What better way to ring in the new year than atop an unwieldy cargo bike? Hop on your bike (any bike) and join the fun. Check out the pictures from last year to get your motor runnin’.
Seattle Cargo Bike Rides
All rides end at a city park for a community potluck pic-nic.
Everyone is invited, cargo bike [...]

Wazup in nearby neighborhoods?  Yep, time for our weekly round-up!
A Fire Strikes Four Greenwood Businesses:  Phinneywood did an amazing job covering the horrible fire that hit Greenwood early Friday morning.  Their coverage began with breaking news updates and video of the fire, and they continue to cover the effects of the fire on the Taproot [...]

Nicole Starnes Taylor, Principal Architect at MaKe Design Studio (156 NE 59th St), wrote to tell us that she and two other architects will be presenting a free remodeling seminar this Sunday from 1:00-3:00 at the Ballard Library (5614 22nd Ave NW).  They will share the design and permitting process as well as answer specific [...]

Wazup in nearby neighborhoods?
The proposed new Seattle Public Schools attendance boundaries have got everybody talking: Wallingford, Phinneywood, Fremont, Eastlake, Laurelhurst, Pinehurst, Queen Anne, Magnolia, Ballard …
Candidates for Mayor, City Attorney, and City Council are doing the rounds: see them Tuesday in Wallingford. They’ve already made stops in Ballard, Eastlake, and Northgate, where Mallahan [...]

Heya Green Lake. Here’s what’s been going down nearby:

While the their library was closed for renovations, many Wallingford residents were heading up to the Green Lake library.  The party’s over: the Wallingford library is open again.

Businesses come:  a new Wallingford tanning salon, a Mini dealership in Lake City, a new cafe in Fremont, a [...]

North Seattle School Fair
Saturday, October 17th
9-11 am
St. Alphonsus School Cafeteria
5816 15th Ave NW (Ballard)
Looking to enroll in kindergarten or middle school but don’t know where to start? This is a great opportunity for busy parents to quickly survey many local public, independent and catholic schools available to residents in North Seattle. Free event. [...]

We went to the zoo today and learned about Penguins on the March, a Seattle neighborhood art exhibit:
This summer, sixty-two Seattle artists of all ages and experience levels painted, embellished and decorated 22″ fabricated penguins as a community celebration of art and wildlife conservation, inspired by Woodland Park Zoo’s brand new Humboldt penguin exhibit, which [...]