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Fremont battles the Big Dark with Soupocalypse
Neighborhood’s beloved soup crawl returns Jan. 29-Feb. 1 with 16 participating restaurants Fremont’s answer to the dreary end of January is back! Soupocalypse, the neighborhood’s four-day soup passport event, returns Jan. 29 through Feb. 1. The concept is simple: Pick up a passport at any participating restaurant, order soup at eight different spots to collect stickers, then turn in your…
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Fremont’s cooperative preschool where neighbors raise kids together
Woodland Park Cooperative School, Fremont’s only cooperative preschool, will open enrollment to the public Feb. 14 for the 2026-2027 school year, offering families a unique early childhood education model that emphasizes play-based learning and community involvement. The school, a nonprofit located at the Fremont Baptist Church in the heart of Fremont, is connected to North Seattle College’s Parenting Education Program.…
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Stone Way safety upgrades begin this year
Seattle’s Department of Transportation is bringing major safety improvements to Stone Way N this year, with construction expected to start soon on a project designed to make the busy corridor safer for everyone. The improvements will span Stone Way N between N Allen Place and N 36th Street, adding new crosswalks, pedestrian islands, and visibility enhancements at five intersections. The…
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Feeling powerless? Try showing up for your neighborhood
Look, we get it. The news cycle is bleak. World and national events can make you want to crawl under your weighted blanket and emerge sometime around 2028. But here’s the thing: while you can’t single-handedly solve everything happening out there, you can absolutely influence what happens right here in Fremont. That matters more than you might think. The Fremont…
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New café under construction at former Starbucks site
Good news, Fremont neighbors: that sad, shuttered Starbucks at 3401 Fremont Ave. N. is getting a second life as a new coffee shop. After sitting vacant since the Starbucks closed in the early 2020s (the former Peet’s Coffee space before that), construction is now underway to transform the corner location into a brand-new café. Construction permits dated November 2025 show…
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