Standoff in Greenwood is over
You may have heard helicopters buzzing the neighborhood this afternoon. King-TV sent its “Skyking” to check out some police activity at the 9000 block of 4th Ave NW. According to …
Phinney Ridge-Greenwood
News and events for Seattle’s Phinney Ridge and Greenwood neighborhoods.
Fender bender on Aurora Bridge
An accident on the Aurora Bridge backed up northbound traffic all the way to Belltown this evening. We snapped this photo on the way home to Ballard…
Phinney Farmers Market returns Friday
Back for its second season, the Phinney Farmers Market will be open 3-7 p.m. every Friday through Oct. 3 in the lower parking lot at the Phinney Neighborhood Center. The …
Package stolen off front porch
A woman on 56th St. near 7th Ave. called Seattle Police after someone stole a U.S. Postal Service package right off her front porch. The package, sent by her mom, …
The Aurora Bridge speed trap
Seattle motorcycle cops are back at it today at the north end of the Aurora Bridge, catching northbound speeders. We see them there a few times a month — the …
10 ladders stolen from the PNA
Someone broke into a storage area inside the Phinney Neighborhood Association last week and stole ten ladders worth an estimated $2,500, according to a Seattle police report. The suspect was …
Two art walks Saturday
The Phinney-Greenwood ArtWalk is today from noon to 5 p.m., and then the Ballard ArtWalk gets underway at 6 p.m. Also, the public library is hosting the Ballard High School …
Microsoft bus now coming to Ballard, Fremont
The Microsoft Connector bus, which shuttles Microsoft employees to Redmond, is now serving Ballard and Fremont. The buses come equipped with WiFi, of course. Service began on Monday.
Zillow home values hold in North Seattle
The real estate site Zillow released a map today that shows the changes in home values (as calculated by Zillow) over the last year. If I’m reading the map correctly, …
Help a food bank with your fruit tree
Here’s an idea that could help ailing food banks: The Phinney Neighborhood is organizing the aptly named “Neighborhood Fruit Tree Harvest” that collects fruit for local food banks. There’s a meeting at …
Ridge’s Greenwood Bakery suddenly closes
A tipster hankering for a cookie at the Greenwood Bakery on Phinney Ridge discovered a locked door and a sign saying they’re permanently closed. Even weirder, “there were still cookies in the …
Long walk to the nearest grocery store
The Seattle-King County Food Council has published a report on the neighborhoods with the least easy access to food. With the temporary disappearance of the Ballard QFC (the new Ballard …