Wow … it’s been a year! Yep, today is our one-year birthday. Thank you, My Green Lake readers, tipsters, advertisers, and guest authors, for your support of My Green Lake over the past year. It’s been a lot of fun and we look forward to continuing to keep you up-to-date on Green Lake news, events, and information. A look back at some of our most popular posts: 1. The fallout shelters of Green Lake 2. Spotted at Green Lake: Pink gorilla 3. Apartment fire in east Green Lake: one fatality 4. Naked pumpkin runners coming to Green Lake tonight 5. …
May 2010
May 14, 2010 at 9:53PM
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Protesters call for a boycott of BP at Aurora Ave ARCO
From our news partner seattlepi.com: Local group protests ‘unforgivable mistake’ By Joshua Trujillo Weeks after the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded and sank in the Gulf of Mexico, apparently taking 11 workers with it, the environmental disaster continues as oil flows from the destroyed well into Gulf of Mexico. Now a group of Seattle area environmentalist are calling for a boycott of energy company BP, to include local ARCO gas stations. “This is not a mistake; this is an atrocity. There has to be a significant price to pay,” said Backbone Campaign executive directory Bill Moyer who helped organize a…
May 14, 2010 at 9:25PM
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Third and final Green Lake mugger found guilty
Last September, Green Lake was plagued by a series of violent muggings. Once the three muggers were caught, the incidents ended. Today, the third and final mugger was found guilty of two counts of first-degree robbery and one count of second-degree identify theft. From The Seattle Times: A King County jury deliberated for less than a day before finding [Jarvis] Gibbs guilty. He faces more than five years in prison when he is sentenced on May 21. Gibbs, Clovelle Harvey and Sheena Blackburn were arrested on investigation of robbery in September. Harvey and Blackburn earlier pleaded guilty and testified during…
May 14, 2010 at 4:49PM
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Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Team In Training fundraiser at Turnpike Pizza
If you’ve been to Green Lake’s Turnpike Pizza on a Tuesday night, you’ve probably seen them: about fifty sweaty runners filling up on pizza. Wondering what this group is all about? It’s a Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Team In Training. From teamintraining.org: The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Team In Training (TNT) offers hands-on training unlike any other program. You’ll get more help than with other charities, gyms, online training programs or sports clubs. We’re an established network of coaches, mentors and teammates, built by The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society over the past 22 years. We set your training regimen. We…
