On Sunday, February 27th, from Noon – 6p, Henry Burton invites everyone to stop by Fremont Place Books (a.k.a. Fremont Place Book Company) to celebrate 22-years of books and bookselling, and to say good-bye to it all. Additionally, he hopes book lovers, bargain shoppers, and shopkeepers will come in to buy up the inventory, office supplies and furnishings.
From the “only in Fremont” files, a large heart was hung on the bronze sculpture of Vladimir Lenin in celebration of Valentine’s Day, on Monday, February 14, 2011.
We in Fremont always think of Theo when we need to fulfill our chocolate fix – but do not forget Theo Chocolate when it comes to the upcoming chocolate holiday of the year – Valentine’s Day, Monday, February 14th.
On Sunday, February 13th, 2011, from 6p – 10p, Moisture Festival will hold the most romantic of all fundraisers – for what says love more than square dancing… At Hale’s Palladium (4301 Leary Way N.W.), the aerialists, musicians and ghost of Mae West invite Moisture Festival lovers, and supporters, to come experience a night of romance.
Now at the Seattle Boat Show, at Qwest Field Event Center, through Sunday, January 30th, will be four men who plan to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a 29-foot rowboat starting in December 2011. Atlantic Ocean Rowing Race veterans Greg Spooner and (Fremonster) Jordan Hanssen, Olympic Gold Medalist Adam Kreek, and former UW rower Richard Tarbill will be available from 10a – 8p each day of the Boat Show to answer questions about their experiences, and plans.
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.
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.’
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).
