The Mister Rogers’ Sweater Drive is returning to the Greenlake PCC (7504 Aurora Ave N). Through Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012, KCTS 9 and PCC Natural Markets are collecting sweaters and coats for neighbors in need. All donated sweaters and coats will go to Seattle nonprofits Wellspring Family Services and Northwest Center. This is the fourth year that KCTS 9 and PCC have teamed up for the drive. The greatest need is for children’s items, but all new or gently used adult and children’s sweaters and coats will be accepted for donation. Collection bins are located in all nine Puget Sound PCC stores…
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Developers reveal details about upcoming “Green Lake Village”
Bruce Lorig, the founder of Lorig Associates, and Meredith Messmer, Lorig Associaties Project Manager, spoke at last night’s Green Lake Community Council meeting (Wednesday, November 9, 2011). Lorig Associaties is managing the development of Green Lake Village, a large mixed-use project that is slated for construction at the former Vitamilk Dairy site, a three-acre empty lot of land often referred to by locals as “The Big Hole.” The property, located between Woodlawn Ave NE, NE 71st St, 5th Ave NE and NE 72nd St, has been a vacant pit for more than three years. “We dug the hole early because there was a lot of diesel…
Stephanie Joy Billmayer shares neighborhood food photographs
Green Lake resident and food photographer Stephanie Joy Billmayer shared the following photographs with us, featuring food from nearby businesses: Thanks, Stephanie!
Used bicycle drive at the Greenlake PCC
Alaffia Sustainable Skin Care is holding a “Bicycles for Education” bike drive at the Greenlake PCC (7504 Aurora Ave N) on Saturday, August 20, 2011, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. According to a news release from PCC, used bicycles that are collected at the event will be distributed to disadvantaged teens in Togo, a small country in West Africa. The bicycles will be used by the recipients for transportation to and from school. “Alaffia founder, president and Togo native, Olowo-n’djo Tchala, knows first-hand the challenges of overcoming poverty and the impact a simple bicycle can have on a child’s life,” the press release reads. Alaffia…
An update on Green Lake Village and east Green Lake’s future PCC
Late last month, we learned that development is finally moving forward at the former Vitamilk Dairy site, a three-acre empty lot of land frequently referred to by locals as “The Big Hole.” The property, located between Woodlawn Ave NE, NE 71st St, 5th Ave NE and NE 72nd St, has been a vacant pit for three years. (You can read more about the history of the project and last month’s announcement here.) Ground breaking for a large mixed-use project, called “Green Lake Village,” is targeted for this winter, and opening is scheduled for late 2013. Development is being managed by Lorig Associaties, which recently announced that the project is…
