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September 2009

September 24, 2009 at 10:55PM

Learn how to defend yourself: October 10 at the Green Lake Small Craft Center

Still feeling shaky after all the muggings? Sassy Fit is joining forces with First Response Consulting, a highly trained group of NW policemen, to learn how to defend yourself and get to safety when it matters most….and get a great workout in as well! Date: October 10, 2009 Where: Greenlake Small Craft Center (5900 West Greenlake Way N, 98103). There will be tent coverage if it rains. Cost: $85.00 Price includes lunch. Please bring a check to class made out to “First Response Consulting.” RSVP: Charlotte Hinderlider chinderlider@gmail.com, with your name, phone number, and email address. Class is limited to…

September 24, 2009 at 6:17PM

Wurst Festival: Free this weekend in Wallingford

(This post originally appeared on Wallingford’s neighborhood blog Wallyhood.) It says something that no less than five people e-mailed us today to make sure we knew that the free Wallingford Wurst Festival is happening this weekend, and not one of those people are involved in putting it on, just excited attendees. That said, we’re not quite sure whether Sara was encouraging us, warning us or threatening us when she said “Wait ’til next year when Baby Z will want to go through the bouncy house at least 20 times!” From their web site: The Great Wallingford Wurst Festival is an…

September 24, 2009 at 5:52PM

North Seattle School Fair – Saturday, October 17th

North Seattle School Fair Saturday, October 17th 9-11 am St. Alphonsus School Cafeteria 5816 15th Ave NW (Ballard) Looking to enroll in kindergarten or middle school but don’t know where to start? This is a great opportunity for busy parents to quickly survey many local public, independent and catholic schools available to residents in North Seattle. Free event. Free parking. For more info: www.northseattleschoolfair.org Thanks to Tricia, for letting us know about this event! We’ll be there, keeping an eye out for Green Lake schools.

September 24, 2009 at 11:11AM

$2 Classes at Green Lake Community Center

September 8-October 2 Drop in! Have fun! Try something new for only $2! Attend a program or class session once for $2. If you like it, register for the remainder of the class for a prorated amount. Pool bonus! New participants to water fitness programs can try one session for $2. Existing participants can get in for FREE if they bring a new participant! Below is the fine print, but in speaking with the community center we learned that even though most registration deadlines have passed, they’re still allowing $2 drop ins for “pretty much everything besides childcare” so browse the courses…

September 24, 2009 at 9:22AM

Mayoral Candidate Mike McGinn at the Green Lake Library this Saturday

We are excited to announce that Mike will be hosting five more town halls around Seattle this coming weekend. The town halls are a great opportunity to meet Mike, voice your concerns, ask him questions and just hang out with your neighbors. We will be announcing more town halls next week. UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS CENTER WHEN: 12pm, Saturday, September 26th WHERE: 5031 University Way NE, Room 209 MAGNUSON PARK, VIEW RIDGE ROOM AT BUILDING 406 (”THE BRIG”) WHEN: 2pm, Saturday, September 26th WHERE: 7400 Sand Point Way NE There will be numerous activities at the park. Please plan to arrive early….