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Before the wrecking ball: Inside Upper Fremont’s community creative lab
If you’ve walked by 4401 Fremont Ave. N. lately, you might have done a double take. The space has been everything from a fish and chips joint to a Reuben’s taproom, and when Reuben’s closed, most neighbors figured demolition was next. Instead, art started appearing in the windows. Flyers indicated it was called the “Wecelium Creative Lab.” The Wecelium Creative…
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House History: The Fremont home that came with an elephant
This article is the second in a series of Fremont house histories written by local historian Valarie Bunn. This month, we’re highlighting the Braida House at 3408 Woodland Park Avenue North, which was also a reader request. You may remember the Braida family name from the Stone Way Rising: Installment 2. The family has been in Fremont for over a…
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New speed camera on Fremont Ave part of Seattle’s school zone expansion
If you look up walking south on Fremont Ave N near N 38th Street, you’ll see a large camera wrapped in plastic on a pole. According to the Seattle Department of Transportation, the Fremont Ave camera is part of a citywide effort to improve school zone safety. B.F. Day Elementary School is located two blocks north of the camera. A…
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Spring Makers Market at Stone Way Auto March 22
If you’re tired of the gray (and who isn’t), Stone Way Auto is giving you a reason to get outside this Saturday. The Spring Makers Market runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 3621 Stone Way N, with local artists selling handmade pottery, jewelry, stained glass and more. Entry is free and all ages are welcome. Bring a can…
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Fremont group knits red hats to protest ICE, honor WWII history
When Dawn Wheeler moved back to Seattle after 11 years abroad, she was looking for ways to put down roots. She found it in a red hat. Wheeler, a Fremont resident, launched the Melt the Ice hat-making group in late January, gathering neighbors to knit and crochet red hats inspired by a Norwegian World War II resistance symbol. The group…
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