“Oh, I love London Society! I think it has immensely improved. It is entirely composed now of beautiful idiots and brilliant lunatics. Just what Society should be.” So begins An Ideal Husband, the final production of Taproot Theatre Company’s 2011 season. In Oscar Wilde’s second most lauded play, Sir Robert Chiltern (Ryan Childers) faces [...]
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An Ideal Husband: Taproot Goes Wilde with Victorian Principles
September 25th, 2011 · No Comments · taproot theater, Theater
Tags: Greenwood·phinney·seattle theater·seattle theatre·taproot
Seafair’s Greenwood Parade: Pony rides, floats, pirates & more!!!
July 26th, 2011 · No Comments · Fred Meyer Greenwood, Greenwood
The Greenwood-Phinney Chamber of Commerce celebrates Seattle’s summer-time with the 61st annual Greenwood Seafair Parade on Wednesday July 27th from 6pm to 8:30pm. “This year we will be having Dean Ridgway from Ridgeline Ranch with his darling Welsh ponies offering pony rides in the Greenwood Fred Meyer parking lot,” says Parade Director Ann Woodward. “The [...]
Fred Meyer Develops Greenwood Parade
April 11th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Fred Meyer, Fred Meyer Greenwood
The Greenwood Parade is an annual event to celebrate the summertime and is the oldest neighborhood Seafair sanctioned parade in the Seattle area.
Tags: Fred Meyer·Greenwood·parade·phinney·Seattle
Phinney Ridge resident stars in Taproot Theatre’s production of The Odyssey
January 27th, 2011 · No Comments · Phinney Ridge, taproot theater
When Taproot Theatre launches its 35th Anniversary Season next week with The Odyssey, Phinney Ridge resident Mark Chamberlin takes the stage as Odysseus. From a Victorian miser on a journey of the soul to an ancient warrior on an odyssey of epic proportions, Chamberlin has played it all. Fresh out of his role of Ebenezer [...]
Aurora’s Proposed New Bus Lanes Strike a Chord
September 20th, 2010 · No Comments · Community Benefits, Development Projects, Public Transit
Our recent story on the grant proposal for new bus transit lanes on Aurora has really struck a chord with the Greenwood and Phinney Ridge communities. As PhinneyRidge.org is syndicated with the SeattlePI, these comments were specific to our blog site and broadening out to the PI readers: Sidewalkless in Seattle // Sep 15, 2010 [...]
Could Aurora Transit Changes Push Traffic into Greenwood-Phinney Neighborhood Streets?
September 14th, 2010 · 9 Comments · Greenwood, Phinney Ridge, Public Transit
Seattle’s Department of Transportation and King County Metro are proposing a $40 million project to improve sidewalks and add commuter bus lanes on Aurora Ave N., including the stretch that runs through Phinney-Greenwood. BAT lanes — bus lanes like the ones that already exist on southbound Aurora — would be extended to both directions of [...]
Dine Out to Fight Hunger in Phinney – Greenwood
August 28th, 2010 · No Comments · Community Benefits, Phinney Ridge
The annual “Pig Out” to fight hunger will happen across North Seattle on October 14th, 2010 including some of the top restaurants in Phinney Ridge and Greenwood. A portion of sales from designated restaurants listed below will be donated to soup kitchens that serve almost 200 meals per week to low income, disabled, and elderly [...]
Tags: charity·Greenwood·help the hungry·Phinney Ridge·phinneywood·pig out
Greenwood Help Facility Opens Today.
June 1st, 2010 · No Comments · Community Benefits, Greenwood
Today, Volunteers of America opened a new facility that will house the Greenwood Food Bank, Senior Companion Program, and Disability Services. Together, these programs help over 4,000 individuals each month. “Up until this month, we have rented three separate spaces for our programs. Now we can co-locate our programs and better integrate our services,” says [...]
Tags: Greenwood·volunteers
Phinney Garage Sale on Saturday
May 19th, 2010 · No Comments · Garage Sales, Greenwood, Phinney Ridge, Shopping
The Phinney-Greenwood Super-Super Garage Sale day is Saturday, May 22nd 2010, from 9am to 3pm. Come out for amazing deals and secret finds at the Seventeenth annual Greenwood Garage Sale Day! It’s a great opportunity to meet your neighbors and find new deals for your home. In addition to garage sales and rummage sales all [...]
Tags: garage sale·Greenwood·Phinney Ridge·Seattle·seattle garage sales
Be a part of the Greenwood Council – Leadership Roles Available.
March 3rd, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized
Rezoning near Fred Meyer? Evan Bourquard of the Greater Greenwood Design & Development Advisory Group has responded to Town Center rezone concerns with the following update, and will discuss at the next GCC. Greenwood Upzoning near Fred Meyer? Next Meeting: The next GCC meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, March 16th in the Greenwood library meeting [...]