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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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Wildfire smoke, heat hit Fremont through Friday
The Puget Sound Clean Air Agency and local public health agencies warn that air quality could reach levels unhealthy for sensitive groups across the region, and conditions are expected to worsen through the week. Sensitive groups include children, adults older than 65, pregnant people, and those with asthma or heart and lung conditions. Most of the smoke is coming from…
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Fremont on the Rocks draws record crowd
More than 200 people turned out last Thursday, July 30 for the second annual Fremont on the Rocks, the Fremont Chamber of Commerce’s cocktail walk through the neighborhood’s core. Ten local businesses hosted tasting stations, with drinks supplied by area bars and poured by Fremont Neighborhood Council and Chamber volunteers. Turnout jumped from about 70 last year, said Pete Hanning,…
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