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After a hard year, B.F. Day Elementary settles in with a permanent principal
Kristen Eckert took over as B.F. Day Elementary’s interim principal last year in the wake of unexpected staff departures. This spring the district made her interim title permanent. Eckert’s path to education and B.F. Day started across the sound in Gig Harbor. She grew up there, and her mother taught first and second grade. “My niece goes to that school…
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Woodland Park Avenue was once Motor Avenue, for streetcars
The Fremont block where neighbors currently disagree over parking and traffic calming measures has been changing names and shape since 1889. In early 2026, the Seattle Department of Transportation added traffic calming to Woodland Park Avenue North between North 42nd and 43rd streets. The results are still debated (References: petition, Friends of Woodland Park Ave website, woodlandparkaven.com). Long before that,…
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A daylong field trip through the Center of the Universe
While teams raced through a scavenger hunt and Upper Fremont opened its new emergency hub on Saturday, Oct. 10, 50 people spent six hours on a field trip through the neighborhood. Called Fremont’s Best Day Ever, the event was part of a free citywide series created by the Seattle Chamber of Connection and the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods. Each event…
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Fremont events this week: a scavenger hunt meets an emergency hub, plus a Sunday jaunt
Some good stuff is happening in the neighborhood this weekend. This is just a curated list; there’s plenty more going on in Fremont. See the comprehensive list at fremontneighbor.com/events. Saturday, October 10: Hunt the Universe scavenger huntHunt the Universe, a free all-day scavenger hunt, takes over Fremont on Saturday. Teams of five to 10 get 12 hours to work through…
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Fremont Fridays joins the city budget debate as public comment continues
The Seattle City Council is in the midst of deliberating how to spend $9.1 billion next year, and the councilmember who represents most of Fremont is leading the process. District 6 Councilmember Dan Strauss chairs the council’s Select Budget Committee. The committee is reviewing Mayor Katie Wilson’s proposed 2027-2028 budget released Sept. 22. The budget pays for police and fire,…
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