Many Green Lake residents have a lot to say about the large crater at the site of the old Vitamilk Dairy, a.k.a. “The Big Hole.” Recently, the City of Seattle’s Department of Planning and Development gave Seattle citizens the opportunity to present ideas for interim uses for the city’s stalled project sites. On Sunday, Deanna Erickson and Kathryn Stassen met this challenge and submitted the following proposal to the Seattle Design Commission: A walk from home to the Grange at Green Lake Our vision is for a temporary farmers and artists market connecting our community’s needs right now to the…
May 2010
May 25, 2010 at 12:01PM
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A proposal for Green Lake's Big Hole: A temporary farmers and artists market
May 25, 2010 at 9:41AM
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Wallingford liquor store to open on Friday
From our neighbors to the south, Wallyhood: Our long, dry year is almost over. On March 21, 2009, the Wallingford liquor store rolled the last case of hooch out the front door and turned the keys over to Archie McPhee. Four hundred and thirty-three days later, on Friday, May 28, 2010, the store is scheduled to re-open in the shell vacated by Hollywood Video, at 118 N.E. 45th St just across from Dick’s. Hours will be 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. Mon – Thu, and 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
May 25, 2010 at 8:00AM
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Green Lake's Streetwise Gardener: Mixing edibles and ornamentals blends beauty and function
As growing edibles at home becomes both more necessary and popular, gardeners are yanking old-guard planting rules like so much crabgrass to fit ever more produce among the perennials. Old Standby: Veggies and edible flowers are “messy-looking” – keep them in their own patch, preferably behind a fence, in the backyard. New Rule: Edibles can be ornamental too! Invite edibles into your border, your parking strip and onto your arbors. Old Standby: Edibles should be planted in straight lines to keep things orderly and ease weeding. New Rule: Planting in layers, à la “square foot gardening,” accommodates more plants; planting…
May 24, 2010 at 10:45PM
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Green Lake Community Center and Evans Pool will be closed on Friday and Monday
The Green Lake Community Center and Evans Pool (7201 E Green Lake Drive N) will be closed on Friday (May 28, 2010) and Monday (May 31, 2010). Friday will be a Parks and Rec furlough day and Monday is Memorial Day. From Seattle Parks and Recreation: City of Seattle employees are taking 10 days off without pay in 2010 to help fill the budget gap. Seattle Parks and Recreation has worked hard to schedule furlough days in a way that has the smallest possible impact on customers, and that provides as much coverage as possible. Parks will not take furloughs…
May 24, 2010 at 8:42AM
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Black cat lost in Tangletown: Have you seen Ryno?
Yesterday, we noticed a sad posting over in the My Green Lake forums: a black cat has gone missing in the Tangletown area. It is a black cat named Ryno that ran off during the heavy rain on Friday evening [May 21, 2010] near TangleTown restaurant (5500 block of Kenwood Pl. N). He is an 8 month old, 10 pound black cat with a blue and red collar. He has a tag with my address and phone number. He is very friendly, but is terrified of being outside. If you see him, please call (206) 235-9465. I will give a…
