photo credit: armadilo60 Luminata, a lantern parade to celebrate the Autumnal Equinox, is returning to Green Lake Park this Thursday evening (Sept. 22, 2011). The event, which is in its 11th year, comes our way via the Fremont Arts Council. All are invited to participate, “no matter your age or your zip code.” Attendees should bring a lantern. The parade will start at the Green Lake Small Craft Center, located at the southwest corner of Green Lake, at dusk (around 7 p.m.). It ends with a “special secret banquet where the Prince of Summer presides and there is music and dancing, cider, cookies…
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Community meeting planned to discuss N 63rd St and N 57th St murals
A group of neighbors is organizing an effort refurbish the murals on the walls of two neighborhood underpasses: the N 63rd St underpass under Aurora Ave N and the N 57th St underpass under Phinney Ave N. In May, Kerry Fowler put together a poll to gauge the community’s opinions about the N 63rd St underpass mural. “It’s amazing that the mural at 63rd Street and Aurora lasted as long as it did without vandalism. But now it’s an eyesore and it’s time to reclaim that space for our community,” the introduction to the poll read. Kari Boiter, Legislative Assistant to Rep. Mary Lou Dickerson, has signed on to help…
Green Lake’s “ball pit” land use sign gets national attention
The parody land use sign that went up late last week at the former Vitamilk site has caught the attention of national media. You can now find the story on msnbc.com, Boing Boing, Gizmodo and The Daily What.
Parody land use sign at former Vitamilk site promises huge ball pit and slide
The following sign was spotted this morning (Friday, August 19, 2011) at the former Vitamilk Dairy site, a three-acre empty lot of land frequently referred to as Green Lake’s “Big Hole”: The sign, a parody of a Seattle Department of Planning and Development land use sign, indicates that the empty lot will be used “to construct one ground level ball pit pond containing 1,200,000 cu. ft. of rainbow plastic balls.” “Parking for for 171 bicycles, 65 unicycles, and 13 tricycles to be provided in 2 levels within the structure,” the sign reads. “Existing ramp to be converted to one 40 ft….
Your input requested regarding the N 63rd St mural under Aurora Ave N
Kerry Fowler, a Phinney Ridge resident, has put together a SurveyMonkey poll about the frequently-tagged mural on the walls of the underpass on N 63rd St under Aurora Ave N. The introduction to the poll reads: It’s amazing that the mural at 63rd Street and Aurora lasted as long as it did without vandalism. But now it’s an eyesore and it’s time to reclaim that space for our community. A small core of neighbors have come together to make plans for restoration of the walls and we’re soliciting your input. This non-binding poll will help guide us as we assemble…
