Seattle Parks resumes construction work on renovation of Montlake Playfield football/soccer field
Construction work to renovate the Montlake Playfield football/soccer field will resume on Tuesday, February 21, 2012. Ohno Construction will begin preparing the field for the turf installation and anticipates construction will last through the end of May 2012. Parks brought in the materials at the end of 2011 and weather conditions are [More]
Posted: February 16th, 2012 under Parkways.
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Seattle Parks invites continued input on future development of Magnuson Park
On Saturday, February 11, Seattle Parks and Recreation staff and about 70 community members met for a workshop at Magnuson Park to begin discussions of a strategic plan for the park’s future development. The group celebrated the park’s successes to date, talked about how to move forward with the remaining approximately $70 [More]
Posted: February 15th, 2012 under Parkways.
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Volunteer Park Conservatory Business Plan Public Meeting
Seattle Parks and Recreation invites the community to a public meeting to discuss current operating issues at the Volunteer Park Conservatory on Wednesday March 7 from 7 – 8:30 p.m. at the Montlake Community Center, 1618 E. Calhoun St. “The City faces funding shortfalls for 2013 – 2014, and Parks is examining [More]
Posted: February 15th, 2012 under Parkways.
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Summer events at Waterfront Park: Request for Ideas – Responses due February 29, 2012
Summer events at Waterfront Park: Request for Ideas PURPOSE Waterfront Seattle (www.waterfrontseattle.org) aims to raise awareness of the incredible potential of the Central Waterfront as a civic space in the heart of Seattle as we prepare for the removal of the Alaskan Way Viaduct. As part of that goal, the City of [More]
Posted: February 15th, 2012 under Parkways.
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Mayor to present State of the City speech on Tuesday, February 21 at 2 p.m.
Mayor Mike McGinn will present his State of the City remarks to the City Council and the public at 2 p.m. Tuesday, February 21 in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 600 Fourth Ave. The remarks will also be live streamed at www.seattlechannel.org/. [More]
Posted: February 15th, 2012 under Parkways.
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Quick action by Seattle Parks crew, first on scene, helps with response to accident on I-5 ramp
Seattle Parks and Recreation’s Northeast grounds maintenance crew members were working along Ravenna Blvd., mulching tree rings, when they heard screeching metal and a crash. Jon Campbell, Dale McLeod and Marvin Bentley ran to the end of the island they were working on and looked up at the on ramp (NE 65th [More]
Posted: February 14th, 2012 under Parkways.
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Northwest Seattle community centers offer family-friendly pancake breakfasts
Bitter Lake’s Annual Pancake Breakfast Join friends and neighbors for Bitter Lake Community Center’s Annual Pancake Breakfast! Enjoy all-you-can-eat blueberry (or plain), plus scrambled eggs, sausage, biscuits and gravy, juice and coffee! Proceeds from this event will provide scholarships for our low income neighbors. Volunteers are welcome! Date: Sunday, February 26, 2012 [More]
Posted: February 13th, 2012 under Parkways.
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Seattle Japanese Garden postponed to Friday, February 17, 2012
Seattle Parks and Recreation is postponing the opening of the Seattle Japanese Garden in the Washington Park Arboretum to Friday, February 17, 2012 to allow for the completion of the remediation work following a water main break on 26th Ave. E. Parks staff is working hard to finish the cleanup work and [More]
Posted: February 13th, 2012 under Parkways.
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Laurelhurst Community Center to hold Open House on March 13, Friday Family Fun Night on March 16
Laurelhurst Community Center, 4554 NE 41st St., invites the public to join the staff for coffee, tea, juice and treats to celebrate the new community center hours, permanent staff and spring programs. The open house takes place from 10 a.m. to1 p.m. on Tuesday, March 13. Visitors can learn about upcoming new [More]
Posted: February 13th, 2012 under Parkways.
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First Viewing at Seattle’s Japanese Garden postponed until March 4, 2012
A water main break on 26th Ave. E led to significant flooding in the parking lot and along pathways of the Japanese Garden in the Washington Park Arboretum, making it necessary for Seattle Parks and Recreation to reschedule the “First Viewing of the Garden.” The events scheduled for February 12, 2012 have [More]
Posted: February 9th, 2012 under Parkways.
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