by Chris Maykut | Apr 9, 2018 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Woodland Park Zoo now has its first-ever rhino. Taj, a 17-month-old male greater one-horned rhino, arrived on Friday after a two-day road trip from San Diego. A second male, Glenn, is coming soon from Ohio (he was named for the late astronaut and Senator John Glenn)....
by Chris Maykut | Apr 6, 2018 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Seems to be a quiet weekend in the neighborhood. Check our Events calendar any time for what’s happening in the neighborhood. Seattle Folklore Society presents Alice Wallace in concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Phinney Neighborhood Center, 6532 Phinney Ave....
by Chris Maykut | Apr 5, 2018 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Seattle Parks and Recreation is now accepting nominations for a name for the new park by the Greenwood Library. The park, on Greenwood Avenue between 81st and 82nd streets, was graded and planted with grass last year; construction of all the elements will happen this...
by Chris Maykut | Apr 5, 2018 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Next week is Spring Break for Seattle Public Schools, and The Seattle Public Library has a bunch of free activities to keep kids busy. Here’s what’s happening in and near our neighborhood. Check out the Library’s website for a list of all Spring Break activities...
by Chris Maykut | Apr 4, 2018 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Seattle Public Schools will have two levies on the February 2019 ballot. Both would replace expiring levies for operations and capital improvements. Three more public meetings are scheduled (two have already happened). The nearest meeting to our neighborhood is from...
by Chris Maykut | Apr 4, 2018 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Woodland Park Zoo recently joined The Seattle Public Library’s Museum Pass program, which gives Library cardholders free admission to 16 Seattle museum and cultural organizations. Each day 50 zoo passes will be available. Each pass allows up to four people ages 3 and...
by Chris Maykut | Apr 3, 2018 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Sponsored post written by MultiCare Indigo Urgent Care – Wallingford The rain is warmer. The days are longer. The weeds are blooming. And, yes, your nasal passages are swollen. If you’re like many of us, spring allergies are as predictable as rain in Seattle....
by Chris Maykut | Apr 3, 2018 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Just a reminder that the Phinney Ridge Community Council meets at 7 p.m. tonight (Tuesday) at the Phinney Neighborhood Center, 6532 Phinney Ave. N. The main topic on the agenda is a discussion of “Age Friendly Communities Making Seattle a Great Place to Grow Up and...
by Chris Maykut | Apr 2, 2018 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Late this afternoon the Seattle City Council passed zoning/parking regulations that will, along other things, increase the residential areas considered to be near “frequent transit” service, which does not require housing developers to provide any parking....
by Chris Maykut | Apr 2, 2018 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
KUOW has undertaken a long-term project reporting on the length of Aurora Avenue/State Route 99. It’s called “Along the Mother Road” and covers housing development, paving, sidewalks, safety, homelessness, the downtown tunnel, and more. Several...