The Latona Pub (6423 Latona Ave NE) was featured on KING 5 last night (Tuesday, April 19, 2011). The pub is celebrating Earth Week by avoiding the use of delivery vans: they are hauling beer by foot to Green Lake from various breweries all over town. “I worry that people don’t think about what it takes to get ingredients to your kitchen or beer to your bar,” Elliot Ryan, the Manager of the Latona Pub, told KING 5:
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Amnesty International to present ‘Poets and Writers Demand Accountability for Victims of Gaza and Israel’ at the Green Lake Library
A Seattle Amnesty International group is presenting a free reading titled Poets and Writers Demand Accountability for Victims of Gaza and Israel at the Green Lake Library (7364 E Green Lake Dr N) on Saturday, Feb. 26, 2011, 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. While the event is not an open mic reading, the Facebook event page says that “all voices [are] invited to attend, to listen and to care about the topics.” For more information, contact Washington State’s AIUSA Area Coordinator Larry Ebersole at wordheath [at] gmail.com.
Senator Ed Murray to receive social justice award for improving the lives of LGBT families
This Sunday (Dec. 19, 2010), Washington State Senator Ed Murray will receive the Herman and Margarita Will Peace and Social Justice Award. The award will be presented by First United Methodist Church of Seattle (First Church). Sen. Murray represents the 43rd District, which includes the southern and eastern parts of the Green Lake neighborhood (you can find a map of the 43rd District here). Sen. Murray will receive the award for his social justice work and his life-long commitment to building a just and peaceful society. “Few local citizens have done as much to improve the lives of LGBT families as Senator…
Mayor McGinn to announce his proposed 2011 budget on Monday
The City of Seattle is facing a $67 million general fund deficit for 2011. City parks and recreation facilities, public libraries, and community center programs are all potentially vulnerable to budget cuts. Mayor Mike McGinn will give his 2011 City of Seattle Budget Address at 12 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 27, 2010 at the Rainier Beach Community Center (8825 Rainier Ave S). The Budget Address is open to the public (RSVP online) and the speech will be livestreamed online by the Seattle Channel. Following his Budget Address, at 2 p.m. McGinn will formally transmit his proposed budget to Seattle City…
2010 Walk for Farm Animals to be held at Green Lake Park
Farm Sanctuary’s Walk for Farm Animals is being held at Green Lake Park on Sunday, October 17, 2010. Registration is at 9 a.m. and the walk begins at 10 a.m. near the Green Lake Community Center (7201 E Green Lake Dr N). The Walk for Farm Animals is an annual event “that helps spread the word about the treatment of animals on factory farms and raises vital funds for rescue, education and advocacy work.” Walks are held across the USA and Canada. The Green Lake walk is the sole Washington State event. For more information, contact seattle [at] walkforfarmanimals.org.
