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Fremont Neighbor Forum Vol. 1, No. 2 is on the poles
The second edition of the Fremont Neighbor Forum is out and posted on poles near the dinosaur topiaries along the Burke-Gilman Trail in Fremont Canal Park. This issue introduces a section called Neighbor Voices, and it starts with someone who has been a voice in the neighborhood for many years. Rudy Pantoja, Jr. has volunteered with the Fremont Rotary Club…
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Fremont’s mail: Then and now
If you’ve gone looking for a blue United States Postal Service mailbox in Fremont in the last year or two, you may have noticed some changes. Collection boxes have disappeared from familiar spots, including near Tacoma Screw and Markettime. Others have been replaced with newer, high-security models designed to resist mail theft. The changes are part of Project Safe Delivery,…
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Japanese outdoor brand Snow Peak opens on Stone Way
Snow Peak celebrated the grand opening of its Seattle store May 8-9 at the CornerStone Campus at 3524 Stone Way Ave N. The Japanese outdoor lifestyle brand’s 3,700-square-foot space is its fourth North American retail location and first new store in over a decade. The store carries camping equipment, outdoor essentials, and apparel, with gear rentals coming soon from a…
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New rules, new board: FNC holds annual meeting
The Fremont Neighborhood Council approved seven amendments to its bylaws at their annual membership meeting on April 28 at the Doric Lodge. While the bylaws have seen minor updates in recent years, this was the most substantial revision in recent memory. Members also elected their board of directors for the next term. The most discussed bylaw change raises the threshold…
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Bronze plaque stolen from Fremont’s historic Doric Lodge
The mural, the window, and a plaque have surrounded the front entrance of Doric Lodge No. 92 for decades, but if you walked past in the last month, you might notice something off. The nearly 58 year-old bronze plaque that commemorated the Masonic lodge’s 75th anniversary was stolen in early April and an unpainted cement footprint was left in its…
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