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Oct
17
Posted by kerri sheehan
www.sycamoreconstructioninc.com
If you are thinking about a remodel, large or small – contact Sycamore Construction. Working out of the Phinney Ridge area, Sycamore Construction can handle any remodel project you might have from a small bathroom or basement to large additions and garages. They are especially adept at maintaining the integrity of old craftsman homes while updating them to fit their clients busy lifestyles. Ron Donovan, the Principal and head contractor of Sycamore Construction has been in the remodel/building industry most of his life and has loads of happy clients. Most of Sycamore Construction’s business stems from referrals. Once you see their work, you will understand why. They have a beautiful portfolio of past jobs and excellent referrals. Not only have I worked with Ron on multiple remodel projects, I’ve been helping with the expansion of the business. Maintaining the quality and integrity of the companies work is paramount. If you are interested in learning more contact Ron at 206-619-6554.
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Aug
29
Posted by kerri sheehan
This is my rant for the day: I live in the Greenwood/Phinney neighborhood because I love community and a small town feeling and being able to walk to everything. I really hate strip malls and big box stores. I love boutique shops, independent shop owners, pubs, unique restaurants and the personal experiences when you visit the shops and services here on Greenwood and Phinney. I was mortified when I found out that Ken’s was expanding. Ken’s has been part of my cozy neighborhood feeling. It is a convenience stop. I can literally run up the street for a last minute ingredient, grab some milk in the morning for coffee on the way home from the gym or a quick sandwich. I can walk to it and carry my small supplies home. For this convenience, I am willing to pay the high prices. For my major shopping, I go to QFC, Fred Meyer or pop down to Safeway which, gosh, is only 20 blocks away, has a ton of parking and a ton of choices and really isn’t in the boutique part of Greenwood. Seriously, do we need another big grocery store? And, can Ken’s really compete on price and selection?
The other issue is that Ken’s has no parking. If they tear down the Chinese Restaurant for parking I’ll be really angry and even that is not an answer. I will not be dragging a shopping cart across the street and back. That corner is already congested and often difficult to manage with the delivery trucks, the stop light and people trying to pull in and out of the lot. Can you imagine a bunch of people trying to push carts down the sidewalk and across the street? And how do the close in neighbors feel about way more delivery trucks? Bigger store, more deliveries.
The displacement of 3, possibly 4 businesses is what really hurts. We are going from a section of well loved shops to a grocery store. We loved the bakery!!! It was so great to pop in for the yummy bila’s, pick up a desert for dinner or order a quiche for a special occasion. I also shop at Allusia’s and we all loved the book store. What a huge loss to our neighborhood. I was especially sad when the Bakery just shut down one day with no warning. We actually walked up there to give them our well wishes and enjoy, perhaps, one last treat and poof they were gone.
As rents go up it is harder and harder for small business owners to make a go of it. I was very happy to see the last shuffle result in everybody staying on Greenwood just flip flopping locations and I’m very happy Allusia has found a new home somewhere on Greenwood. I am not happy at all about Ken’s expansion!
written by: Kerri Sheehan – realtor, Keller Williams
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Aug
29
Posted by kerri sheehan
I love Allusia’s. It is one of my favorite stores for buying gifts and fun treats for myself. I’m happy to report that Allusia’s will be staying up on Greenwood at another yet undisclosed location. Proprietor Jimi Lou is still working out the details but decided to not prolong the closing of her current location and is blowing out inventory and shutting the doors this weekend. She hopes to be set up in her new location by November in time for some Christmas sales. If your organized buy now – the prices are great. I picked up a very cute handbag for $50 that use to be $75 and did a bit of Christmas/Birthday shopping as well. If you are not in the shopping mood just please stop in and sign her book and she will send you the announcement about her grand re-opening. you can also contact her at:
allusiahomeandgifts@hotmail.com.
I’m really happy that Allusia’s will be back!
written by: Kerri Sheehan – realtor, Keller Williams
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Aug
22
Posted by kerri sheehan
Youv’e probably seen the A-board out on 83rd and Greenwood promoting a 10 week body sculpting class and wondered what it was all about. Well, I checked into it and Ron and I took the challenge and had a blast. The program is done at the MKG Martial Arts Studio located at 8310 Greenwood Ave N. (info@mkgseattle.com). For 10 weeks from 6:30 am – 7:30 am we let 3 different instructors “kick our butts” with 3 days of cardio and 2 of strength training every week. We loved it. We never knew what we were going to do when we got to class in the morning; kick boxing, sticks, circuit training, bands, those horrible balance balls (I am so uncoordinated it isn’t even funny) and all kinds of other fun stuff they would come up with. We were guaranteed a variety every day and the hour went by quickly. While Ron and I did not have stellar weight loss or inches lost, (it is summer and we do like our cold beer and food with friends…) we did increase in muscles and strength in a very significant way. One person in our class did loose 12.5 pounds and 9 inches and there were some other dramatic results as well. We all were much stronger by the end of the program and came away knowing that if we really want to sculpt our bodies we know what we need to do which is –EAT RIGHT!!! while working out. The class comes with boxing gloves and a program manual to help you track your results and modify your diet. We received regular emails with the same encouraging us with our food issues and results of our 3 fitness tests. I went from being able to do 12 regular push-ups and 22 girlie push ups in one minute to 35 regular push-ups which I was very pleased with. Another gal in the class could only do 2 push ups when we started and did 22 at the last test!! A number of us signed up for the next session. If you want to find out more about this or the other programs and classes they offer (lots of kids classes) they are having an open house on Sept. 6th from 10am -2:30 pm with free courses, refreshments and door prizes.
written by: Kerri Sheehan – Realtor
