Yesterday (Monday, October 24, 2011), King County Metro published an initial proposal for a September 2012 change to Greater Seattle’s transit system. The proposed service change includes a new route, Route 63, which would connect east Green Lake to Sand Point via the University District. Once in the U-District, riders would be able to connect with routes that travel to downtown Seattle, Bellevue, and northeast and central Seattle. Buses would run every day of the week and would run about every 30 minutes, except for at night, when they would run every 30-60 minutes. Between NE 40th St and Green Lake…
October 2011
October 25, 2011 at 2:33PM
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Metro proposes elimination of Route 26, addition of new Route 63
October 25, 2011 at 1:13PM
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Adopt a neighborhood drain and help prevent flooding
Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) is asking Seattle residents and business owners to participate in Fall Clean by adopting a storm drain. SPU crews are responsible for nearly 80,000 storm drains. By helping them keep neighborhood storm drains clear of debris, you can help keep the water flowing and prevent flooding. The Adopt-A-Drain Program is active during the month of November, Seattle’s peak leaf-falling season. During this time SPU provides residents and business owners with free cleanup supplies – rakes, bags, gloves, shovels, brooms and dustpans. To reserve your supplies, contact SPU at (206) 233-7187 or adoptadrain [at] seattle.gov. You can also use this online form. Supplies can be picked up…
October 24, 2011 at 3:50PM
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Seattle Public Theater asks City Council to approve funding for the Green Lake Bathhouse
On September 21, 2011, Mayor Mike McGinn announced that his 2012 Proposed Budget would include funding for a new roof at the Green Lake Bathhouse (7312 West Green Lake Dr N), a historic building that the city leases to the Seattle Public Theater (SPT). Earlier this month, SPT unveiled new seats which were the product of a fundraising campaign put on by the theater. The theater is now hopeful that the mayor’s proposal for funding for a new roof will be adopted by the Seattle City Council, along with additional funding for a new HVAC (Heat Ventilation and Air-Conditioning) system. “This past summer the AC gave up the ghost, challenging our young actors…
October 24, 2011 at 2:06PM
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Opening for a community representative on the Northwest Seattle Design Review Board
Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn is looking for qualified candidates to fill four upcoming openings on the city’s Design Review Board, including an opening for a community representative on the Northwest Design Review Board. The Northwest District of the Design Review Program covers the area of the city north of NW/N 80th St and and west of Aurora Ave N. There are also openings on the Southeast Design Review Board, the Southwest Design Review Board and the East (Capitol Hill/First Hill/Central District) Design Review Board. According to a press release sent by the mayor’s office today (Monday, October 24, 2011), the Design Review Program was established…
October 23, 2011 at 12:54PM
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Possibly-poisonous mushrooms spotted at Green Lake Park
This story comes to us via Kat Chow. Kat is a student in the University of Washington Department of Communication News Laboratory, an advanced reporting class in which students produce news stories and packages for local neighborhood and ethnic newspapers and online sites. Last Wednesday (October 19, 2011), a My Green Lake reader spotted these mushrooms near the Greenlake Boathouse (7351 E Green Lake Dr N): “I was standing on the cement path when I took the picture — the ‘shrooms were about a foot off the main path and very visible,” the reader wrote in an e-mail. She thinks they’re amanita muscaria, the…
