On Sunday, March 6, 2011, a local group of plant enthusiasts, led by plant lover Meghan Fuller, will hang 128 hand-made “ID bracelets” on the trees around the walking path at Green Lake Park. Each sign is about 1’ x 1’, made of wood, heart-shaped, and hand-painted and decorated with the Latin and common name of each tree. The “I Heart Trees!” project is meant to inspire and encourage visitors to the park to learn about the world around them. The project is temporary and has been approved by Seattle Parks and Recreation. Levi Fuller, Krista Hartrich, Vince Galloway, Mary Growney,…
February 2011
February 24, 2011 at 1:35PM
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Hand-made “ID bracelets” coming soon to the trees of Green Lake
February 24, 2011 at 12:22PM
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A guide to contacting the Seattle Police Department
Updated May 7, 2011 with information about the North Precinct’s new Crime Prevention Coordinator. Would you like to get a hold of the Seattle Police Department? In an emergency, you should always dial 9-1-1. But, what if you have a less-pressing need or question? If you are reporting a specific incident that does not require an officer to be dispatched, call (206) 625-5011. Suspect drug activity? Call (206) 684-0748. Parking enforcement can be reached at (206) 625-5011, and you can report abandoned vehicles online. Report graffiti and illegal dumping to Seattle Public Utilities at (206) 684-7587. If street lights are burned out, intermittent,…
February 24, 2011 at 6:54AM
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Vintage Green Lake photos: The winter of 1916
The following photographs come from the personal collection of My Green Lake reader Nancy Johnson. They were taken by her great-grandfather Theodore Ramm during the blustery winter of 1916. Please click on the photographs to enlarge them. Thank you, Nancy! Paul Dorpat reports the following about the winter of 1916 on HistoryLink.org: When the big snow of 1916 began to fall on a cold Monday on January 31, 1916, there may have been more cameras than shovels in the hands of amateurs. The flurry of snapshots of our second greatest snowstorm illustrate snow-stopped streetcars, closed schools, closed libraries, closed theaters,…
February 23, 2011 at 12:09PM
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High-speed police chase ends in crash on southbound I-5, north of Green Lake
Updated 2:55 p.m. Hearing helicopters? At 11:45 a.m. today (Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011), WSDOT reported that a collision was blocking all lanes of southbound I-5 at Lake City Way. By 12:05, the left lane was open to traffic, but WSDOT advised that “drivers should still use alternates like I-405 and SR 99.” At 12:30, the seattepi.com’s Casey McNerthney tweeted “if you’re trying to get on southbound I-5, sneak on the 65th onramp,” and WSDOT said that traffic was backed up nearly 3 miles to NE 130th. By 1:42, they reported that only one right lane was blocked , but that backups…
February 23, 2011 at 11:58AM
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Volunteers needed to restore blackbird nesting area at Green Lake Park
All are welcome to join the Friends of Green Lake at a habitat restoration work party on Saturday, March 5, 2011, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. Volunteers will work together to remove blackberries and plant native bushes at a blackbird nesting site at Green Lake Park. “This small area is a steep bank next to a cat-tail patch where blackbirds nested each year until 2010,” Gayle Garman, President of the Friends of Green Lake, says. Most of the blackberry vines at the site were removed by a group of volunteers at a September work party. The next step will be to…
