Vanessa Ho, reporter at seattlepi.com, posted an excellent piece yesterday (Wednesday, March 17 2010) about the unfinished construction projects that dot Seattle’s landscape … including Green Lake’s own “The Big Hole.” [The City of Seattle] is drafting legislation to help give idle construction sites another purpose, including turning them into parking lots and green spaces as well as locations for art installations and mobile food vendors. [ ... ] Seattle City Councilwoman Sally Clark, who chairs the Built Environment Committee, said a challenge in the legislation is the brevity of memory. If an empty lot becomes a beloved P-patch or…
March 2010
March 18, 2010 at 5:08PM
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Developer behind Green Lake's "The Big Hole" reports on the status of the site
March 18, 2010 at 4:13PM
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An update from the Friends of Green Lake
We received an update from the Friends of Green Lake (FOGL) at last week’s Green Lake Community Council (GLCC) meeting. The group’s president, Gayle Garman, explained that FOGL is comprised of lake users from both within and beyond the Green Lake neighborhood. They have been working “to secure a healthy lake for wildlife and recreation” for six years. Bird Habitat Removed from Green Lake At the FOGL’s January meeting, the group decided to write to Timothy Gallagher, the Superintendent of Seattle Parks and Recreation, in order to officially complain about all of the vegetation removed last December around Green Lake….
March 18, 2010 at 10:34AM
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Mr. Yuk is coming to Green Lake!
Mr. Yuk is coming to Green Lake! Yep, a big ol’ walking poison warning symbol will be at Green Lake at lunch time today (Thursday, March 18, 2010). Bonus: he’ll be handing out pencils with his face on them. The event is sponsored by the Washington Poison Center.
March 18, 2010 at 10:15AM
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Update on the big green building at 7500 Roosevelt Way NE
Maple Leaf Life, one of Next Door Media‘s newest offerings, has an informative update on the (seemingly) empty green building at 7500 Roosevelt Way NE, adjacent to Safeway. Get the scoop here.
March 17, 2010 at 5:36PM
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Green Lake's Streetwise Gardener: Start Eating Your Yard
photo credit: woodleywonderworks For gardeners, Acting Local is as easy as planting a row of veggies or an apple tree. If you plant extra for sharing with the community, take double credit. Instead of traveling several thousand miles to your table – talking ‘bout you, Chilean strawberries – your food only has to go a few steps. The world at large benefits from shrinking carbon footprints and energy costs, and you benefit from the Yummy Factor. The sooner food is eaten after harvesting, the more sugar it retains and the better it tastes. That’s why Chilean strawberries bought in March…
