by PhinneyWood | Feb 29, 2016 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Amy says her family’s surveillance camera caught a woman stealing her 11-year-old son’s shoes off their front porch at North 75th Street and Fremont Avenue early on Saturday morning. This woman had two big bags and she stuffed the shoes into the bag. This...
by PhinneyWood | Feb 26, 2016 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Some neighbors are taking matters into their own hands to clean up trash on sidewalks and streets. The Seattle Clean Street Collective is a volunteer group that will launch its pilot trash pickup program at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 5, at the Aurora Commons, 8914...
by PhinneyWood | Feb 26, 2016 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Here’s what’s happening in our neighborhood this weekend. Check our Events calendar for more. Difficult Conversations Series: Seeing the Water — Whiteness in Daily Life from 7-8:30 p.m. Friday at the PNA in the Blue Building. $5-10 suggested...
by PhinneyWood | Feb 25, 2016 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
JRA Bike Shop just moved from NW 84th Street and 8th Avenue NW to 1120 NW 85th St. Have a Heart recreational marijuana shop has opened in the infamous “Checkers” location on the corner of NW 85th Street and 3rd Avenue NW. In October we told you that the owners had...
by PhinneyWood | Feb 25, 2016 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
The Phinney Ridge Community Council meets at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Phinney Neighborhood Association, 6532 Phinney Ave. N. The meeting is open to the public. On the agenda: Continuing discussion of the proposed multifamily development at 6726 Greenwood Ave. N., which...
by PhinneyWood | Feb 25, 2016 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
Woodland Park Zoo is asking for advice to plan its next major exhibit, the renovation of Tropical Asia, a 3.4-acre area that formerly housed elephants. We have designed three exhibit concepts with selected species and experiences that have the potential to connect...
by PhinneyWood | Feb 23, 2016 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
designerSkin Studios is hoping for a mid-March opening at 6421 Phinney Ave. N. (where Le Merde used to be before moving to 7315 Greenwood Ave. N.) Owner and esthetician Ashli Danielle lives in Ballard and has been a makeup artist and hairstylist for 11 years. She...
by PhinneyWood | Feb 23, 2016 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
The Sneakery is celebrating its 10th anniversary at 612 NW 65th St. with 20 percent off everything in the store this Thursday through Sunday. The Sneakery sells socks, shoelaces, and shoes in sizes from infant 4 to adult 14. They specialize in original heritage...
by PhinneyWood | Feb 23, 2016 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
The Phinney Neighborhood Association’s PNA Village is expanding into Ballard west of 15th Avenue NW and is looking for volunteers to help people “age in place” while remaining independent. The PNA Village is hosting an informational session and optional training on...
by PhinneyWood | Feb 22, 2016 | PhinneyWood Neighborhood
The annual Gumshoe scavenger hunt needs one more partner nonprofit to help it get the word out and share in the proceeds. In the past, the Gumshoe has split the proceeds among three neighborhood nonprofits: Greenwood Elementary School PTA, Greenwood Senior Center, and...
