Did you attend B.F. Day Public Elementary School in its 125-years of operation? Do you know someone who attended B.F. Day? Alumni are being sought, now, and you could help greatly just by spreading the word!
This year marks a major milestone for The Lake Washington Ship Canal, The Fremont Bridge and The Ballard Locks. One hundred years ago these significant Seattle landmarks officially opened – and this summer, we all want to celebrate these transportation and maritime triumphs!
On January 26th, Captain Mark H. Freeman passed away from complications of pneumonia, leaving behind devastated friends and a long legacy of involvement, residency and entrepreneurship in Fremont and our surrounding maritime community.
Today, January 19th, around 12:30p, Seattle Fire responded to a fire in an already burnt-out apartment building, located at 2nd Ave NW, where Leary Way & N 36th St merge.
Library cardholders may use the Seattle Public Library (SPL) Museum Pass program during these days of school and work vacations to gain free admission to over a dozen partner venues around Seattle.
This fall, a few more of the pavers beneath the J.P. Patches & Gertrude statue, the ‘Late For The Interurban’ by Kevin Edwin Pettelle, will be engraved – and if you want to share your message, name or honor a friend forever in Fremont – the deadline to contact History House of Greater Seattle about your own personalized paver is Friday, August 26th at 5p.
This summer, on Sundays, if you are seeking a fun way to frolic through Fremont – and maybe show visiting friends and family a good time – consider joining The Fremont Tour. The weekly, 80-minute program begins in Solstice Plaza (behind the J.P. Patches statue,) at 1p, with advance tickets available through Brown Paper Tickets.
The Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) on the Burke-Gilman bike trail, from 11th Ave NW to the Ballard Locks, has been released for review. The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) is accepting comments on the DEIS until midnight, August 1st.
This week, the Metropolitan King County Council issued a proclamation in support of the Seattle Central Area Chamber of Commerce for recognition of Juneteenth, and African-American Independence Day. Juneteenth celebrates the day people in Texas were told that, as part of the United States of America, African-Americans were free and slavery was abolished.
For the month of May, the Fremont Historic Society (FHS) has put together a display of photographs, and maps, of area buildings that show the past and present of some of our iconic structures. The display will be on view at the Fremont Branch of the Seattle Public Library (SPL) through Tuesday, May 31st.
