Seattle Parks and Recreation is happy to announce that construction for the Rainer Playfield Play Area begins on Monday, April 30, 2012. Parks anticipates construction lasting through the end of July 2012. The play area is located at the corner of S. Oregon Street and 38th Ave. S. During construction the driveway  [More]

Seattle Parks and Recreation is calling all softball enthusiasts! In addition to men’s and women’s leagues, adult players and teams can now enjoy a Summer/Fall Co-ed Softball League on either Tuesdays or Thursdays at a Lower Woodland playfield. Games will take place at 6 p.m., 7:30 p.m. or 9 p.m. from August  [More]

Have a question for Mayor Mike McGinn? Now is your chance to ask him! Seattle Channel’s Ask The Mayor is live, Wed., April 25 from 7-8 p.m. Call 206-684-8821 or email askthemayor@seattle.gov. Don't miss this chance to be part of the community conversation.   [More]

Work Group charged with generating options to protect Seattle parks in the face of deep budget challenges Mayor Mike McGinn and City Councilmember Sally Bagshaw today announced the formation of the Parks Preservation Work Group, charged with advising the Mayor, City Council and Parks and Recreation on a range of options for  [More]

City Councilmember Sally Bagshaw to join the Shore Ponds opening, nature walk Did you know that migratory birds connect people, cultures and even continents? World Migratory Bird Day began in 1993 as a global campaign to raise awareness of the need to protect migratory birds and their habitats. On the second weekend of  [More]

Attention youth workers, summer teen camps, program coordinators, educators Join Seattle Parks and Recreation at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, April 24 at Rainier Community Center, 4600 38th Ave. S, to learn about 2012 summer service opportunities.  Seattle Parks and Recreation’s Urban Forestry and Trails Program is now booking dates for summer 2012  [More]

The Friends of Broadway Hill Park, Seattle Parks and Recreation and the park design consultant, SiteWorkshop, are holding a public meeting for Broadway Hill Park – formerly known as FedRep Park – on Sunday, April 29, 2012 at 2 p.m. at the Seventh Day Adventist Church, 1300 E Aloha St., Seattle, WA  [More]

Seattle Parks and Recreation’s “Sound Steps” program is sponsoring a walk around Green Lake on Saturday April 21, 2012 starting at 9 a.m. Registration is at 8:30 a.m. at the Green Lake Community Center, 7201 E. Green Lake Dr. N. The registration fee is a $15 suggested donation or $5 if you  [More]

Seattle Parks and Recreation invites the community to the ribbon cutting ceremony for Langston Hughes Performing Art Center at 10 – 11 a.m. on Tuesday, May 1, 2012. Langston Hughes Performing Art Center (LHPAC) is located at 104 17th Ave S, Seattle WA 98144. The ribbon cutting event will feature opera, jazz,  [More]

Last year Seattle Parks and Washington State University 4-H opened Seattle’s first public low ropes challenge course at Camp Long in West Seattle. Now, as the activity grows in popularity, Parks offers courses to train educators, counselors, and others interested in teaching through direct experience outdoors, in how to host group activities  [More]