News from Turnpike Pizza (6900 E Green Lake Way N): Turnpike now has a reward program. Customers who buy nine combo meals will get one free. Slice and soda/draught combos are available daily from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. And, in case you missed it, Turnpike is celebrating its first anniversary on Labor Day (Monday, September 6, 2010) by giving away free slices of pizza, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Turnpike Pizza is a My Green Lake advertiser. Thanks, Ric!
August 2010
August 25, 2010 at 3:24PM
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New toddler dance classes at eXit SPACE in east Green Lake
New dance classes for toddlers are coming to eXit SPACE School of Dance (414 NE 72nd St). Parents, grandparents, and other caregivers are invited to bring their toddlers (walking through 3-years-old) to the classes on Tuesdays or Thursdays, 10:00-10:55 a.m. This class is a fabulous way to play with your child, exploring movement and music that nurtures the body and brain. Instructor Ingrid Hurlen is a certified early childhood educator and creative dance teacher with over 20 years teaching experience. Join other parents and children for story time at Mockingbird Books after class at 11 am – just around the…
August 24, 2010 at 5:02PM
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Green Lake Ben & Jerry’s for sale
The Ben & Jerry’s Green Lake Scoop Shop (7900 E Green Lake Dr N) is for sale. The scoop shop has been in Green Lake since 2008. It was located in U Village for ten years prior to that. The asking price for the shop (and the surrounding franchise territory) is $215,000, or best offer. The shop’s owner, Andy Wuerfel, says that there has been a lot of casual interest from potential buyers, but no serious offers have emerged yet. To become a Ben & Jerry’s franchisee requires a minimum net worth of $350,000, of which $80,000 must be liquid. …
August 24, 2010 at 1:37PM
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Walk around Green Lake with the 'Easygoing Hikers'
The Easygoing Hikers meetup group is looking for new members. Many of the group’s meetups are at Green Lake Park and include walks around the lake as well as tai chi classes near the Green Lake Community Center. Join us. It’s free. Who Can Join – Simply put, you can! Whether you are young, work, old, retired, laid off, shy, talkative, energetic, dork, brainiac, lazy (but hopefully you don’t want to be or we might have a problem), recovering from an injury, super slow hiker, or a competitive speed hiker, this is a meetup for you. We love our diversity…
August 23, 2010 at 8:29PM
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Herbicide use at the Green Lake Community Center
Ed. note: The following post comes via Rebecca of Moms Alive, an amazing community resource for moms in the Seattle area. Thanks, Rebecca! Two weeks ago, I saw a sign at the Green Lake Community Center (7201 E Green Lake Dr N) that they had applied an herbicide to the grass. I got a little freaked out thinking that meant they sprayed ALL the grass at Green Lake, which means my baby must get coated in it because he loves to crawl everywhere. I sent an email to the parks department for clarification on where they were applying the herbicide….
