Check out this piece by artist John Osgood of Bherd Studios Gallery, an urban contemporary art gallery located in Greenwood (8537 Greenwood Ave N): John Osgood is one of the artists behind the “Awake to a New Aurora” neighborhood mural and the Greenwood penguins. Thanks for sharing your art with us, John!
April 2010
April 23, 2010 at 4:39PM
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ZooTunes 2010 line-up announced
The Woodland Park Zoo announced today this summer’s ZooTunes line-up. The new season kicks off June 27, 2010. Tickets go on sale beginning May 3. Sun., June 27 – Jewel with Radney Foster ($28) Wed., June 30 – Steve Earle with special guest Joe Ely ($21) Wed., July 14 – Carbon Leaf ($24) Sun., July 18 – The Round 62 at the Zoo: A multi-arts collaborative show featuring Star Anna, Damien Jurado, and many more ($15) Wed., July 21 – Jimmy Cliff with Trevor Hall ($24) Thurs., July 29 – Great Big Sea ($22) Tues., August 3 – Mary Chapin…
April 23, 2010 at 9:43AM
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Woman robbed of jewelry at Green Lake Park
Yikes. A headline on SeattleCrime.com this morning asks: WTF, Greenlake? Unfortunately, there has been another violent incident at Green Lake Park. You can read about last Thursday’s armed robbery on SeattleCrime.com. Green Lake has definitely seen a surge in crime in recent weeks. Stay safe, everyone.
April 23, 2010 at 8:00AM
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Big changes at Cafe Lulu: Wi-Fi, lunch, and longer hours
Excellent news, east Green Lakers! Beloved coffee shop Cafe Lulu, a fixture at 6417 Latona Ave NE since 1996, is undergoing some changes for the better. Free Wi-Fi is now available to Cafe Lulu patrons and, come late May, there will be a major seating renovation to better facilitate laptop use. Long-time patrons of the coffee shop shouldn’t worry, though. Owner Karen Laurie promises that the cafe will retain its community feel. Lunch items will soon be on the menu, including sandwiches priced under $6. And…drum roll…the cafe will, beginning soon, be closing at 5 p.m. (the current weekday closing…
April 22, 2010 at 8:50PM
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Green Lake United Methodist Church, circa 1933
A charming little nugget of local history was recently found by Pastor Lisa Anthony in the archives of the Green Lake United Methodist Church (6415 1st Ave NE). Mrs. Chloe Hackett Bunch Goes to Church, which was written on the 30th anniversary of the church in 1933, is available in its entirety on Lisa’s blog. Here’s a taste: A couple of years before [the church's opening in 1905], a group of young and middle aged men and women had seen the growing need of a church and community center in this far outlying district. Green Lake was then a marshy,…
