Kirby has been in Fremont for a lifetime, as a resident, employee, employer, and playmate. She's served on the Fremont Chamber of Commerce, the Fremont Neighborhood Council and the Fremont Arts Council, and can be seen wandering the Center of the Universe year 'round. When it comes to Fremont, she likes to say she's full of it!
Two established watering holes on North 36th Street in Fremont have new owners, and new looks. Tost Lounge, at 513 N 36th #E, and Sinners & Saints, at 303 N 36th, have become history in this new year.
Come dance, sing and laugh during an outrageous rock concert being held at Dusty Strings Music Shop on Saturday, January 15th at 11a featuring the Brian Waite Band. The free concert will take audience members to magical worlds where animals are rock stars, and instruments come alive!
Due to budget cuts, as of January 1st, 2011, the Fremont Neighborhood Service Center office (also known as ‘Little City Hall’) will be closed permanently. Changes have also come to the nationally recognized Neighborhood Matching Fund program, also operated by the Department of Neighborhoods.
More than 20 members of the Bastyr University community launched their winter quarter with a chilly race into the waters of Lake Washington on Monday, January 3rd, for the 13th annual ‘Splash and Dash.’
On January 6th, local band Luc & The Lovingtons return to perform at Nectar Lounge (412 N 36th) after their incredibly successful tour with Grammy award winner Jason Mraz. Mraz chose the band as his opening act for a portion of his national tour after first encountering their hit, “The Freedom Song.” The band and Mraz also performed the song at the Freedom Awards, in November 2010, as sponsored by Free The Slaves.
The Aqualink, built by Kvichak Marine Industries (of Fremont) and designed by Incat Crowther (of Australia), has been in operation by Long Beach Transit (of California) since 2001. The reliability of the catamaran and the success of the water taxi program has resulted in a request by Long Beach Transit for Kvichak to build a second boat.
As part of the Underground Feeder Extension project, North 34th Street will be closed from Troll Way to Stone Way for two weeks starting January 3rd, during weekday construction hours (7:30a – 4p.) A second community meeting to discuss the closures, and ways to mitigate their impacts, will be held on Tuesday, December 28, at History House (790 N 34th) at 8:30a, with representatives from Seattle City Light and the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT).
On Saturday, December 18, four youngsters walked off with new bikes – thanks to Doric Lodge #92 and Wright Brothers Cycle Works – from the Fremont Branch of the Seattle Public Library. Yet, all kids and parents – and involved citizens – who attended the short but very sweet ceremony ultimately won. With generous distribution of pizza, chocolate and certificates of participation, plus the sense of accomplishment and pride that pervaded the room, all attendees got caught up in the celebration.
The entirely underground, extremely media-shy Santarchy pub crawl – or SantaCon as it is being called now – will sprawl throughout Fremont on Saturday, December 18, starting at Noon at the Fremont Troll. The official itinerary has the hoard visiting Dad Watson’s, Dubliner, Red Door, Brouwer’s, Norm’s, Nectar, Sinners & Saints, and the George & Dragon Pub.
In November, the Rotary Club of Fremont presented its annual awards. In 2009, the Fremont Rotary (also known as the Fremont Fun Club) decided to formally name these awards in the name of their founding president, the late John M. Rose. Rose embodied many of the high ethical standards envisioned in these awards – and practiced by those to whom it is given. This year, the winners are Roxy’s Diner, for the Vocational Service Award, and Stacy Heilgeist, for the Community Service Award.
