There is a free teen swim at Green Lake’s Evans Pool (7201 E Green Lake Dr N) every Tuesday evening, 7-8 p.m. The free swim is offered year round to 10-18 year olds. Swimmers should sign-in at the front desk, and groups need to ensure that there is a 10:1 ratio of counselors to teens. Counselors are expected to enforce pool rules and support the lifeguards’ decisions. Evans Pool Aquatic Center Coordinator Donna Sammons reports that the pool capacity is 125. “We don’t want to be turning people away,” she says, “so groups should call before coming to make sure we have room.”…
February 2011
February 28, 2011 at 2:43PM
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New henna shop opens in east Green Lake
A new henna studio has opened its doors in east Green Lake. Mehndi Madness is located at 6408 Latona Ave NE, the former location of Scratch Patch. Scratch Patch closed in December. The shop provides individual and group appointments, home parties, corporate events, and community events. Training classes are also offered. “The shop is open several days a week,” Mehndi Madness owner Krysteen Lomonaco told me, “but it greatly depends on our events outside the shop.” During March and April, appointments will be available on Thursdays, 4-7 p.m. and on Saturdays, noon – 5 p.m. Appointments at other times may also…
February 28, 2011 at 9:27AM
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Hearts hung in memory of Noah Bishop at Green Lake Park
On Friday morning (Feb. 25, 2011), a tree at the north end of Green Lake Park was hung with hearts and a photo of a young child. The tree was decorated in memory of Noah Benjamin Bishop, a Green Lake resident who died one year ago. “I spotted a mother and her two daughters decorating this tree.” writes Mike Veitenhans. “Since I had my camera, I started to take some photos, explaining I’m always on the lookout for interesting things to submit to the local blog, and asked what the occasion was. The mother, tearing up, informed me it was…
February 27, 2011 at 4:00PM
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Green Lake’s Sunday photo: Spring is budding
On Sundays, we feature a great shot of our park or neighborhood from the MyGreenLake Flickr Pool. This week’s photo, titled “Monday: Spring,” was shot by Julie Smith. ”On President’s Day,” Julie says, “we went for a walk around Green Lake. I saw several signs of spring on the way, including these buds beginning to flower.” Thank you, Julie!
February 26, 2011 at 6:18PM
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Green Lake Park used as testing ground to measure helpfulness of Seattleites
Green Lake Park was recently featured in Breaking Down, a new show by Jordan O’Leary. In part 2 of an episode titled Friendly Factor: Seattle vs Los Angeles, Jordan visited Green Lake to measure the helpfulness of Seattle in relation to Los Angeles. Jordan, posing as a clueless cyclist weaving in and out of foot traffic on the Green Lake path, is met by several helpful Green Lake walkers. Take a look for yourself, beginning at minute 4:00: Breaking Down | Seattle vs Los Angeles | Episode 2/2 from Think Switch on Vimeo. Thanks for the tip, David!
