January 11, 2010

A unique creative combination has turned into a monthly arts experience at the Fremont Abbey.  The Round is the brainchild of Arts Curator Nathan Marion and is described as “an intimate evening of collaborative music, slam poetry and live painting”.  It’s more than just a concert.  Three musicians share the stage together while live painters spend two hours

January 10, 2010

Carrying on a tradition began by Fred Rogers in 1997, PCC Natural Markets and KCTS 9 are teaming up for the annual Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood  Sweater Drive.  Beginning Monday, January 11, through Sunday, February 7, collection bins will be stationed at all nine PCC locations, including Fremont (600 N. 34th St), as well as inside the KCTS station lobby. 

January 8, 2010

An art benefit at the Fremont Abbey on Saturday will feature paintings and sculptures from an artist collective in the small Kenyan village of Ngecha.   The event is being organized by a group of UW students who met the artists during a study abroad trip last summer where they studied human rights theory and worked for local human rights organizations. 

January 7, 2010

Seattle Harbor Patrol has pulled a body found floating near the Fremont Bridge in the Lake Washington Ship Canal.  According to our news partner, The Seattle Times, the body is that of an adult male in his 30s and appears to have been in the water for “quite some time”.  No other information is available at this time.  (Thanks

January 7, 2010

The public is invited to an open house at Fire Station 9 on Saturday, January 9, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.  The station is located at 3829 Linden Ave N.  Families are welcome to tour the engine, learn about new improvements to the station, and meet the firefighters who serve the neighborhood.