Archive for February, 2011
Seattle Parks to Conduct Customer Count at Community Centers
Beginning Monday, February 28, Seattle Parks and Recreation will ask customers at its 25 community centers (Rainier Beach is under construction) to sign in indicating their age group and time of arrival. The pilot project, which will last two weeks, will help Parks staff respond to a City Council directive to reconsider [More]
Posted: February 28th, 2011 under Parkways.
Tags: Budget, community centers, customer count
Loyal Heights Community Center Pancake Breakfast
Enjoy the warm company of friends and neighbors with a stack of pancakes, eggs, and sizzling sausage at the annual Loyal Heights Pancake Breakfast from 8 to noon on Sunday, March 6 at the center, 2101 NW 77th St. This event is the community center’s major fundraiser. All proceeds are used to [More]
Posted: February 28th, 2011 under Parkways.
Tags: community centers, fundraiser, loyal heights, volunteers
Parks seeks partners to help fund wading pool operations
Seattle Parks and Recreation, which has had to make substantial cutbacks in the operations of its 25 wading pools because of budget reductions, is seeking partners interested in helping increase access to the pools during the eight-week 2011 summer season. Cutbacks include the reduction from operating 25 wading pools six or seven [More]
Posted: February 24th, 2011 under Parkways.
Tags: parks, wading pools
On February 28, Parks will begin counting customers at community centers
Beginning Monday, February 28, Seattle Parks and Recreation will ask customers at its 25 community centers (Rainier Beach is under construction) to sign in indicating their age group and time of arrival. The pilot project, which will last two weeks, will help Parks staff respond to a City Council directive to reconsider [More]
Posted: February 24th, 2011 under Parkways.
Zoo 2011 Plan is available online
The Woodland Park Zoo's draft Annual Plan for 2011 is now available for review on the zoo's website: http://www.zoo.org/Page.aspx?pid=1517. [More]
Posted: February 24th, 2011 under Parkways.
“I Heart Trees” community project is coming to Green Lake Park
On Sunday, March 6, 2011, Green Lake park will take on a whole new look. A local group of plant enthusiasts, led by plant lover Meghan Fuller, will hang 128 hand-made “ID bracelets” on the trees around the walking path at Green Lake Park. Each sign is about 1’ x 1’, made [More]
Posted: February 24th, 2011 under Parkways.
Tonight’s (February 24) Park Board meeting is canceled. Agenda items will be rescheduled.
Posted: February 24th, 2011 under Parkways.
Bitter Lake Community Center Pancake Breakfast is this Sunday
Seattle Parks and Recreation invites friends and neighbors of Bitter Lake Community Center to the Annual Pancake Breakfast this Sunday, February 27 from 9 a.m. to noon at the center, 13035 Linden Ave. N. Guests will enjoy all-you-can-eat pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausages, juice, and coffee. Proceeds of the event support scholarships for [More]
Posted: February 24th, 2011 under Parkways.
An Outsider’s View of the Inside: Our Intern Speaks
Chris Johnson is a student at Colorado State University, and is spending three months as an intern with Seattle Parks and Recreation. He’s working mainly with the Communications Office, helping develop the department’s website content with the goal of making information easier to find, and improving the visitor experience. Chris has also [More]
Posted: February 17th, 2011 under Parkways.
Tags: beaches, community centers, urban hikes, views, visiting
Parks invites off-leash area users to take a brief survey
Seattle Parks and Recreation invites users of our 11 popular off-leash areas for dogs to take a brief survey to say what small improvements would make the areas better and more comfortable to use. The survey, which takes only a minute or two to fill out, is available online at www.seattle.gov/parks and [More]
Posted: February 17th, 2011 under Parkways.