July 27, 2010

Fresh from SDOT: Crews from the Seattle Department of Transportation will be mowing overgrowth along southbound Aurora Avenue North this morning, from W. Raye Street to W. Galer Street, from about 9 a.m. to no later than noon. There will be a rolling closure of the curb lane to allow crews to work safely. Bus

July 26, 2010

This was supposed to be the first day of work on the controversial Nickerson Street diet. But as of 11am, there was no sign of any work being done at all. SDOT update at 2:30pm: The contractor plans to mobilize today and set up the no parking signs. Either this afternoon or tomorrow they will

July 26, 2010

The Fremont Neighborhood Council meets tonight at 7 p.m., at the History House, 790 N. 34th St. Come to hear the latest on the trolley bus system evaluation from Chris O’Claire. Changes affect routes that pass through Fremont. There will also be a follow-up on the Fremont Fair. All Fremont residents are eligible to join,

July 23, 2010

Would-be Michelangelos: come out Saturday between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. to the 46th Street Mural Project and help make the wall under Aurora beautiful in this first “Community Painting Day.” Sign up on the Google docs spreadsheet. Painting began in a few weeks ago.

July 21, 2010

Workers at the Fremont branch (464 N. 36th St.) of Rain City Video don’t know when the end is coming, so don’t ask. But in the store and online, they’re telling you that their vast library of 20,000 DVDs is for sale, so buy, buy, buy before the store goes bye, bye, bye. Deals are