While this year’s Best of Seattle Readers’ Poll (via Seattle Weekly) doesn’t exactly scream GREEN LAKE!!! OMG!! GREEEEEEN LAKE!, we were happy to see at least one GL shout out: Best Bike Advice/Maintenance/Repair: Clockwise to loosen? Righty tighty? Presta or Schrader? And is the derailleur the thing on the front end or the back? Those questions and more have been patiently answered by the knowledgeable staff at Gregg’s Greenlake Cycle since 1932. 7007 Woodlawn Ave. N.E., 523-1822, greggscycles.com. Cause yeah, um, Green Lake Jewelry Works is actually in Northgate. But….we’ll take the glory if it’s up for grabs. Best Jeweler:…
July 2009
July 29, 2009 at 7:29PM
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Sustainable Green Lake Meeting (and Biochar!) August 18th
How many times did you hear this today: “Is it hot enough for ya?” Maybe it’s got you thinking about global warming. Perhaps the headline “Is Biochar a Quick Fix for Global Warming?” in today’s The Daily Green (remember, no relation) caught your eye. See biochar in action at Sustainable Green Lake‘s upcoming monthly meeting as SeaChar‘s Art Donnelly cooks food while producing biochar: August 18 at 6:30pm near the Bathhouse and west beach swimming area. It’s a potluck event so bring some food, your own dinnerware, and come by foot, bike, or bus if you can. Want more Biochar…
July 28, 2009 at 10:27AM
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Hot Hot Hot
It’s too hot to think up a lengthy post about the heat, but you can read all about it on the Cliff Mass Weather Blog. Warning: you’re going to see the term “the century mark” a lot. In good news, the Bitter Lake Home Depot is expecting a shipment of $99 air conditioners at 5pm. Please leave a couple for us!
July 26, 2009 at 4:54PM
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Lower Woodland Park Playfields Construction Underway
We heard about the improvements planned for playfields numbers 2 and 7 at the last Friends of Green Lake and Green Lake Community Council meetings and you’ve probably noticed that work has begun. The two dirt fields will soon be replaced with synthetic turf. See the Parks and Rec website for location info and before and after imagery. The synthetic turf is a good thing and will create less runoff into the lake. The men in hardhats and work trucks will be part of the landscape throughout the summer. Equally exciting was our discovery of yet another guerilla knitter cozy when we went…
July 26, 2009 at 4:13PM
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Lost Cat: Ginger
From Chris: Please help us find Ginger! Missing since evening of July 22nd. She doesn’t have a collar but is microchipped. She is a golden/tan tabby with green eyes, a medium to large build and purrs very loudly around people. Call 206-547-9889 or 206-650-0686 if found, or return to 4323 Meridian Ave N. Thank you!
