Updated 8:50 p.m. Many Green Lake residents have a snow day today. What’s open around the neighborhood? Recreation: The Green Lake Library was closed all day. All libraries, including Green Lake, will be open tomorrow, noon to 5 p.m. The Woodland Park Zoo closed at 3:00 p.m. The Green Lake Community Center closed at 4 p.m. today and will be open for drop-in tomorrow, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. All community center classes have been canceled through tomorrow, and Evans Pool, as well as the athletic fields, will be closed tomorrow. The Green Lake Small Craft Center will also be…
November 2010
November 22, 2010 at 11:00PM
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The Seattle Public Theater at the Green Lake Bathhouse presents two holiday shows
The Seattle Public Theater (SPT) at the Green Lake Bathhouse (7312 West Green Lake Dr N) invites you to two holiday shows this season: Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol and a special SPT 10th anniversary edition of The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. A 2-for-1 coupon for the opening weekend of both shows is available here. ABOUT JACOB MARLEY’S CHRISTMAS CAROL “Marley was dead to begin with…” And what happens after that? In this irreverent, funny and moving show, Marley has a chance to escape his own chains by redeeming Scrooge’s heart in 24 hours. In the process, he just might find…
November 22, 2010 at 8:57PM
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Stay up-to-date with the latest snow news
Green Lake has been hit pretty hard by snow tonight (Monday, Nov. 22, 2010). If you would like to stay current with as-it-happens news about snow’s impact on the Green Lake neighborhood, we invite you to follow @MyGreenLake on twitter. You don’t need to have a twitter account yourself to access our twitter page and read our real-time updates. However, if you are not familiar with twitter, it might look a little wonky. Here’s a quick and dirty explanation of what’s going on: Words and names that begin with an @ indicate a twitter account name, or “twitter handle.” So,…
November 22, 2010 at 6:52PM
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A snow day for the animals of Green Lake
Thank you for sending in your photos of today’s snow fall in Green Lake! Many of your shots can be found here. Here’s a second batch of photos, featuring neighborhood animals. We’ll keep adding to this post, so send your pics of wintery Green Lake animals to tips [at] mygreenlake.com. And, here are some shots from Woodland Park Zoo, snapped by zoo photographer Ryan Hawk. A representative from the zoo said the following: “The animals are doing just fine in the snow. They have indoor access and heated areas, though many choose to go out and explore the snow anyway….
November 22, 2010 at 9:49AM
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Snow Snow Snow!
Updated 12:40 p.m. Snow has been falling in Green Lake today (Monday, Nov 22, 2010). The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory, in effect until 10 p.m. tonight. The weather advisory indicates that we can expect 2-6 inches of snow, and that gusty winds could result in local power outages. Weather expert Cliff Mass wrote in a blog post this morning that “the worst [of the area's snow fall] is in a narrow band over north Seattle.” We have confirmed that the Green Lake Community Center and Evans Pool are open, although classes after 6 p.m. are…
