Archive for January, 2010
Guitar Lessons Offered at Alki Community Center
Alki Community Center has opportunities to learn to play the guitar. Lessons will teach students how to stroke the strings, where and how to position your hands on the guitar, and how to tune your instrument to the music. Each student must supply their own equipment. Classes begin Tuesday, January 26, and [More]
Posted: January 21st, 2010 under Parkways.
Tags: Alki Community Center, Guitar lessons
Public Meeting for Improvements at Bar-S Playfield
Seattle Parks and Recreation will host a public meeting on Wednesday, January 27, 2010 from 7 – 8 p.m. at the Alki Community Center, 5817 SW Stevens St. At the meeting, Parks staff will discuss the improvements for Bar-S Playfield which include restrooms, upgrades to the snack shack and replacement of the [More]
Posted: January 21st, 2010 under Parkways.
Tags: Bar-S Playfield, donated
Parks Hosts Third Meeting for New Park in Ballard
Seattle Parks and Recreation will host the third and final meeting to plan the new 9th Avenue NW Park development on Thursday, January 28, 2010. The meeting will be from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. at Whittier Elementary School, 1320 NW 75th St. Parks encourages the neighborhood to participate. At this third community [More]
Posted: January 20th, 2010 under Parkways.
Tags: Ballard, parks, parks and green spaces levy
Carkeek Park Pedestrian Bridge Closes for Painting
Seattle Parks and Recreation and the Seattle Department of Transportation are working together to clean and paint the Carkeek Park Pedestrian Bridge over the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad tracks on the west side of Carkeek Park. Starting Wednesday, January 20, 2010 and continuing through February 10, 2010, the bridge will be [More]
Posted: January 14th, 2010 under Parkways.
Tags: carkeek park, pedestrian bridge
Parks to Hold Final Meeting for Lawton Play Area Renovation
Seattle Parks and Recreation will host the final meeting for the Lawton Play Area Renovation on Wednesday, January 21, 2010 at Lawton Elementary, 4000 27th Ave. W. The public is encouraged to attend and provide input on the preferred design. The renovation project, identified in the Parks and Green Spaces Levy will [More]
Posted: January 14th, 2010 under Parkways.
Tags: Lawton, parks and green spaces levy, Playground
Parks to Hold Final Meeting for Matthews Beach Park Play Area Renovation
Seattle Parks and Recreation will host a final meeting for the Matthews Beach Park Play Area Renovation on Wednesday, January 20, 2010 from 7 – 8:30 p.m. at the Brig in Magnuson Park, 6330 NE 74th Street. At this meeting a preferred design will be presented and refined with community input. The [More]
Posted: January 14th, 2010 under Parkways.
Tags: Matthews Beach, parks and green spaces levy, Playground
Community Centers, Pools, Other Facilities Close for Staff Furlough on Friday, January 15
On Friday, Jan. 15, many Seattle Parks and Recreation facilities will be closed for a staff furlough. Most City of Seattle employees will take 10 days of unpaid furlough in 2010 as a result of budget cuts. To minimize impacts on our customers, Seattle Parks and Recreation will close most facilities one [More]
Posted: January 14th, 2010 under Parkways.
Tags: community centers, furlough, pools
Final “Technical” Workshops for First Round Parks and Green Spaces Levy Opportunity Fund
Seattle Parks and Recreation will hold the final two meetings to help the community develop submittals for the first round of the Parks and Green Spaces Levy Opportunity Fund. Seattle voters approved the $146 million Parks and Green Spaces Levy in 2008; it included the Opportunity Fund for community- initiated development projects [More]
Posted: January 12th, 2010 under Parkways.
Tags: Opportunity Fund, parks and green spaces levy
Seattle Parks Receives Paul G. Allen Family Foundation Grant for Youth Environmental/Messaging Program
Seattle Parks and Recreation and IslandWood, a unique outdoor learning center on Bainbridge Island that inspires environmental and community stewardship, have received a $50,000 grant from the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation. The grant will fund a shared program, Stewardship Stories, that will expand on the work both IslandWood and Parks are [More]
Posted: January 6th, 2010 under Parkways.
Tags: Islandwood, Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, Seattle Parks and Recreation
Seattle Parks to Host “Bring the Dream Home” Teen March to Honor Martin Luther King Jr.
Teens from around Seattle will gather at 1 p.m. on Saturday, January 16 to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at the Seattle park that bears his name, located at 2200 Martin Luther King, Jr. Way. At 1:45 p.m., the march will leave the park and head up Martin Luther King, Jr. [More]
Posted: January 6th, 2010 under Parkways.
Tags: MLK Day, MLK Walk, Seattle, Seattle Parks