Updated April 1, 2011 with new opening date information. The Green Lake Robeks will open on Thursday, April 14, 2011. Robeks will be located in the Circa Green Lake building (6900 E Green Lake Way N), next door to Turnpike Pizza. Regular hours will be Monday – Friday 7 a.m. – 9 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m. – 9 p.m., and Sunday 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. Winter hours will be Monday – Friday 7 a.m. – 8 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m. – 8 p.m., and Sunday 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. A variety of berry smoothies, fruit smoothies, tropical smoothies, power smoothies, and coffee…
March 2011
March 18, 2011 at 2:49PM
Read More
City offers free support to neighborhood cleanup efforts
Spring Clean, the city’s longest-running neighborhood cleanup program, is celebrating its 25th year. The program runs from April through May. Last year, according to a news release from Seattle Public Utilities, more than 20,000 volunteer hours were dedicated to Spring Clean. Spring Clean activities include painting out graffiti, picking up litter and illegally dumped materials, stenciling storm drains, cleaning school yards, removing invasive plants in planting strips and traffic circles, and planting trees. All projects are conducted on public property. The City of Seattle supports volunteers with free bags, gloves, safety vests, and waste disposal. Spring Clean information, including neighborhood cleanup activities…
March 18, 2011 at 2:08PM
Read More
Green Lake’s Lifetime Learning Center: Continuing education for older adults
Green Lake’s Lifetime Learning Center, which offers continuing education for older adults, will be holding an open house on Thursday, March 24, 2011, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Coffee and cookies will be available. The Lifetime Learning Center offers daytime, non-credit college-level courses in a wide range of subjects, from literature, history, and opera appreciation to bridge, yoga, and tai chi (geared to older adults), watercolor, quilting, computer classes, and writing your life story. About 35 classes are offered each quarter. Each class is offered one day a week for eight weeks. Online registration for the 2011 Spring Quarter is available…
March 17, 2011 at 5:26PM
Read More
Fly casting classes at Green Lake Park this Spring
Two organizations are offering fly casting classes this spring at Green Lake Park. All classes will be held at Green Lake’s casting pier. The casting pier, also called the fishing pier, can be found on the northwest shore of Green Lake, just west of the Bathhouse Theater. The Northwest Fly Anglers Intro to Fly Casting class begins Tuesday, April 5, 2011 and runs 8 weeks, 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. Tuition is $40 and fly rods, reels, and lines are provided. Find more information here and contact Peg or Bill Van Natter at (425) 486-5011 or slowsnap [at] att.net to register. The Washington Fly Fishing Club offers a…
