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Fremont History: Who was B.F. Day?
This article comes from a recent post on the Fremont History blog. Enjoy! Benjamin Franklin Day was 45 years old when he and his wife Frances arrived in Seattle in the spring of 1880. Born in Ohio, B.F. Day had farmed in Illinois, Iowa and Missouri. Biographical notes indicate that Day wanted to leave farming because of the hard physical labor. We don’t know why he chose to come to Seattle, but as a former…
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PCs for People keeps Fremont’s tech-for-good legacy alive
Tucked away in Fremont sits a warehouse that’s been quietly transforming lives through technology for over two decades. PCs for People, formerly known as InterConnection, has been a fixture in our neighborhood for 26 years. While the name on the sign may be changing (eventually!), the mission remains the same. “That’s the thing I love talking about…our team is phenomenal,”…
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Neighbors create art together at the Fremont Sunday Market
Visitors to the Fremont Sunday Market today picked up paintbrushes and added their own touches to a community mural under the Fremont Bridge thanks to Fremont Creative District volunteers. Local artist Maggie Butler designed the three paneled paint-by-numbers project, which drew neighbors of all ages throughout the rainy afternoon. People stopped by the booth to paint, chat, and learn about…
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Fremont Neighbor Note for November 14
Welcome to Fremont Neighbor Note, our Friday series highlighting what’s happening in and around our neighborhood. November 15: Ross Park Emergency Hub Open House – The Ross Park Emergency Hub hosts a drop-in open house Saturday, Nov. 15, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Ross Park Shelter to demonstrate how neighbors help neighbors during major disasters. The volunteer-run hub…
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Fremont Baptist Church shows neighborhood spirit with fresh orange trim
The next time you stroll past the Fremont Baptist Church, you might do a double take. The historic congregation has given its trim a fresh coat of paint in a distinctive orange shade. According to the Fremont Baptist Church Office Manager, Jan, the color comes from their long-running market booth where they do outreach at the Fremont Fair. While it…
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