November 20, 2009

The former church building may be nearing 100 years old itself, but the Fremont Abbey Arts Center (4272 Fremont Ave N) is celebrating its 4th birthday there and everyone is invited to the party!  After undergoing extensive renovations completed in 2008, courtesy of a grant from the City of Seattle Department of Neighborhoods, the “community-driven,

November 19, 2009

I don’t know about you, but I’m ready for all this rain to go away.  Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like it will happen this weekend.  At least there are plenty of distractions to hopefully makes things a little better. Girls Rock! Seattle is hosting a benefit show on Friday at High Dive (513 N. 36th St) to raise

November 19, 2009

Update at 9 p.m.: Police have made an arrest, and the standoff is over. Earlier: On the western edge of Fremont, a large police response along with a SWAT team are serving a warrant, closing traffic in the area. It all began earlier this evening at 8th and Leary, and the standoff is stretching into

November 19, 2009

Firefighters responded to a house at the corner of 42nd and Evanston just after midnight this morning and discovered flames shooting out the front door. A few minutes later, firefighters had the flames under control. Fortunately, everyone got out of the house safely and there were no injuries. Investigators have determined that the fire was

November 18, 2009

Don’t forget that this afternoon the Department of Planning and Development is sponsoring an open house at the Fremont Public Library (731 N. 35th St) from 4:00-6:00 p.m. to discuss the future of the neighborhood and how it might grow from here.  There is a proposal to rezone two specific areas of industrial zoning within what is