by Chris Maykut | Mar 23, 2016 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
World-class Cuban pianist Hiram Galvez will perform a benefit concert for the Greenwood Relief Fund from 7:30-9:30 p.m. this Thursday, March 24, at the Greenwood Masonic Lodge, 7910 Greenwood Ave. N. The event is co-hosted by the Greenwood Masonic Lodge, the new Luso...
by Chris Maykut | Mar 22, 2016 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Here’s a long roundup of various city and neighborhood news: Woodland Park Zoo recently held a naming contest for its baby gorilla. The winning name was Yola, which means “firefly” in the African language of Hausa. The Greenwood Community Council now has a Facebook...
by Chris Maykut | Mar 22, 2016 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Whittier Elementary School in Ballard, with boundaries that extend into Phinney Ridge and Greenwood, is hosting its biennial auction to raise money for library books, classroom supplies, extra nursing time and other staffing needs. Before the silent and live auction...
by Chris Maykut | Mar 21, 2016 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
The neighborhoods of Broadview, Bitter Lake and Haller Lake north of Greenwood have updated their neighborhood plan. That combined neighborhood is generally described as from 105th Street to the south and 145th Street to the north, 15th Avenue NE on the east side and...
by Chris Maykut | Mar 21, 2016 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Just a reminder that the city’s Greenwood Recovery Office is open at Works Progress co-working space, 115 N. 85th St., Suite 202, for anyone affected by the March 9 natural gas explosion. It is staffed by city employees who can provide information and resources...
by Chris Maykut | Mar 19, 2016 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Update: Indy has been found. Earlier: Indy, a 1-year-old male Shiba Inu was hit by a car in Ballard two days ago and ran off. He’s been seen around Greenwood and North 41st Street in Fremont, and could be anywhere in our neighborhood. If you see him, please call...
by PhinneyWood | Mar 18, 2016 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
The Greenwood Elementary families who created the “Show Greenwood Some Love” T-shirts have just received the second order, after the first 164 shirts sold out last weekend. They’ll be on sale at Makeda & Mingus, 153 N. 78th St., by 6 p.m. tonight (Friday)....
by PhinneyWood | Mar 18, 2016 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Ballard resident Diane Bedell came to St. John School in Greenwood on Wednesday to share her story of being a tag sled driver at the ceremonial start of the Iditarod race in Wasilla, Alaska. She spoke to the school’s third-graders, who followed the mushers throughout...
by PhinneyWood | Mar 18, 2016 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Phinney Books, 7405 Greenwood Ave. N., is hosting an all-day fundraiser today (Friday) for the Greenwood Relief Fund, to help businesses and residents affected by the March 9 natural gas explosion. All profits from book sales today go to the fund. Neighborhood author...
by PhinneyWood | Mar 18, 2016 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
The Phinney Neighborhood Association, which has been overseeing fundraising efforts since the March 9 Greenwood explosion that destroyed three businesses, damaged 50 more, and displaced a dozen residents from their apartments, has made the initial disbursement of...
