by Chris Maykut | Jun 22, 2017 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Just a reminder that the Greenwood Library will close again for about two weeks beginning Monday 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...
by Chris Maykut | Jun 22, 2017 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Licton Springs Tiny House Village at 8620 Aurora Ave. N. will have a ribbon cutting ceremony at 12 p.m. Friday for its new shower and laundry pavilion. Opened in April and operated by The Low Income Housing Institute, the village is one of six sanctioned homeless...
by Chris Maykut | Jun 21, 2017 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Sponsored post by UW Medicine. Despite our dreary climate, skin cancer in Washington is more common than you think As Pacific Northwesterners, we know it rains all the time and sun is a rarity reserved for the summer months. But all those storm clouds don’t protect us...
by Chris Maykut | Jun 21, 2017 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
The Greenwood Knights Car Club is hosting the 25th annual Greenwood Car Show, with an estimated 800 classic cars stretching more than a mile and half down Greenwood Avenue, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. this Saturday. Tens of thousands of people are expected to attend. This...
by Chris Maykut | Jun 20, 2017 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Update Wednesday: Today’s exam shows the calf is a girl, who stands 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighs 149 pounds. You can see pictures and video of the giraffe on the zoo’s blog. Earlier: Early this morning, Woodland Park Zoo’s 8-year-old giraffe,...
by Chris Maykut | Jun 20, 2017 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
The Washington State Utilities and Transportation Commission today approved a settlement agreement that imposes the highest penalty ever on Puget Sound Energy for the 2016 Greenwood gas explosion that leveled three businesses and damaged another 50. The main penalty...
by Chris Maykut | Jun 19, 2017 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
The Phinney Neighborhood Community Chorus’s annual concert to benefit a school in Haiti raised far more money this year than previously. Chorus member Mike Veitenhans tells me the chorus had hoped to raise $8,000. But shortly before Saturday night’s concert, a...
by Chris Maykut | Jun 19, 2017 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
BECU will open a Neighborhood Financial Center at 101 NW 85th St., in the new Janus Apartments building across the street from Fred Meyer. The credit union financial center will be more than 3,200 square feet. It is expected to open late this year. As with BECU’s...
by Chris Maykut | Jun 16, 2017 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Here are some highlights of what’s happening in and around Phinney Ridge and Greenwood this weekend. Check our Events calendar for more. “Busman’s Honeymoon” continues at Taproot Theatre, 204 N. 85th St. through June 24. Upcycled Fairy Garden Workshop for...
by Chris Maykut | Jun 16, 2017 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Update: According to City Light’s outage map, power has been restored to all customers. Earlier: Power is out to about 400 Seattle City Light customers in Greenwood, roughly between North/NW 85th Street up to 92nd Street, and between Phinney Avenue North and 3rd...