by Chris Maykut | Aug 23, 2017 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
The Gumshoe 5K Walk scavenger hunt through the neighborhood raised $7,350.07 for three neighborhood nonprofits: Greenwood Senior Center, Greenwood Elementary School PTA and Phinney Ridge Lutheran Church Food Bank. That’s about $1,000 more than last year, which was...
by Chris Maykut | Aug 17, 2017 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Seattle Department of Transportation’s Safe Routes to School is celebrating upgrades to pedestrian and bike safety near the new schools opening this fall just off Aurora Avenue North at North 90th Street (Robert Eagle Staff Middle School and Cascadia Elementary...
by Chris Maykut | Aug 17, 2017 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
King County Councilmember Jeanne Kohl-Welles is having a meet-and-greet with constituents of County Council District 4 (most of Seattle north of Madison Avenue downtown and west of I-5) from 10-11:30 am. Saturday, Aug. 26, at Diva Espresso, 14419 Greenwood Ave. N....
by Chris Maykut | Aug 16, 2017 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Our neighborhood’s annual Gumshoe 5K Walk fundraiser is in its final days (it was extended by one week because of air quality and heat concerns), and will end this Sunday, Aug. 20. The traditional “Procrastishoe” is set for 3 p.m. Sunday, starting at Ken’s Market....
by Chris Maykut | Aug 16, 2017 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Seattle Public Library is now out of solar eclipse viewing glasses. SPL will livestream NASA’s Live Eclipse Megacast at 14 branches, including Greenwood, Broadview, Ballard, beginning at 10 a.m. Monday.
by Chris Maykut | Aug 16, 2017 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Seattle Parks Department has revised the site plan for the park being built on Greenwood Avenue North between North 81st and 82nd streets, just north of the Greenwood Library. The Reading Nook has been relocated to the north end of the park as it is a more...
by Chris Maykut | Aug 16, 2017 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Coindexter’s is planning to open at 8556 Greenwood Ave. N. on Sept. 1. The bar and pinball arcade will be open daily from 3 p.m. to 2 a.m., with 12 taps and plenty more bottled beers, most of it local. The menu is still being developed, but we’re told some “unique...
by Chris Maykut | Aug 15, 2017 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
The Seattle Channel’s Roberto Romero hosted a recent episode of City Stream from the Greenwood Seafair Parade. Seattle Department of Transportation’s Neighborhood Street Fund Program has released a summary of the July 19 public meeting that centered on why it wanted...
by Chris Maykut | Aug 15, 2017 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Town Hall, located downtown, is under renovation for the next 14 months, so the speakers and music venue is taking its programs on the road to several neighborhoods, including ours. All of Town Hall’s lectures, concerts, and arts programs are just $5 per person. The...
by Chris Maykut | Aug 15, 2017 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal’s office is hosting a neighborhood meetup from 5-6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 15, at the Broadview Branch Library, 12755 Greenwood Ave. N. “Outreach staff will be available to answer questions, offer constituent services, provide an...