Tomorrow evening (March 31, 2011) at 7 p.m., Mockingbird Books (7220 Woodlawn Ave NE) is presenting a panel of four local young adult authors. One of the featured authors, Green Lake resident Lisa Cach, wrote to let us know that a geocache has been created in honor of her new book, Wake Unto Me, which is being released tomorrow. “Geocaching is an immensely popular, family-friendly activity where you find caches using a GPS unit,” Lisa explains. Copies of Wake Unto Me can be found in the cache, she says, “as well as lots of other goodies, including gift certificates to Mockingbird Books and…
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North Seattle Round-up
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 Theatre, Green Bean Coffeehouse, PAWS Cat City and the community as a whole, as well as to explain the cleanup and wall-stabilization processes. Information about a relief fund can be found here. What caused the blaze? Phinney Ridge Seattle speculates that arson was at…
North Seattle Roundup
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 fabric boutique in Magnolia. Businesses go: Wallingford’s Winchell’s Donuts and Rancho Bravo (temporarily), Magnolia’s Go Legs Cycle Studio, Select Hair Salon in Laurelhurst, Tigertail in Phinney, the Crown Hill QFC. Businesses expand: Greenwood’s Fred Meyer and Taqueria Tequila (maybe), Phinney’s Ken’s Market. Businesses move: …
Green Lake Gunpoint Robberies Linked to Similar Incidents in Magnolia and Northgate
Police are finally confirming that the Green Lake robberies may be linked to similar events in Magnolia and Northgate: Rash of random attacks in Seattle 11:52 PM PDT on Wednesday, September 9, 2009 By CHRIS DANIELS / KING 5 News SEATTLE – Is a group of men randomly assaulting and robbing people late at night? That’s the question Seattle Police are trying to answer after a series of late night armed robberies around the city. Early Wednesday morning, four people were sitting on a park bench in Magnolia when three men approached, waved guns and robbed the victims. A day…
