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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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Flavortown comes to Fremont
Food Network star Guy Fieri turned up in Fremont on Sunday, his signature Camaro parked outside Local Tide. Fremonsters spotted the celebrity chef at the 401 N 36th St. seafood counter. It wasn’t his first trip to the neighborhood. The former owner of the Red Door, Pete Hanning, said Fieri visited the now-closed bar years ago. Online, some speculated the stop…
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Fremont events August 4
Some good stuff happening in the neighborhood this week. This is just a curated list; there’s plenty more going on in Fremont. August 4: Seattle Night Out Join your neighbors for Seattle Night Out on Tuesday as block parties take place throughout Fremont and across the city. This national event, promoted by Seattle Police Department Crime Prevention Coordinators, is designed…
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Brown Bear Car Wash: A Fremont fixture since the 1980s
At the Fremont Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Awards Ceremony March 26, 2006, the chamber presented the Local Hero Award to a recipient who wasn’t there to receive it. Victor Odermat, the Marine Corps veteran who founded Brown Bear Car Wash in 1957, passed away on Veterans Day 2025 at age 95. His son, Brown Bear President Lance Odermat, accepted the…
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Strauss bill expands utility discounts; here’s how to apply
A new law sponsored by District 6 Councilmember Dan Strauss, who represents much of Fremont, will make utility discounts available to tens of thousands more Seattle households. The City Council voted unanimously July 14 to expand the city’s Utility Discount Program, which lowers Seattle City Light and Seattle Public Utilities bills for low-income residents. The bill was co-sponsored by Council…
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