Seattle Parks and Recreation is exploring new directions for the city’s community centers, and your input on a variety of options is requested. “In response to challenging budgets,” a press release from Seattle Parks reads, “Seattle Parks and Recreation has been asked by City Council to re-think how community centers are operated. Over the past five months, ideas for changing how community centers are run have been developed with the help of a citizen advisory team. Now it is time for the broader community to weigh in on several options that have been suggested.” The draft options for changing community…
May 2011
May 26, 2011 at 11:26AM
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Parks Department seeks your input on the future of Seattle’s community centers
May 25, 2011 at 5:04PM
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The “locksmith scammer” is still making his rounds in the Green Lake neighborhood
The “locksmith scammer,” whom we have reported on twice before (in September and December 2010), continues to knock on Green Lake doors. The man known as the “locksmith scammer” is described as being between 5’6″ and 6′ tall, of slight build, African American, and balding. The man typically claims to be a janitor working at a nearby school and he sometimes says that his partner works at Microsoft. He’s new to the neighborhood, he says, and is locked out of his house. However, he claims, he is a few dollars short of the money he needs to pay a locksmith….
May 25, 2011 at 4:00PM
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Movie shoot moves from Green Lake to Maple Leaf
Scenes from an indie film called “Safety Not Guaranteed” were shot in Green Lake last week, and today the cast and crew are in Maple Leaf. Green Lake resident Joshua Tufts reports seeing film production vehicles last Monday (May 16, 2011) on Bagley Ave N just north of East Green Lake Dr N. Last Wednesday (May 18), Joshua’s son Brayden got these autographs from cast members Aubrey Plaza, who also plays April Ludgate in Parks and Recreation, and Jeff Garlin, best known for his role as Jeff Greene on Curb Your Enthusiasm: The Safety Not Guaranteed cast and crew can be found in Maple Leaf today (Wednesday,…
May 25, 2011 at 1:48PM
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The Seattle Public Theater at the Green Lake Bathhouse presents a free production of ‘Little Women’
The Seattle Public Theater (SPT) at the Green Lake Bathhouse (7312 West Green Lake Dr N) invites you to a Youth Program performance of an adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women, directed by Carmel Baird. Performances are scheduled for Saturday, May 28, 2011 at 2 p.m., Sunday, May 29 at 7 p.m., and Monday, May 30 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. While all youth shows are free, donations are gladly accepted. “The classic Little Women is a story about fours sisters: tempestuous Jo, mature Meg, shy Beth, and vain Amy,” reads a press release from SPT. “Each sister is struggling to overcome…
May 24, 2011 at 7:34PM
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Green Lake Community Center preschool program adds afternoon class
The Green Lake Community Center‘s “Preschool Frogs” program (7201 E Green Lake Dr N) is expanding this fall. The morning class is shifting from 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m to a new time: 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m, Monday through Friday. The cost is $325 per month. In addition to the morning class, a new afternoon class will be offered. The afternoon class will meet 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. The cost is $275 per month. The preschool program is offered to children aged 3-5 throughout the school year on a monthly basis. The first session this fall will be…
