Green Lake resident Jeremy Holmes has had a few rough experiences in the neighborhood lately and he wants to share his story. A lifelong Seattle resident, Jeremy is an employee at FROGBOX Seattle. The company rents reusable plastic moving boxes and moving supplies. “As a way of reducing overhead and reducing our environmental impact,” Jeremy says, “we don’t have an office or retail location.” Instead, Jeremy works at local coffee shops and out of the company’s 18′ box-truck. Jeremy regularly parked the FROGBOX truck near the Greenlake PCC (7504 Aurora Ave N) until about four months ago, when anonymous notes containing messages such as “get out…
May 2011
May 24, 2011 at 11:56AM
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Aggressive notes left on truck parked on Green Lake streets: “Get the f— out of our hood”
May 24, 2011 at 10:36AM
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Free party featuring Beatles-inspired art and music at Sugarcomb Salon
Sugarcomb Salon (780 N 73rd St) is hosting a free party on Saturday, June 4, 2011, 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. The Beatles-inspired work of Seattle artist Casey Brookbush will be shown, and a to-be-announced lineup of musicians will be covering Beatles tunes. Wine will be served. A facebook event page describes the evening as “a perfect pre-func for your Saturday night plans.” All ages are welcome.
May 23, 2011 at 9:11PM
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Seen at Green Lake: Planking
Planking has come to Green Lake. Planking, otherwise known as “the lying down game”, is ”the action of lying face down with arms to the sides of the body in unusual public spaces and photographing it,” according to wikipedia. A shot by local photographer Laurel McConnell was recently featured on planking site “i Love Facedowns!” Laurel took this shot of fellow photographer Jennifer MacNiven last week. Do you have facedown photographs taken at the park or in the neighborhood that you would like to share? Send them our way at tips [at] mygreenlake.com and I’ll add them to this post. ___ Update, 9:35…
May 23, 2011 at 3:26PM
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North Green Lake’s new Italian restaurant Trattoria Cioppino on track to open soon
Trattoria Cioppino will be opening soon at 7900 East Green Lake Dr N. Head chef and co-owner Riccardo Simeone says that the restaurant is currently preparing for a soft opening. Riccardo hopes to ease into things and he has asked me to keep the exact date mum. I can say, however, that the doors will open within the next couple of weeks. Update, July 20 2011 –Details about Trattoria Cioppino’s new menu are available here. Thanks for the tip, Dave!
May 23, 2011 at 11:31AM
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Learn about the Peace Corps at the Green Lake Library, June 11
There will be a Peace Corps information session at the Green Lake Library (7364 E Green Lake Dr N) on Saturday, June 11, 2011, 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. “As the Peace Corps celebrates its 50th anniversary,” reads the event page on peacecorps.gov, ”it’s actively recruiting the next generation of volunteers. Come learn about volunteer experiences, have your questions answered, and gain tips to guide you through the application process.” A facebook event page is available here. For more information, contact Erin Erickson at eerickson2 [at] peacecorps.gov.
