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Historic Fremont home demolished to make way for townhouses
A 121-year-old Queen Anne-style home at 3840 Linden Ave. N, also known as the Jacobsen House, was demolished last Thursday, making way for a new eight-unit townhouse development in the heart of Fremont. The house, built in 1904 for the Jacobsen family, was designed by prominent Seattle architect Victor W. Voorhees and featured in his
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Fremont in the Wild: The secret fingerboard skatepark
Location: Alley behind the Fremont Library Spotted by: Zac Hanson Sometimes the best art in Fremont isn’t the stuff you can see from blocks away…it’s the tiny treasures hiding in plain sight, waiting for someone to take a closer look. Tucked into the alley behind the Fremont Library, someone has built a miniature skatepark complete
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Fremont Neighbor Note for October 17
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Welcome to Fremont Neighbor Note, our Friday series highlighting what’s happening in and around our neighborhood. October 22: Fremont Chamber Annual Public Safety Breakfast – Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell will serve as keynote speaker at the Fremont Chamber of Commerce’s Public Safety Breakfast on Wednesday, Oct. 22, from 8:30 to 10 a.m. at Fremont Foundry.
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Public Safety Survey open through end of November
The annual Seattle Public Safety Survey is now open and accepting responses through Nov. 30. The survey is part of the Seattle Police Department’s Micro-Community Policing Plans and is conducted by researchers at Seattle University’s Crime & Justice Research Center. The survey – which is available in 11 languages – collects feedback from Seattle residents
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A.B. Ernst Park expansion targets Spring 2026 start
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Good news from the Sept. 30 open house at A.B. Ernst Park: the expansion is finally heading toward construction, with groundbreaking expected in early spring 2026. Seattle Parks and Recreation representatives confirmed that construction documents are complete and permitting is nearly wrapped up. The city plans to bid the project in early 2026 to get
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