On Thursday (August 5, 2010), C.J. Wilson and David Murphy of the Texas Rangers were in Green Lake, eating breakfast at Beth’s Cafe. This afternoon (Saturday, August 7, 2010), another pitcher made an appearance in the neighborhood.  Self-described “Seattle sports freak” Matt Cuellar spotted Mariners pitcher Ryan Rowland-Smith at the Green Lake Starbucks (7100 East [...]

Tweeted by C.J. Wilson, Texas Rangers pitcher, at 10:39 a.m. this morning (Thursday, August 5, 2010): Men vs food. Me and david murphy are walking into a place for breakfast “omelettes bigger than your freakin head!”. Where am I? Yep, sounds like Green Lake’s own Beth’s Cafe (7311 Aurora Ave N), featured in season one [...]

Ali Vincent, the Season 5 winner on The Biggest Loser, is coming to Green Lake. Vincent has invited Seattle to join her for an impromptu workout tomorrow (Wednesday, June 23, 2010) at 1 p.m.  She’ll be on the Green Lake basketball courts, located behind the Green Lake Community Center (7201 E Green Lake Dr N). [...]

The 7th Annual Battle at the Lake basketball tournament will be held this year on Friday, July 16 (6 – 9 p.m.), Saturday, July 17 (10 a.m. – 5 p.m.), and Sunday, July 18 (10 a.m. – 5 p.m.) at the Green Lake Community Center (7201 E Green Lake Dr N). Come enjoy some of [...]

Anyone remember when Bill Clinton visited Green Lake and ran the loop? From the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, November 20, 1993.  p. A5 CLINTON AND FRIENDS RUN GREEN LAKE BICYCLISTS AND JOGGERS USE PATH AT SAME TIME Bill Clinton, wearing running gear that included an APEC forum sweat shirt and white gloves against the early morning chill, invited [...]