by Chris Maykut | Apr 22, 2016 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Here are some highlights of what’s happening in Greenwood and Phinney Ridge this weekend. Check our Events calendar any time for more. It’s closing weekend for Taproot Theatre’s “Cotton Patch Gospel.” Couth Buzzard Books is hosting a special post-explosion...
by Chris Maykut | Apr 21, 2016 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Update Sunday: Seattle Public Utilities says two days of extensive water testing shows no lead in the water, so there’s no need to run it for two minutes before drinking. Earlier: Seattle Public Utilities is urging customers to run tap water for two minutes if...
by Chris Maykut | Apr 21, 2016 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Here’s a roundup of various neighborhood and city news: The Partakery, a recreational marijuana shop, is now open at 417 NW 65th St. The store also sells pre-rolls, edibles, accessories and vape oils. It’s open from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, 11 a.m. to 10...
by Chris Maykut | Apr 21, 2016 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
The Seattle Public Library is hosting “Money Smart Week” with free workshops at various branches from April 22-30. Topics will include how to live within a monthly budget, manage debt, and maintain good credit. Library staff have compiled a list with the Top Ten Ways...
by Chris Maykut | Apr 21, 2016 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Mike V sent us photos of a house fire at North 67th Street and Palatine Avenue North this evening. He said flames were shooting out of the west side of the house when firefighters arrived, but they were able to quickly extinguish them, but heavy smoke continued to...
by Chris Maykut | Apr 21, 2016 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
G&O Family Cyclery has reopened in a temporary storefront just one block north of its shop that was heavily damaged in the March 9 natural gas explosion. The new address is 8554-1/2 Greenwood. Since the new space is smaller, they’re having a moving sale to...
by Chris Maykut | Apr 20, 2016 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
The Northwest Green Home Tour on April 30 and May 1 features two dozen homes, including three in our neighborhood and several more in Ballard. Free tickets and addresses for all sites are on the Green Home Tour website. (Most houses are only open one of the two days,...
by Chris Maykut | Apr 19, 2016 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Seattle Department of Transportation has finished most of the improvements on the east side of Greenwood Avenue North for its Transit & Sidewalk Project, including new bus islands, and is completing final paving between the roadway and the curb. Crews have now...
by Chris Maykut | Apr 19, 2016 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Washington State Department of Transportation is closing all lanes of southbound Aurora Avenue North/State Route 99 from just south of the Aurora Bridge to Thomas Street from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. each night through Thursday, and again next week from Monday, April 25,...
by Chris Maykut | Apr 18, 2016 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
After the Volunteers of America Greenwood Food Bank at 9041 Greenwood Ave. N. closed last month and clients were referred to other food banks, including the North Greenwood Food Bank in Bitter Lake, The Salvation Army’s Greenwood temple and Wallingford’s FamilyWorks...