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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
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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
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New café under construction at former Starbucks site
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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
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Fremont in the Wild: The Microwave Library
Location: Phinney Ave N between N 40th and 41st Streets Spotted by: Fremont Neighbor In most neighborhoods a broken microwave ends up in a landfill. In Fremont it becomes a literary institution. Behold: the microwave-turned-Little Free Library, complete with a respectable collection that includes “Idiot’s Guide to Photography,” “White Trash: The 400-Year Untold History of
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Coffee with a Cop returns to Green Lake, may come to Fremont
Seattle Police Department officers met with community members during a Coffee with a Cop event Jan. 13, 2026, at the Starbucks on East Green Lake Drive North. The drop-in event brought together North Precinct personnel, parking enforcement officers, crime prevention coordinators and community service officers with residents for casual conversations over free coffee. Store manager
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