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July 2009

July 7, 2009 at 5:31PM

Brody Stevens is right here, right now, sipping a Pom-Tini

Spotted on Twitter, @BrodyismeFriend In Green Lake eating at Duke’s… 9pm flight outta Sea-Tac, Virgin Enjoying Clam Chowder and a Pom-Tini Anybody spot Brody around the neighborhood today? P.S. Hey you, celebrity-spotting love/hater, vote in our poll over there in the right-hand column: Should My Green Lake cover celebrity sightings?

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July 7, 2009 at 9:43AM

Kidical Mass Rescheduled

Good news: you no longer have to decide between arriving to the Milk Carton Derby early enough to claim your free life jacket (at the Allstate booth for kids under 12) and tearing it up with Kidical Mass. July’s Kidical Mass has been moved to Friday July 17th. The route is pretty much the same: Meet at 5:30pm at Wallingford Playfield (4219 Wallingford Ave. N). Leave at 6:00pm, cycling to the north end of Green Lake for a dip in the lake and picnic dinner. Totcycle will bring Mighty-O’s donuts–yum!

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July 6, 2009 at 9:00PM

Green Lake Community Council Meeting Wednesday

NEWS FLASH! Sally Clark to Discuss Backyard Cottages at GL Community Council Meeting Wednesday Sally Clark has just let us know she will attend the GLCC meeting Wednesday and discuss the city allowing cottages to be built in back yards. This hot topic was featured in the Seattle Times today.   Be at the Hearthstone, 6520 E. Greenlake Dr. N. Wednesday at 7 PM to hear the latest! Everyone is welcome. Hope to see you there! Preliminary Agenda City Council member Sally Clark on Back Yard Cottages Some words from Seattle Mayoral candidate, Norm Sigler Seattle City Light’s Neighborhood Power…

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July 6, 2009 at 2:36PM

Now playing on KUOW – Interview with the Barefoot Sensei at Green Lake Park

Mick Dodge, Barefoot Sensei There are thousands of nerve endings in your feet. But as you walk and run through life, you’re often shielded by socks, shoes, and indoor carpeting. Mick Dodge has been going barefoot — all the time, everywhere he goes — for almost 25 years. He believes that our feet connect us to nature. It’s a lesson he first learned as a kid growing up by the Hoh River on the Olympic Peninsula. Now, he’s now a fitness consultant with the Seattle organization “Exuberant Animal.” And, he walks all over the Puget Sound region sharing his barefoot…

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July 6, 2009 at 12:01AM

2009 Milk Carton Derby

Seafair begins in five days! A spokesperson from Seafair tells us the Green Lake neighborhood is one of their favorites and the Milk Carton Derby wouldn’t be the same anywhere else, so come check it out: It’s Seafair’s largest summer boat race…on Green Lake. Powered by summer and fueled by fun, nothing kicks off the Seafair Summer and our 60th Celebration better than the excitement and creativity of the Allstate Milk Carton Derby. Schedule of Events 8:30 a.m. Registration Morning Races 10:00 a.m. Open Category 11:00 a.m. Racing Category 12:00 p.m. Children’s Show 1:30 p.m. Parade of Boats (non racing) Afternoon…

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