Gregg’s Greenlake Cycle (7007 Woodlawn Ave NE) is hosting a free clinic on Thursday, May 6, 2010 at 6:30 p.m.: May Free Clinic: Intro to Bicycle Commuting It’s bike to work month and bike to work day is the 21st. So, if want to learn more about the basics of riding your bike to work or school, this is the clinic for you. This, hour long, informational clinic will go over the basics of using your bike for transportation. We’ll go over the following topics: Bike Safety Road Rules The Right Gear For The Job Basic Bicycle Safety Check Flat…
April 2010
April 29, 2010 at 8:44PM
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Seattle Parks and Rec faces many upcoming closures: Green Lake wading pool dodges the bullet
On Tuesday (April 27, 2010), KING 5 aired an interview with outgoing superintendent of Seattle Parks and Recreation Tim Gallagher. Gallagher said that community centers and pools, as well as 24 of Seattle’s 27 public wading pools may close in June. According to Gallagher, three wading pools - at Lincoln Park, Green Lake and Volunteer Park – will “likely” remain open: Wallyhood, Wallingford’s neighborhood blog, reported today that the Wallingford wading pool is still scheduled to open on June 26 and run through Labor Day. With this news as backdrop, the first of two city-wide public hearings on the City of…
April 29, 2010 at 10:48AM
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The Green Lake playground's merry-go-round: not gone forever
Notice anything missing from the Green Lake playground? Yes, the merry-go-round has been removed, but never fear – this is not a permanent change to the playground. Jeff Skinner, Green Lake Community Center Coordinator, told us that the merry-go-round is being repaired and should be back in a week or so. As he says, “no budget cut here.” Update, Friday April 30: We just heard from Jeff Skinner, who shared some new information about the merry-go-round. The merry-go-round’s whirl broke over the weekend. On Monday (April 26, 2010) the shop removed it. During the whirl’s removal the crew found that…
