We received this thoughtful note from someone who wishes to be identified as simply “a friend of Spanish Lessons Guy“: I’m a friend of the Spanish Lessons guy and apparently people have been worried because they haven’t seen him in quite a while. He’s doing fine. He’s out of town in a warmer climate until April, at which point he will be back perambulating around the lake and giving lessons. We miss you, Leonardo!
January 2010
January 21, 2010 at 12:57AM
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Spanish Lessons Guy is a-ok, but won't be back to Green Lake until April
January 21, 2010 at 12:21AM
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Breaking News: Reports of a shooting at 52nd and Latona
Thursday, January 21, 12:15 a.m. We’ve been watching the following unfold over twitter: 11:32 p.m. via @SeaCrime: Shooting in Wallingford. 52/Latona. Woman injured. 11:37 p.m. via @SeaCrime: Polce looking for a Toyota celica. Victim in shooting may be inside vehicle. 11:56 p.m. via @mcnerthney: No medic call out yet. Police trying to contact neighbors in the area. Further reports indicate that there were two 9-1-1 calls in the area. There has been nothing new over the scanner since approximately 11:35 a.m,, when police indicated that they were looking for a Toyota Celica. We’ll be monitoring the situation. If you have…
January 20, 2010 at 4:49PM
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McDonald School Design Team reaches out to Green Lake residents
A letter to the community from Lauren Woodman of the McDonald School Design Team: As many of you know, Seattle Public Schools (SPS) has recently implemented a new school boundary map that affects many of us in the broad Green Lake (and Wallingford, University Park, Ravenna and beyond) neighborhood. The focus of the plan is to develop and strengthen neighborhood schools. In the long run that’s a good goal, but not surprisingly, the new approach and resulting transition plans have raised questions and concerns from parents with affected children. One big change is the opening of the McDonald School. The…
January 20, 2010 at 4:33PM
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Zoo announces March 1 closure of Night Exhibit
Fans of the Woodland Park Zoo’s Night Exhibit, including the more than 24,000 members of the Facebook group “Save the Woodland Park Nocturnal House,” got some sad news today. The zoo announced the closing date for the Night Exhibit (formerly known as Nocturnal House): March 1, 2010. However, a number of the animals currently housed in the Night Exhibit will go on exhibit elsewhere at the zoo. “The good news is that we are able to keep several of the animals by moving them to other exhibits. Visitors still will be able to enjoy some of their favorites,” said zoo…
January 19, 2010 at 8:33PM
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Real estate agent, circa 1902, sings Green Lake’s praises
It’s been a couple of weeks since we last poked our noses into the Green Lake Archives. We recently took another peek and found this gem. Judging from the content of adjacent articles, the following appears to have been last published in 1902, although the exact date and the name of the original publication are unknown. Green Lake = = An Ideal Home Place By A. H. Rogers It is the purpose of this article to set forth with as much brevity and conciseness as is possible, a few reasons which will serve to explain the fact that the writer…
