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Green Lake Park’s tennis court lights shut off for the winter

Seattle Parks and Recreation has shut off the lights at Green Lake’s outdoor tennis courts until the return to Daylight Savings Time on March 11, 2012. The lights, along with those at several other outdoor tennis courts in Seattle, were shut off in an effort to create energy savings during the winter months when few people play outside. Parks estimates the savings from turning off tennis court lights across the city to be about $15,000. Lights will stay on at several other courts through the winter, including eight of the fourteen courts the Lower Woodland Park tennis courts. Winter play is also available at…

Mayor proposes funding for improvements at the Green Lake Bathhouse and the Lower Woodland tennis courts

Mayor Mike McGinn announced today (Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011) that his 2012 Proposed Budget will invest in several City-owned facilities. The mayor said that the budget, which he will submit to Seattle City Council on Monday, will include funding for a replacement roof at the Green Lake Bathhouse, currently home to the Seattle Public Theater (7312 West Green Lake Dr N). The proposed budget also allocates revenue for new lights at the Lower Woodland Park tennis courts. Parks & Green Spaces Levy Oversight Committee Chair Pete Spalding said at today’s announcement that these projects were being moved from the Parks Department’s Major Maintenance backlog with the…

Free Spanish bootcamp for families at Woodland Park

Wallingford gym Fuerte Fitness is partnering with Zoom Language Center for Children to host a free Spanish bootcamp for families at the entrance to Woodland Park (1000 N 50th St) on Saturday, Sept. 17 2011, 10 a.m. – 11 a.m. The outdoor workout is for parents and their children aged 4-7. All instruction will be in Spanish. Registration is required.

Skate Like a Girl offers free skateboard lessons at Lower Woodland Skatepark

photo credit: Jeff Sandquist Skate Like a Girl, a local program that empowers youth through skateboarding activities, is offering free skateboarding lessons to youth aged twelve and younger at the Lower Woodland Skatepark on Saturday, Sept 17 and Saturday, Sept 24, 2011, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. The Lower Woodland Skatepark is located at the western end of the space between Soccer Field #2 and the cloverleaf ball diamonds at Woodland Park (5201 Green Lake Way N). The free lessons are being offered through Youth Employment Skateboarding (YES). YES, which teaches leadership and employment skills to local young adults, was created by Skate Like a…

Skate Jam at Lower Woodland Skatepark tomorrow (Saturday)

There will be a Skate Jam at the Lower Woodland Skatepark tomorrow (Saturday, September 3, 2011), 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. The event, which is free and open to all ages and abilities, is sponsored by Youth Employment Skateboarding (YES), a program administered by Skate Like a Girl, through a City of Seattle Department of Neighborhoods grant. The event’s Facebook page lists the following schedule: 10:00 AM BEGINER LESSONS 12:00 PM BOWL JAM BEGINNER FUNTESTS LADIES JAM 2:00 PM MASTERS (30+) JAM BBQ (FREE FOR THOSE THAT SIGN IN) GAME OF SKATE 3:00 PM ADVANCED JAM 4:00 PM BEST TRICK 4:45…