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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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Late night crisis response comes to Fremont’s streets
Seattle’s Community Crisis Responders expanded their hours last month, adding early-morning and late-night coverage citywide. CCRs, the unarmed behavioral health teams dispatched through 911, now operate 6:30 a.m. to 1 a.m. daily. This is up from the previous noon-to-10-p.m. window, according to the Seattle CARE Department. The department says the change was prompted by call data showing about 84% of…
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Introducing our new events page: the digital light pole full of flyers
Are you sticking around for the weekend and wondering what else there is to do besides Bumbershoot? Well, Fremont Neighbor has something for you: A DIGITAL LIGHT POLE FULL OF FLYERS. We’ve heard from readers that they want a comprehensive Fremont event calendar. We finally think we figured it out at fremontneighbor.com/events, which has everything from book groups to volunteering to shows! If you notice an…
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Oktoberfest looking for volunteers
Fremont Oktoberfest, Seattle’s largest beer festival featuring craft brews from local and international brewers, traditional German food, and live entertainment, returns to the neighborhood Sept. 18-20. Organizers say they need more than 700 volunteers to keep the beer flowing. Shifts run just three to four hours, and in exchange, volunteers walk away with free admission, beer tokens, and more. Alexa…
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Where Fremont Gathers: Inside the Seattle Elks Lodge #92
At the Seattle Elks Lodge #92 at 3014 3rd Ave. N, you can sing karaoke, order dinner, or settle in for a game night. You can also help pay for a therapist to visit a child’s home somewhere in Washington. That combination is how the lodge’s leadership describe the organization located in the building on the Ship Canal’s south bank,…
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