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SDOT’s back-to-school assignment: Making Fremont intersections safer
Just in time for Seattle Public Schools’ Sept. 3 start date, the Seattle Department of Transportation has completed safety improvements at two Fremont intersections. Fresh white daylighting markings at North 40th Street and Fremont Avenue North near B.F. Day Elementary create no-parking zones that improve visibility between drivers and pedestrians. At North 43rd Street and Fremont Avenue North, a new…
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Fremont Neighbor Notes for August 29
Hello, neighbors! Welcome to Fremont Neighbor Notes, a Friday guide to what’s happening around our community in the coming week. August 31: Troll Documentary Screening at the Library – The Friends of Troll’s Knoll Park will host a free screening of “The Hall of Giants,” a 2013 documentary about the creation of the Fremont Troll, on Sunday, Aug. 31, at…
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Fremont residents have until Sept. 2 to weigh in on Comprehensive Plan
The Seattle City Council is preparing final votes on the city’s Comprehensive Plan, and Fremont residents have a chance to influence how Upper Fremont develops over the next two decades. District 6 Councilmember Dan Strauss is seeking neighborhood feedback on proposed amendments to the plan, which serves as Seattle’s 20-year growth roadmap. For Fremont, the only applicable change involves Upper…
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Signs of Fremont: Kazoo Performance
In our series highlighting the unique signs and messages that give Fremont its distinctive character, we’re featuring this flier publicizing the world’s largest kazoo performance of Chappell Roan’s Pink Pony Club at Gas Works Park on Aug, 30, 5 p.m. It will also feature a Chappell Roan costume contest, so don your boots and boas! Reportedly there’s an anti-LGBTQ event happening…
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Celebrating 35 Years of the Fremont Troll: Documentary screening Sunday
I recently got the opportunity to watch the 2013 documentary about the Fremont Troll, “The Hall of Giants,” by filmmaker Michael Falcone (Anarcy Films). Through interviews, photos and archival footage, the film tells the story of the Fremont neighborhood of Seattle, the Aurora Bridge, the birth of the Fremont Arts Council (FAC) and the creation of the Fremont Troll sculpture. …
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