by Chris Maykut | Oct 20, 2017 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Here are some highlights of what’s happening in and near the neighborhood this weekend. See our Events calendar any time for more. Taproot Theatre, 204 N. 85th St., has extended its run of “Relativity” through Oct. 28. The Cookie Counter, 7415 Greenwood Ave. N.,...
by Chris Maykut | Oct 20, 2017 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Janet tells us her car was stolen from in front of her house on North 50th Street near 1st Avenue NW (just west of the zoo) at 6:25 a.m. on Tuesday. It’s a 1989 Honda Accord 4-door sedan, license plate number WA AHR0973. It had a black vinyl “bra” protector on the...
by Chris Maykut | Oct 19, 2017 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Seattle City Light plans to sell seven old substation property sites it no longer needs, including one in Phinney Ridge. The other six sites are in Ballard, Crown Hill and North Beach. State law requires City Light to get fair value for the sites. The Phinney site is...
by Chris Maykut | Oct 19, 2017 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Just a reminder that mayoral candidates Jenny Durkan and Cary Moon will be at the Phinney Center, 6532 Phinney Ave. N., this Sunday for a candidate forum, moderated by David Hyde and Amy Radil from KUOW. The forum is from 5-6 p.m. in the Brick Building (doors open at...
by Chris Maykut | Oct 18, 2017 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
The Broadview-Bitter Lake and Greenwood community councils are co-hosting an election forum of Seattle Port Commissioner candidates from 7-8 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 24, at Broadview United Church of Christ, 325 N. 125th St. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Candidates attending:...
by Chris Maykut | Oct 18, 2017 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
We Seattleites sure do love our books, and what better way to celebrate that love of reading than the annual Seattle7Writers’ Holiday Bookfest next month at the Phinney Neighborhood Center. The Holiday Bookfest, from 3-5 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 18, features 30 Pacific...
by Chris Maykut | Oct 16, 2017 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Woodland Park Zoo will get its first-ever rhinos next spring. The temporary Assam Rhino Reserve will be designed to spotlight wildlife trafficking and the turtle extinction crisis. It will house Greater one-horned rhinoceros, Asian brown tortoises, and demoiselle...
by Chris Maykut | Oct 16, 2017 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Seattle Public Schools is short on crossing guards to help students safely cross streets near elementary and K-8 schools, including several schools in and near Greenwood-Phinney Ridge. The part-time positions start at $15 an hour for two hours a day (10 hours a week)....
by Chris Maykut | Oct 16, 2017 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Seattle Public Schools is changing high school boundaries, so the district has scheduled five community meetings to hear from families and students about the proposed changes. The nearest open house to our neighborhood is from 6:30-8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 26, at...
by Chris Maykut | Oct 16, 2017 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Greenwood Senior Center, 525 N. 85th St., is hosting its 5th annual Costume Jewelry Drive from now through early December. They’re collecting earrings, necklaces, bracelets and pins (please put donations in Ziploc bags so they don’t have to untangle it). Donated...