April is National Poetry Month. Seattle Public Library is celebrating with a variety of free programs, including three “PoetsWest” events at the Green Lake Library (7364 E Green Lake Dr N). The open mic poetry sessions will be held on the first three Saturdays in April: Saturday, April 2, 2011, 4:00 – 5:45 p.m. An open mic session will follow featured poets Keith Holyoak, Chris Jarmick and others to be announced. Saturday, April 9, 2011, 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. William O’Daly will read from Pablo Neruda’s poetry and fiction. An open mic session will follow. Saturday,…
March 2011
March 24, 2011 at 4:11PM
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Celebrate National Poetry Month with open mic poetry sessions at the Green Lake Library
March 24, 2011 at 1:27PM
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On-street parking rates in Green Lake will soon be decreased to $1/hour
Update, April 4, 2011: Revolutions Espresso (7012 Woodlawn Ave NE) reports that the new $1/hr rate is now in effect. ____ Parking rates in the east Green Lake business district will soon be reduced. Currently, it costs shoppers and visitors $1.50/hour to use Green Lake’s 118 paid on-street parking spaces. That rate is scheduled to decrease to $1/hour in early April 2011, according to Margo Polley, Strategic Advisor in the Parking Operations and Traffic Permits Section of the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT). According to a notice on their website, SDOT used parking data to determine new on-street parking rates that, on…
March 23, 2011 at 11:19PM
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Black and white dog found at Green Lake Park
John Usky, the General Manager of the Greenlake Boathouse (7351 E Green Lake Dr N), found a dog today (Wednesday, March 23, 2011) around 3 p.m. at the Greenlake Boathouse, a boat rental shop and espresso stand on the northeast side of Green Lake. The dog is a male Springer Spaniel / Lab mix. He is an older dog with a black collar and no tags. He has been checked for microchips, and John has alerted the Seattle Animal Shelter and the Seattle Pet Detectives. He has also made some flyers for posting around the neighborhood. If you have any information about this…
March 23, 2011 at 4:56PM
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Mayor McGinn wants to hear your neighborhood and public transportation safety concerns
Today (Wednesday, March 23, 2011) Mayor Mike McGinn announced a new tool to gather input on public safety from Seattle residents. According to a news release sent from the Office of the Mayor, the online survey, drafted by a team of graduate students at the Evans School of Public Affairs at the University of Washington, will help determine residents’ primary public safety concerns in their own neighborhoods and on public transportation. Previous public safety surveys conducted by the City focused on citywide perceptions. “With this survey,” the news release reads, “the City hopes to have a snapshot of perceptions of…
March 23, 2011 at 4:25PM
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In a canoe on Green Lake, circa 1918
Sunshine is finally here! To celebrate, we are sharing this never-before-published photograph of a sunny day at Green Lake, circa 1918: This historical view of of Green Lake comes to us from the personal collection of My Green Lake reader Nancy Johnson. The photograph was shot from the interior of a canoe on the lake. Homes along the east shore of Green Lake can be seen, as well as N 65th St, heading east from East Green Lake Way N. If you click on the image to enlarge it, you can see a house with a triangular peak just to the right…
