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Route 40’s final to-do list in Fremont
The Seattle Department of Transportation sent out a project update last week with the remaining Route 40 work in Fremont. Here’s what’s happening: SDOT said these updates are partly based on feedback from local businesses and people who bike through the area. Crews are also working through their “punch list,” which is a final checklist of smaller items that need…
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Lenin’s Latest Look: Mother Nature, with Jimothy on her shoulder
This is far from Lenin’s first costume change. Fremont’s Lenin has suited up for World Cup watch parties and donned Snowman and Jack O’Lenin heads for the holidays. Credit where it’s due: talented Fremont Arts Council members. Catch more of their handiwork next Saturday at Luminata, the Council’s lantern procession around Green Lake.
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New newsstand at Accidental Park, plus the September Forum
Neighbors tipped us off that Accidental Park – up the stairs off North 43rd Street, between Palatine and Greenwood Avenues North – was exactly the kind of spot that needed a newsstand. We agreed. There’s one there now, perfectly positioned for sunset views and neighborhood meetups. See it running low? Tell us at editor@fremontneighbor.com and we’ll get it restocked. Also…
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Fremont Fridays goes out big, then boots-on at Troll’s Knoll
Good things are happening around the neighborhood this weekend. This is just a curated list; there’s plenty more going on in Fremont. For everything on tap over the next two weeks, see the full list at fremontneighbor.com/events. Friday, September 11 5 p.m. · Fremont Fridays · live music at venues across Fremont; this is the 2026 season’s “Summer Finale,” last…
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Meet Jimothy: Fremont’s new traffic-calming mascot
A paved utility alley in lower Fremont has quickly become one of Fremont’s newest attractions: a sprawling mural of global sensation Jimothy the raccoon. Flyers hung on nearby utility poles now point visitors toward it with the familiar Fremont mantra: “Stay Weird.” The project’s creator, Kelsey Hoffman, who lives in a building on the alley between North 36th and 38th…
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