We have a good inch on the ground around our Ballard house, and it’s a nasty commute just about everywhere. For starters, avoid the steep roads climbing up to Phinney […]
Category: Phinney Ridge-Greenwood
News and events for Seattle’s Phinney Ridge and Greenwood neighborhoods.
Snow back in the forecast
Forecasters say we could see a trace to 2 inches of snow overnight Saturday and into Sunday. As always, Phinney Ridge is the most likely to see a little snow. […]
Icy conditions make for tough commute
First, it took about ten minutes to carve all the ice off the windshield. Then the commute over the Ridge was challenging, to say the least. “Traffic is REALLY backed […]
Light snow around the neighborhood
For a few minutes, ice pellets were coming down fast and furious. Then it turned to snow and started to melt. We took this photo on Phinney around 8 p.m. […]
The view from Fremont Peak Park
With the sunny skies, we decided to check out Fremont Peak Park, a brand new city park that opened in November. It’s a small, beautiful park. But the reason you’ll […]
Events in the neighborhood this weekend
– The Fremont Art walk is tonight, Friday, 6-9 p.m. Full program here. – Also in Fremont, High Dive is hosting a fundraiser show for Arts Corps, Saturday beginning at […]
Happy New Year everyone!
Let’s hope it gets off to a better start than the fireworks show. Geesh.
A review of Tigertail
The bar-restaurant Tigertail has been open for a few weeks now (on 65th just east of 8th), so we decided to stop on in. Really, it’s not a restaurant, but […]
New Italian restaurant coming soon
The sign just went up at Il Giardino, a new Italian restaurant that will soon open in a remodeled home on 65th St. and 8th Ave. In fact, it’s just […]
A little Christmas snow
It started around noon as a rain-snow mix. Then at 1 p.m., it changed to snow. And a half-hour later, it began to stick around our Ballard home. So we […]
Christmas Ship at Golden Gardens
This Friday, the annual Christmas Ship pulls up to Golden Gardens to spread its holiday cheer from 9:05 to 9:25 p.m. Of course, getting to the park is still a […]
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