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Graffiti mars empty McDonald’s again
The still empty former McDonald’s in Greenwood has again been hit with graffiti. The empty tag magnet is an unfortunate counterpoint to efforts to improve Greenwood’s “downtown” core.
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Zoo mural tagged – again
Just two months after the city paid for specialists to restore the zoo mural underneath the N. 57th St. bridge, which had mistakenly been painted over, it’s been tagged again. Here’s the graffiti on...
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McDonald’s tagging cleaned up
It looks like someone took it upon themselves to clean up the graffiti on the former McDondald’s at 8533 Greenwood Ave. N. According to a comment posted yesterday by Shiny on our earlier post: I live a...
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Francine Seders Gallery defaced
A tagger scrawled on the field of daisies picture outside the Francine Seders Gallery, 6701 Greenwood Ave. N. One of our PhinneyWood readers sent in the picture, along with another one of a nearby pole...
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Mural under Aurora tagged
The mural at the North 63rd Street underpass at Aurora Avenue has been tagged. The tags have been reported to the city’s graffiti report line. It can take up to 10 days for the graffiti to be removed.
View ArticleArt Up/Open Up event coming for holidays
The Greenwood and Phinney neighborhoods are going to start hosting a monthly art walk beginning 6-9 p.m., Dec. 12. If your business is interested in participating in the art walk, or simply staying...
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City: 63rd Street muralists should clean graffiti
Last week we put up a post about the tagging of the mural at North 63rd under Aurora Avenue. Today, a Seattle Department of Transportation employee called to say they’re trying to find the people who...
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Someone’s cleaning the 63rd St. mural
Kudos to whoever is cleaning/repainting the mural under the 63rd St. bridge just off Aurora. Boxcar wrote in Comments on a previous post that he saw a group of girls with a red wagon full of painting...
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‘Got wool?’ More like ‘got wha?’
Seen on the south wall of Pete’s Eggnest: As far as the folks at Pete’s know, it’s graffiti and they’ll ask the building owner to paint it out. Thanks, Loretta, for spotting it and letting us know...
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Zoo mural covered in graffiti again
The colorful mural in the 57th St. underpass has been hit by taggers again. PhinneyWood reader JM sent us these photos. Last year, taggers hit the same mural near the zoo, and the city accidently...
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Graffiti all over the neighborhood
We’ve received several emails from artman1951 about a rash of graffiti along Greenwood Avenue. He says the graffiti escalated since schools went on holiday break. He says the graffiti has shown up on...
View ArticleAn experiment in dealing with graffiti
A recent story about a start-up called SeeClickFix.com got us thinking about how we could use a service like theirs as a catalyst to help highlight and address community issues. The recent spate of...
View ArticleGraffiti reporting map, version 2.0
We’ve added a link in the left column to make it easier to find our graffiti map experiment. After some feedback from the city, here’s what we’re suggesting you do: Report graffiti to city officials...
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What are your concerns about graffiti?
We’ve written about graffiti in our area a couple times now, including a recent spate in late December. And we’ve added a page telling you how to report it to the city and track it on a public map in a...
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Graffiti or art? ‘It’s all about permission’
Artist John Osgood and his wife, Michelle, who own Greenwood art gallery Bherd Studios, hate graffiti in their neighborhood, even though John’s artistic style is inspired by the streets. “It’s all...
View ArticleRoundup of this and that from the neighborhood
Looking for a little more happiness in your life? Cecile Andrews, local author of “Less is More” and “Slow is Beautiful,” will guide you through “Happiness Lessons” from 7-9 p.m. on Tuesday, May 18, at...
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Seattle grapples with redefining graffiti
It’s the question that always spurs heated conversation. Is graffiti vandalism or art? A recent survey showed Seattle residents are almost evenly divided on the issue. Now, there’s a push to start a...
View ArticleTime to clean up the neighborhood for city’s Spring Clean
Seattle’s long-running neighborhood cleanup program, Spring Clean, is back, and hundreds or even thousands of residents will spend April and May painting out graffiti, picking up litter, and cleaning...
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What should neighborhood do about 63rd Street mural?
A Phinney Ridge neighbor has decided to take action on the oft-vandalized mural on the North 63rd Street underpass under Aurora Avenue North. This graffiti showed up in late 2008 on the North 63rd...
View ArticleYou can help paint out graffiti in the neighborhood
Seattle Public Utilities is offering free paint and supplies to anyone who wants to help paint out graffiti in their neighborhood. The Summer Paint Out program runs in July and August. Whether you are...
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