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Fremont rents more than Seattle, but sweats the rent less, data shows
The City of Seattle has released a new demographic snapshot of Fremont, and the data describes a neighborhood with more renters, smaller households, and higher incomes than the city as a whole. The Office of Planning and Community Development produced a Neighborhood Snapshot for each of Seattle’s 53 Community Reporting Areas, compiling commonly requested figures on population, housing, income, education,…
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The Bryant Lumber Company in Fremont
When the Fremont neighborhood in Seattle was founded in 1888, its developers organized a business, Fremont Milling Company, at the small canal at the northwest corner of Lake Union. Timber was cleared from Fremont’s hillsides and skidded down to the water to await cutting into lumber for housebuilding. Cut lumber could be loaded onto the railroad and sent into downtown…
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The August Forum is here
This month’s issue leads with the Fremont Library, which closes Aug. 9 for an HVAC overhaul that will turn it into one of the city’s new cooling and smoke shelters. It won’t reopen until November, so we laid out what pauses, what moves to Ballard, and where to send your holds in the meantime. Also inside: a visit to The…
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School supply drive underway at Fremont Baptist Church
Fremont Baptist Church is collecting back-to-school supplies through the end of August for children living in local shelters. The church is gathering backpacks, notebooks, folders, pencils, glue and scissors, along with hygiene items such as soap, toothpaste and shampoo. Non-perishable after-school snacks are also needed. The drive runs in two phases. Through Thursday, Aug. 13, donations support the Pack It…
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A shop on N. 36th that’s really a clubhouse
The Handsome Jack Supply Co. opened in early June, and owner Murphy Gilson has stocked it with the kind of vinyl, watches, and pocket knives he loves. But he’ll tell you the shop is about more than what’s on the shelves. “Brick-and-mortar shops, if they’re going to survive, really need to offer something the online experience doesn’t,” Gilson said. “That’s…
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