by Chris Maykut | May 23, 2016 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
PEPS (Program for Early Parent Support) presents the second annual “The Real Scoop on Being a New Dad” from 6:30-8:30 p.m. on Monday, June 20, at Naked City Brewery, 8564 Greenwood Ave. N. New Dad? About to become one? Grab yourself some dinner and a drink, take a...
by Chris Maykut | May 23, 2016 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Dave Fox, a travel writer who used to live in Greenwood but now lives in Vietnam, will be in town soon and will teach a travel writing workshop, “From Personal Travel Journals to Publishable Travel Tales,” from 7-9 p.m. on Tuesday, June 7, at the Phinney Neighborhood...
by Chris Maykut | May 23, 2016 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
The Greenwood Senior Center, 525 N. 85th St., has two workshops this Wednesday. Puget Sound Advocates for Retirement Action presents an interactive workshop, “Making Retirement Security Real for Everyone,” from 1-3 p.m. Attendees will talk about the common need for...
by Chris Maykut | May 23, 2016 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Northwest Chamber Chorus celebrates 10 years with Director Mark Kloepper with two concerts with special guest Jay Mabin on blues harmonica. The concerts are at 3 p.m. Sunday, June 5, and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 11, at Phinney Ridge Lutheran Church, 7500 Greenwood...
by Chris Maykut | May 20, 2016 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Fall season registration is now open for Woodland Soccer Club, which provides recreational soccer for ages 6 to 18 (must turn 6 years old on or before July 31, 2017). Games begin the weekend of Sept. 10. Registration fees are $115 for Mod (U-6 through U-9) and $125...
by Chris Maykut | May 20, 2016 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
City Fruit has launched its second Save Seattle’s Apples campaign, to reduce food waste and educate people about the health of the city’s urban canopy. City Fruit volunteers harvest unwanted fruit from neighborhood trees to give to food banks and other food programs...
by Chris Maykut | May 20, 2016 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Here are some highlights of what’s happening in Greenwood and Phinney Ridge this weekend. Check our Events calendar for more. Friday is Bike Everywhere Day, so expect a lot more cyclists than usual to ride to work and school. Please share the road with everyone....
by Chris Maykut | May 19, 2016 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
University Family YMCA will offer after-school enrichment programs at an earlier time beginning next fall, to correspond to Seattle Public Schools’ earlier bell times for most elementary schools. (Most elementary schools will start at 7:55 a.m. and end at 2:05...
by Chris Maykut | May 19, 2016 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Saturday is the huge PhinneyWood Garage Sale Day, where about a hundred houses in our neighborhood will be hosting garage/yard sales. It’s sponsored by the Phinney Neighborhood Association, which has put together a map of all registered sales (the map is not online...
by Chris Maykut | May 19, 2016 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Seattle City Councilmember Mike O’Brien (District 6, NW Seattle) released a proposal today that would make it easier for homeowners to build backyard cottages. Councilmember O’Brien’s bill makes a series of changes to the existing backyard cottage and...