11, 2013 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
The Phinney Neighborhood Association is looking for a skilled craftsperson to assist with occasional projects and renovations. We do many small renovation and repair projects in-house. We build walls, drywall (mud, tape and paint), install cabinetry and trim, hang...
by PhinneyWood | Jun 11, 2013 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Terrie Johnston, Seattle Police Crime Prevention Officer, wants to remind everyone of safe practices when dealing with solicitors at your door. I send you this quote from an email I received from a Block Watcher last week, “We had a solicitor come by the house last...
by PhinneyWood | Jun 10, 2013 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
The Greenwood Senior Center, 525 N. 85th St., continues to expand its services for those dealing with memory loss, including a new four-week series and a documentary screening. “Re-ignite the Mind with Improvisation and Play” runs from 1-2 p.m. on Wednesdays, from...
by Chris Maykut | Jun 10, 2013 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
City of Hope Second Hand Rose Thrift Shop at 201 N. 85th St. is having a huge closing sale. You can’t miss the signs in their windows. Sonny Newman’s Dance Hall, directly above the thrift shop, closed at the end of May, because the building had been...
