Fremont
As bars were closing around 2 a.m. on December 10, a man in his early to mid-twenties drove his vehicle into a crowd of people leaving a bar in Fremont, striking six people.
Officers quickly responded and took the suspect into custody.
A 31 year-old pedestrian was treated at the scene by Seattle Fire Department (SFD) and transported to Harborview Medical Center (HMC) for treatment. He was listed in stable condition.
A 37 year-old pedestrian was treated at the scene by SFD and transported to HMC for treatment. He was listed in stable condition.
A 21 year-old pedestrian was treated at the scene by SFD Medics and transported to HMC for treatment. He was listed in critical condition with life threatening injuries.
A 22 year-old pedestrian was treated at the scene by SFD Medics and transported to HMC for treatment. She was listed in serious condition.
A 21 year-old pedestrian was treated at the scene by SFD and transported to HMC for treatment. He was listed in stable condition.
A 28 year-old male pedestrian declined aid.
The adult male driver was processed for DUI and subsequently booked into King County Jail for Vehicular Assault.
Mayor Mike McGinn welcomed Brooks Sports to Fremont on Thursday, Oct 20. The running shoe company will relocate its global headquarters to Fremont along the Burke-Gilman trail on 3400 Stone Way.
Not only will Brooks bring 300 jobs to Fremont, the building that will house Brooks Sports is a new and innovative 120,000 square foot building that will meet the City of Seattle's Living Building Challenge.
Run by Skanska USA Commercial Development, the building project is the second participant of the City of Seattle's Living Building Pilot Program, a program encourages the implementation of innovative and sustainable strategies toward the Living Building Challenge, including reduced water and electricity use, storm drainage, natural daylighting and more.
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Anne-Marije Rook
There has been quite some road work going on in Fremont lately and the months of detours, construction noises, and delays sure have paid off for cyclists on 34th Street headed towards Fremont Avenue or one of the many businesses along the ship canal.
Not only has 34th street been repaved, Seattle Department of Transportation also added new bike lanes.
Leading up to the Fremont Avenue Intersection, a green left-turn bike lane makes it more visible and safer for cyclists turning south on Fremont Avenue towards the Fremont Bridge.
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Anne-Marije Rook
A residential fire erupted around 1:20 p.m. on Saturday, August 20, just doors down from two gas station along either side of Fremont Avenue and 46th Street.
Traffic is jammed going North on Fremont Avenue and both West and East going traffic on 46th Avenue is moving slowly.
As of 1:40 p.m. the fire had not spread and the cause of the fire was still unknown.
We will update once more information is available.
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Anne-Marije Rook
Nickerson/15th Avenue W ramp:
In preparation for construction to build the Ship Canal Trail, Puget Sound Energy (PSE) will relocate a gas line that runs under the Nickerson/15th Avenue W ramp, just north of W Emerson Street. To complete the work, PSE must close the Nickerson/15th Avenue W ramp to southbound 15th Avenue W from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. each day for up to five days, beginning August 24.The roadway will remain open on weekends, with work resuming August 29 and 30 as needed.
During this utility work PSE will detour most traffic from W Nickerson Street to W Emerson Street heading east, to access southbound 15th Avenue W. Due to the tight turns, large trucks will be detoured onto westbound W Emerson Street, south along Gilman Avenue W to 20th Avenue W, and then eastbound on W Dravus Street to 15th Avenue W.
Seattle Department of Transportation work in the area, to build the Ship Canal Trail, is expected to begin in early September.
Fremont Avenue:
Cool Whirled held it's official opening on Friday, August 12, and it has already gained a steady following of customers who repeatedly come back for that soft-serve frozen yogurt deliciousness, said owner Mark Hausman.
Cool Whirled is a self-serve frozen yogurt shop where customers make their own frozen treat creation.
The concept is simple. You come in and pick a cup of a preferred size. Then, you fill it with one or various flavors of frozen yogurt like creamy non-fat country vanilla, refreshing mango sorbet, and rich chocolate. And finally, you finish your creation with a selection of over 70 different toppings.
The cup is weighed at the register and you pay by weight rather than size or number of flavors and toppings
The result is that your frozen treat is as good as you make it.
Cool Whirled is independently owned by Cassandra Lindquist and "recovering attorney" Mark Hausman.
"We saw the concept in Dallas three years ago when we were traveling," Hausman said.
"We thought it was a great concept in we decided in spring to go for it in earnest."
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Around 8 p.m. on Friday, July 15th, a man called 911 to report that he had accidentally shot himself in the hand in his apartment in the 700 Block of North 38th Street.
North Precinct officers and the Seattle Fire Department responded to his apartment and it was determined that the victim likely was cleaning or examining his 9mm handgun when he accidentally shot himself in the hand.
There was no one else present when the injury occurred and the victim was transported to the hospital with a non life-threatening injury.
On July 12th at approximately 3:21 p.m. officers responded to a 911 call reporting an adult male who threatened his parents with a baseball bat in a house in the 4000 block of Fremont Avenue North. Upon arrival officers surrounded the residence and secured the victims in an alley. The 52-year-old male suspect barricaded himself inside the house and refused to come out.
SWAT team officers and negotiators arrived on scene shortly thereafter. After unsuccessful attempts to get the suspect to surrender and come outside, SWAT officers made entry and recovered the suspect from the attic area of the residence without incident.
The suspect was booked into the King County Jail on felony domestic violence charges.
By: Christy Wolyniak
Brain-hungry and merciless, Seattle was determined to beat the Guinness World Record for the largest gathering of zombies, previously held by New Jersey in 2010 counting 4,093 undead. Seattle zombies exploded in number as a sea of 4,522 bloody bodies scraped through Fremont on July 2 in ruthless victory.
“Our goal is to eradicate all of the zombies from the Fremont/Seattle area,” said Nerf Cop, Cashington Richworth.
Though some geared up to fight against the hundreds of undead, they were sorely outnumbered. Whether participants had a fascination with zombies and horror, of if they just wanted to take the family out and have fun with crazy makeup and costumes, all seemed to have a good time, though you could not tell by looking at them.
“I’m surprised how good [blood] tastes,” said zombie Steve Ringer who drove (or walked) 800 miles from San Francisco to spend the Fourth with friends and became a zombie in the process. Zesty mint-flavored blood made sure any dribbling zombies were breathing fresh.
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Thousands of spectators came out to see the famously eclectic Solstice Parade in Fremont on Saturday, despite the rainy weather.
This year Fremont celebrated the 40th annual Fremont Fair, celebrating the arrival of summer with events that showcase all the quirkiness that resides in the self-proclaimed "Center of the Universe".
Held annually in mid-June to coincide with the Summer Solstice, the free event draws more than 100,000 people to celebrate Fremont’s official motto “Delibertus Quirkus” – Freedom to be Peculiar.
CAUTION: Pictures contain nudity
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Anne-Marije Rook
