Neighborhood news roundup: Safe school routes, PNA partnership, playground...
Here’s a roundup of neighborhood news. West Woodland Elementary is one of three schools that will receive a combined $800,000 as part of the Safe Routes to School project. Beacon Hill and McGilvra are...
View ArticleReminder of Seattle Parks beaches, pools, wading pools and spray parks
Seattle Parks and Recreation is reminding residents of its beaches, wading pools, outdoor pools and water spray parks open this summer. Here’s a list of those that are closest to Phinney-Greenwood....
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Memory loss brings them together, but the memories keep them coming back
By Shelby Ehlert, University of Washington News Lab Most of us can remember a time in our childhood when we visited the local zoo, giddy with excitement to explore the exotic sights, sounds and smells....
View ArticleAll Seattle Parks community centers, indoor pools and teen life centers are...
All 26 Seattle Parks and Recreation community centers and eight indoor pools (including Green Lake Community Center and Evans Pool) plus three teen life centers are now part of the Safe Place network...
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Woodland Park Play Area renovations to start in January
Renovations to Woodland Park Play Area on the corner of North 59th Street and Phinney Avenue North are scheduled to begin Jan. 6. Seattle Parks and Recreation expects the work to be completed sometime...
View ArticleCommunity meetings on new Parks levy in August
Seattle Parks and Recreation is sponsoring a new levy in August to fund more facilities, services and programs. So they’re hosting three community meetings to determine what exactly should be on the...
View ArticleJoin others 50+ to train for a half-marathon walk
Seattle Parks and Recreation’s Sound Steps program is once again hosting free half-marathon walk training to active adults age 50+. The info session is from 2-4 p.m. next Wednesday, Jan. 29, at the...
View ArticleReminder: Meeting Thursday on possible parks levy
Seattle Parks and Recreation is looking at sponsoring a new levy in August to fund more facilities, services and programs. They’ve already held two community meetings; the third is this Thursday at...
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Aloha Ramen moving to Lake City
Aloha Ramen, at 8102 Greenwood Ave. N., is moving to Lake City. According to a sign in the window, the restaurant will move on Tuesday, and reopen at its new location at 3004 NE 127th St. on Friday,...
View Article13 rotting alder trees to be removed at Carkeek Park starting Monday
Beginning Monday, Sept. 8, Seattle Parks and Recreation will fell 13 failing alder trees at Carkeek Park. A 24-inch diameter alder tree fell and destroyed the bridge adjacent to the Salmon Imprint Pond...
View ArticleGreen Lake closed to swimming and all water contact due to toxic algae
Seattle Parkes and Recreation today closed Green Lake to swimming and water contact for people and pets because of toxic algae. People and pets should not swim, wade or play in the lake. Dog owners...
View ArticleGreenwood neighbors begin process of designing new park by library
About 30 Greenwood neighbors met at the Greenwood Community Council meeting two weeks ago to discuss what the neighborhood’s new park could look like. Seattle Parks and Recreation purchased the land...
View ArticleEarth Day Work Party at Greenwood Park on Sunday, April 19
Volunteers are organizing an Earth Day work party at Greenwood Park, 602 N. 87th St., from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Sunday, April 19. Work with staff from the Seattle Parks and Recreation to plant new...
View ArticleKickoff for ‘Save Seattle’s Apples’ is Sunday at Linden Orchard
City Fruit, Seattle Public Utilities, Seattle Parks and Recreation, and Greater Good Granola are joining forces for a campaign to save all the apples from neighborhood trees that go to waste. The...
View ArticleCarkeek Park Environmental Learning Center to be named after longtime...
Seattle Parks and Recreation will name Carkeek Park’s Environmental Learning Center after longtime volunteer Nancy Malmgren, who has spent the last four decades helping to restore the park and Piper’s...
View ArticleMay 19 teacher walkout – what to do with your kids
Seattle Public Schools’ teachers will stage a one-day walkout on Tuesday, May 19, to protest the state legislature’s current underfunding of public schools. That is leaving many working parents...
View ArticleSummer fun at beaches, pools and spray parks
Seattle Parks and Recreation has several pools, spray parks and beaches close to Phinney Ridge and Greenwood that your family can enjoy. You can download a PDF of the complete summer guide of all...
View ArticleSmoking ban in all Seattle parks begins today
As of today, all parks in Seattle are smoke free. The ban includes any publicly-accessible park facility, including neighborhood pocket parks. Park visitors used to have to be 25 feet away from other...
View ArticleCity finalizes deal to purchase Bleacher’s Pub land to double size of new...
The City of Seattle has finalized the deal to purchase the land where Bleacher’s Pub currently sits, at Greenwood Avenue North and North 82nd Street, to build a new park next to the Greenwood Library....
View ArticleMeet new superintendent of Seattle Parks and Recreation at community meetings
Seattle Parks and Recreation’s new superintendent, Jesús Aguirre, will meet with community members in the next few months to learn more about the city’s diverse neighborhoods and recreation needs. In...
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