In collaboration with Atlantic Street Center and Seattle Parks and Recreation, Teen Feed is expanding its meal program to serve youth and young adults in need in South Seattle, starting with a meal on Thursday, June 27, from 7 to 8 p.m. at South Shore K-8 School, 4800 S Henderson St. (This
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Posted: June 18th, 2013 under Parkways.
Tags: Atlantic Street Center, late night, Seattle Parks and Recreation, Teen feed, youth violence prevention
Seattle Parks and Recreation invites the community to participate in the first public meeting for the John Street Enhancement Opportunity Fund project on Tuesday, June 18, 2013 at 6:30 p.m. Parks will host the meeting at the Capitol Hill Branch Library located at 425 Harvard Ave. E. This community initiated project is
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Posted: June 14th, 2013 under Parkways.
Tags: Capitol Hill, Opportunity Fund, parks and green spaces levy, project
Seattle Parks and Recreation and energy drink maker Red Bull will continue to work together on finding a suitable location for a skate-able public art work in Seattle’s public parks. An initial public meeting on the issue focused on Myrtle Edwards Park as a top proposed location. After hearing input from stakeholders
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Posted: June 11th, 2013 under Parkways.
Seattle Parks and Recreation will hold sales of low cost life jackets from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 18 at Evans Pool, 7201 E. Green Lake Dr. N. Drowning is the second leading cause of unintentional injury death among children ages 1 – 14 years old. Wearing a life
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Posted: June 6th, 2013 under Parkways.
Tags: evans pool, life jackets, water safety
Seattle Parks and Recreation invites the public to submit potential names for a new park in the Central District neighborhood. Suggestions for names are due to the Park Naming Committee by Thursday, July 18. 19th and Madison: Parks acquired the property at the corner of 19th Ave. and E Madison St. in
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Posted: June 5th, 2013 under Parkways.
Tags: central district
To mark the completion of the Georgetown picnic shelter restoration, Seattle Parks and Recreation and the Associated Recreation Council (ARC) will host a celebration to thank Sabey Construction at the Georgetown Playfield, 750 S Homer St., on Saturday, June 8, from 12 noon to 2 p.m. [caption id="attachment_2825" align="alignleft" width="300"] Sabey Construction
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Posted: June 4th, 2013 under Parkways.
Seattle Parks and Recreation is hosting a community celebration for the new Judkins Skatespot on Saturday, June 1, 2013 from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Judkins Skatespot is located in Judkins Park on S Judkins Street between 20th Avenue S and 23rd Avenue S. The event features skate lessons, demonstrations, giveaways, music
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Posted: May 30th, 2013 under Parkways.
Live, Wednesday, May 29, 7 to 8 p.m. Now's your chance to talk to the mayor about the issues that matter most to you. What's the city doing to protect safety on the 122 bridges it manages? What’s the next NBA play? Why does Seattle need the legislature to help save transit?
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Posted: May 29th, 2013 under Parkways.
Tags: Ask the Mayor, Mayor McGinn
Other sports programs don’t make kids play on adult fields with adult equipment and now neither does tennis! Seattle Parks and Recreation continues our play-based tennis league for youth with little or no experience playing tennis. The United States Tennis Association (USTA) developed the concept of QuickStart tennis, an introductory program designed
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Posted: May 28th, 2013 under Parkways.
Tags: QuickStart, tennis, USTA, youth tennis
Seattle Parks and Recreation is hosting a public meeting to gather input on a proposed public art piece in Myrtle Edwards Park that will be used for skateboarding. The meeting is at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at the Belltown Community Center, 415 Bell St. Energy drink maker Red Bull
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Posted: May 24th, 2013 under Parkways.
Tags: red bull, Seattle Parks and Recreation, skateboarding