House fire on Phinney Ridge
Updated: More than a dozen fire units responded to a fully-involved house fire at 5511 2nd Ave. NW on Phinney Ridge at 7:40 p.m. Friday evening. As I drove to …
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News from the neighborhoods next door, Phinney Ridge and Greenwood… Photos from last night’s Greenwood Seafair parade Zak & Zoe dog boutique moving into Phinney Old graffiti-covered McDonald’s looks new …
Bag fee going to a council vote
We had quite the discussion on this story a few weeks ago, so here’s an update. The full Seattle City Council is expected to vote Monday on a proposal to charge …
Annual Seafair parade in Greenwood today
One of the oldest and largest summer parades in Seattle, the annual Seafair parade in Greenwood begins at 6 p.m. today (Wednesday). The route is Greenwood Avenue from 95th to …
Patas monkey dies at Zoo
Woodland Park Zoo staff euthanized T.C., a 14-year-old male patas monkey, following a “sudden and severe decline in health due to congestive heart failure.” Patas monkeys can live 15 to …
Low tide walks this weekend
It’s another very low tide this weekend, so if you’ve ever wondered what seastars eat, why barnacles stand on their heads and how moon snails lay their eggs, ask the …
The weekend events calendar
– Tonight (Friday) from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. is the “Third Friday art show” at the Phinney Neighborhood Association blue building. – Saturday is the 8th annual Ballard Art-in-the …
Zoo breaks ground on new penguin exhibit
The Woodland Park Zoo is hosting both the mayor and county executive today to break ground on a $6.5 million penguin exhibit. The 17,000-square-foot project, located near the west entrance, …
Water outage in east Ballard
Updated: A water main broke along 50th St. around 7 p.m., leaving hundreds of homes in east Ballard without water or with very low water pressure. Seattle Public Utilities says …
Introducing our new blog, PhinneyWood.com
It’s been six months since we launched My Ballard, and the response has been unbelievable. The biggest surprise has been the enormous role that all of you play in helping …
Scooter crash on 8th Ave.
With high gas prices, we’ve seen a lot more scooters on the road lately. Shortly after 8 a.m. today, a woman crashed her scooter on 8th Ave. near 73rd St. …
Food and wine boutique coming to Phinney
Here’s an interesting addition to Phinney Ridge. A “food and wine boutique” called Picnic is coming soon to the Fini condo building at 68th and Greenwood. While you can drop …