by Chris Maykut | May 30, 2017 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
The Phinney Farmers Market opens for the season this Friday in the upper parking lot of the Phinney Neighborhood Association, 6532 Phinney Ave. N. It runs from 3:30-7:30 p.m. every Friday rain or shine through Oct. 6. Fresh veggies, fruit, flowers, bread, wine, beer,...
by Chris Maykut | May 30, 2017 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Two PhinneyWood-area students are appearing in Garfield High School’s presentation of “In the Heights,” by Tony Award-winning composer and lyricist Lin-Manuel Miranda of “Hamilton” fame. Set in Washington Heights, New York, the story follows a small community of...
by Chris Maykut | May 30, 2017 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Champion Wine Cellars opened today at 8503 Greenwood Ave. N. Champion’s former location downtown was sold to make way for a development, so the former owners, Stephanie and Emile Ninaud, retired and sold the business to Erin Lyman and Suthap Manivong. They’re planning...
by Chris Maykut | May 26, 2017 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Looks like the weather will be perfect this long weekend, so make sure you get out and enjoy all our neighborhood has to offer. Here are a few event highlights from our Events calendar. Couth Buzzard Books is hosting its second annual Jazz Festival Friday through...
by Chris Maykut | May 25, 2017 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
The Phinney Neighborhood Association is looking for a Whittier Kids Program Supervisor for its program at Whittier Elementary in Ballard. You can see the full job description here. The UW Center for Pediatric Dentistry still has appointments available for children to...
by Chris Maykut | May 25, 2017 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
A group of volunteers from labor unions will construct more tiny houses at Licton Springs Tiny House Village, a new homeless encampment at 8620 Aurora Ave. N. run by the Low Income Housing Institute. The volunteers will be working from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. A coalition of...
by Chris Maykut | May 25, 2017 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections has extended the time period to comment on environmental issues related to Handy Andy Rent-A-Truck’s proposal to move from 10702 Aurora Ave. N. to 9225 Aurora Ave N. The project would change an existing wrecking yard...
by Chris Maykut | May 25, 2017 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Couth Buzzard Books, 8310 Greenwood Ave. N., is hosting its second annual Jazz Festival this Memorial Day weekend, sponsored by Earshot Jazz. The music begins at 7:30 p.m. Friday with Orville Johnson, followed at 8:30 p.m. with Birch Pereira and The Gin Joints....
by Chris Maykut | May 25, 2017 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
The Greenwood Library will close again for about two weeks beginning Monday, June 26, for the second phase of major remodeling work. The library at 8016 Greenwood Ave. N. closed from Feb. 13 to April 16 for renovation, including new carpet, a laptop bar in the teen...
by Chris Maykut | May 23, 2017 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
City Councilmember Mike O’Brien will attend the June Phinney Ridge Community Council meeting to discuss any topic of concern to neighborhood residents. The meeting is at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 6, at the Phinney Neighborhood Center, 6532 Phinney Ave. N. Our District 6...