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Benches fit for a Troll
Friends of the Troll’s Knoll celebrated the installation of two new basalt stone benches at the Fremont Troll with a ribbon cutting on July 10. Volunteers, sculptor John Hoge, the Fremont Chamber of Commerce, and King County District 4 Councilmember Jorge Baron gathered at the Hall of Giants to mark the occasion. The benches, carved by Hoge and funded in…
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Down comes the Ballroom block
Demolition started Monday on the Ballroom block. Crews are tearing down the buildings at 452 N 36th St. that once housed Roxy’s, the Back Door, Norm’s, Caffe Ladro, and Baila Bar. The Ballroom’s iconic dancing couple sign is being preserved and will be mounted at the top of the new building. A seven-story, 178-unit mixed-use building from Holland Partner Group…
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Forum No. 4 is out: The Fremont Bridge had a resident. She made a film.
The July issue of the Fremont Neighbor Forum is in the wild. Find it at our Dinosaur and Lower Fremont Flyer Board newsstands, with a few copies on poles around the neighborhood. Free as always. This issue features the story of Freyja Whitney, a local animator who spent nine months in the Fremont Bridge’s Rapunzel tower and made a documentary…
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60 Love Rocks are coming to Fremont Parks
Keep your eyes peeled starting July 3. Fremont neighbor Vivian Zirk is hiding 60 hand-painted rocks across five neighborhood parks, continuing a local tradition that has been delighting neighbors and visitors of all ages for years. The hunt kicks off Friday afternoon in honor of International Drop a Rock Day, which is a “global event that unites rock artists to…
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New benches heading to the Troll
Folks who stop by the Troll for a photo will soon have somewhere to sit and stay a while. Friends of the Troll’s Knoll, a community group dedicated to maintaining and activating the green space around the Fremont Troll, has installed metal benches at several spots in Troll’s Knoll Forest. This includes a pair at City View Bluff that look…
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