The month in review… Despite heavy rain, December brought crowds to Green Lake for the popular Pathway of Lights and to view a Tangletown home that was lit up with more than 30,000 lights. There were also several New Year’s Eve celebrations in the neighborhood. There was an unusual amount of crime this past month in Green Lake. A man attempted to sexually assault an 89-year-old woman at Green Lake Park. She fought her attacker off. The locksmith scammer hit the neighborhood and readers reported an attempted break-in on NE Ravenna Blvd and the theft of bike parts from a building…
December 2010
December 30, 2010 at 3:05PM
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Man calls 911 to report a stabbing at Green Lake Community Center, no victim found
From Casey McNerthney at seattlepi.com: Medics responded to the Green Lake Community Center Thursday afternoon after a man called 911 and said someone had been stabbed and was badly bleeding. But fire personnel walked around the building and found nothing, and staff there told authorities they didn’t know of any stabbing. After circling the Evans Pool building and the basketball court, responders went to the Bathhouse Theater in case the caller had the wrong location. Attempts to contact the caller were unsuccessful – police said his cell phone was turned off and went to voice mail. Medics were called off…
December 30, 2010 at 11:10AM
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2010: A year in review
The top 5 most-read stories of the year on My Green Lake: #5 – Man seen filming women “below the waist” as they walk the Green Lake loop, Sept. 29, 2010 #4 – Scenes from last night’s Naked Pumpkin Run, Nov. 1, 2010 #3 – The fallout shelters of Green Lake, Jan. 3, 2010 #2 – Body found in Green Lake, June 8, 2010 #1 – The popular Green Lake Pathway of Lights will be this Saturday, Dec. 6, 2010
December 29, 2010 at 10:50AM
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Report of an attempted break-in on NE Ravenna Blvd
Last night (Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2010), we received an email from Megan, who lives in a townhouse on NE Ravenna Blvd. Megan reports that she returned home yesterday to find that a package, addressed to her from Amazon, had been ripped open and thrown across her porch. As well, someone had tried to kick her doorknob and pick the locks. ”Luckily,” she said, “they were unsuccessful and were unable to get into my home.” “I just thought others in the neighborhood might want a heads up,” Megan wrote. ”I know that a lot of people seem to be out of town on…
December 29, 2010 at 6:09AM
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New Year’s Eve in Green Lake
This New Year’s Eve (Friday, Dec.31, 2010) in Green Lake: 12 p.m. – Special kegs tapped at Über Tavern. 1:30 p.m. – 3 p.m. – Interfaith Dialogue at Bethany Lutheran Church. 2 p.m. – Sweeney Todd at the Seattle Public Theater. 3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. – United Religions Initiative walking meditation around Green Lake. 4 p.m. – Easygoing Hikers walk around Green Lake. 4 p.m. – Spontaneous Seattle Trekkers easy walk around Green Lake. 7 p.m. - The Compleat Works of Wllm Shkspr (abridged) at the Seattle Public Theater. Dinner - New Year’s Eve menu at Eva; New Year’s Eve menu at Greenlake Bar &…
