May 1, 2010

So, spring didn’t magically appear today, but regardless of the weather, festivities are still going on in and around Fremont today (see previous entries below!). I had to run some errands today and knew May Day wouldn’t be complete without some kind of sign on the Lenin Statue. I was right: Thousands of proletariats around

April 30, 2010

Around 4:30 Tuesday morning (4/27), someone used a brick to break out the front window of Essenza at 615 N. 35th Street.  The thief took several bottles of perfume along with petty cash in the register.  Officers looked for blood and fingerprints but couldn’t find any evidence.  Surveillance cameras at the location were not working

April 30, 2010

Fremonters (or is Fremonsters?): If you feel like doing some spring cleaning tomorrow (May 1) for the good of your neighborhood, show up ready to work anytime between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. at the Powerhouse (Fremont Ave. north of 36th St.) for an Adopt-a-Street clean-up of Fremont Ave. and other parts of Fremont. Bags, gloves

April 30, 2010

We weren’t kidding about all the activity this weekend to usher in the beginning of a real spring to Seattle. We’ve posted about the Fremont Village Festival, May Day (Fremont Arts Council) and now, the opening of the Meerkats exhibit on Saturday. After a 10-year absence, meerkats are back at the Woodland Park Zoo –

April 30, 2010

Local painter Ryan Henry Ward has left the mark of his trade all around Seattle, literally. Using a style that combines chalk, oil and acrylic paints, Ward is most well known for his bright and whimsical murals that can be seen on abandoned walls and on the sides of homes and businesses around town–you’ll know it’s