Medgar Evers Pool is kicking off the 2018 Seattle pride weekend with their Teen Pride Public Swim on Friday, June 22 from 2:30 to 4:00 p.m. LGBTQ teens are invited to bring their friends and make new ones at this fun, welcoming event. Two group locker rooms will be open… [ Keep reading ]
One of three parks projects has the chance to receive $20,000! Through an initiative called “Meet Me At The Park,” one of three local parks and recreation projects will receive a $20,000 grant – and Seattleites get to choose which one. This Earth Month, the National Recreation and… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Parks and Recreation is happy to announce Colman Pool opens for the 2018 season on Saturday, May 26, 2018! Lesson registration for 2018 lessons begins online Tuesday, April 3 at noon. In-person lesson registration at Colman starts weekends only on May 26 and 7 days a week starting June… [ Keep reading ]
Paths and play area closed during construction Seattle Parks and Recreation issued the Notice to Proceed to Bayshore Concrete for the slope stabilization project at Bhy Kracke Park, 1215 5th Ave. N on southeast Queen Anne. Bayshore Concrete will start construction beginning April 9 and work will be completed by… [ Keep reading ]
Spring is here and LW Sundstrom, Inc. will begin the second phase of the Victory Heights Playground improvement project in early April. This phase includes the installation of field drainage, construction of a new drainage swale, construction of an asphalt perimeter loop pathway, completion of the half basketball court, and… [ Keep reading ]
Warren G. Magnuson Park has been selected as the launch site for Seattle Parks and Recreation’s new Pilot Park Champion Volunteer Program! The pilot will begin in May 2018, and community members across Seattle are invited to become park champion volunteers! Volunteers will need to attend a training and orientation… [ Keep reading ]
The Olmsted Legacy Task Force has begun its work and held its first meeting on March 28, 2018. The legacy of the Olmsted Brothers’ landscape architecture firm was extremely influential to the creation of Seattle’s park system at the start of the 20th century, and SPR would like to… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Parks and Recreation and the Associated Recreation Council are excited to introduce SurvivorQuest Summer Youth Camp, making its debut this summer. This camp introduces youth ages 12-15 to wilderness survival, backpacking skills, first aid, environmental science, and more. In an effort to individualize education, campers are given the… [ Keep reading ]
This past Saturday, March 24, the community joined together in celebration of Hing Hay Park’s expansion and re-opening. The event began with a lion dance from Northwest Kung Fu & Fitness followed by the official ribbon cutting and a performance by the Seattle Chinese Community Girls Drill Team. Visitors enjoyed… [ Keep reading ]
Where can you learn to snowboard, pick up some first aid skills, take a tour of a chocolate factory, and find out about college opportunities? The Outdoor Opportunities (O2) Program offers all of this and more! The O2 Program is an outdoor expedition program designed to give multi-ethnic teens ages 14-19 access to environmental… [ Keep reading ]
