The Seattle Police Department has announced the dates of two big summer events: Picnic at the Precinct and Seattle Night Out. The Picnic at the North Precinct (10049 College Way N) will be held Saturday, July 10, 2010: Thousands of Seattle residents enjoy food, music, clowns, and magic as well as an opportunity to learn about their local precincts and many of the Department’s specialty units including K-9, mounted, bomb squad, and SWAT. [Seattle Police Foundation] This year’s Seattle Night Out will be August 3, 2010: “Night Out” is a national Crime Prevention event. It is designed to heighten crime…
May 2010
May 13, 2010 at 9:41PM
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Mark your calendars: Picnic at the North Precinct and Seattle Night Out
May 12, 2010 at 10:37PM
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A peek inside the Green Lake fallout shelter
Earlier this year, we brought you this story about Green Lake’s four bomb shelters. The biggest, under I-5 at Weedin Place NE, has gotten some attention in the press lately. In April, “Mossback” Knute Berger wrote an excellent piece about the I-5 bomb shelter on Crosscut.com, and last night (May 11, 2010) KOMO aired this look inside: Many thanks to My Green Lake tipsters Nic George and Daniel for drawing our attention to these two mentions of our neighborhood in the media. Have a tip? We’d love to hear from you.
May 12, 2010 at 6:34PM
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Art shows come to Lakeside Dental Center
Green Lake dentist Dr. Shokofeh Tabaraie of Lakeside Dental Center asked us to share some exciting news with the neighborhood: her office is now open as a space for local artists to show their work. Dr. Tabaraie plans to show a new artist every month in the dental office, which is located at 7900 E. Green Lake Dr. N., right above Zeeks Pizza and BluWater Bistro. The first featured artist is Samantha L. Smith. Here’s a taste of some of her art: Are you a local artist looking for somewhere to show your work? Get in touch with Dr. Tabaraie….
May 12, 2010 at 5:42PM
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Bishop Blanchet students exercise their right to free speech on Green Lake Drive
Driving down E Green Lake Drive N today (May 12, 2010) around noon, it was hard to miss about a dozen teenagers holding signs with various political messages: “No Sin Tax” “No State Income Tax” “Vote! Even Paris Hilton Can Do It” “Protect America, Stop Arizona” “War is a Failure of Politics” “There are no Dinosaurs in The Bible. Teach Creation in our Schools!” The kids were getting a great response from passing traffic, including many beeps and honks of agreement. Wondering what this was all about? It turns out that the enthusiastic sign wavers are students at Bishop Blanchet…
