Jackson Park Trail: Leaders needed for the Steering and Outreach Committees

We are starting to move forward on Jackson Park Trail and need volunteers to help lead the trail design project.

If you would like to be on the steering committee and/or the outreach committee, please e-mail or call (366-9472) me. Responsibilities include: Selecting, hiring and managing the professional design firm that we will work [...]

Free family fun: Friday, July 31st

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Free outdoor family funFriday, July 31st6 to 8 pmLake City Community Playground2750 NE 125th StreetSponsored by Seattle Parks & Recreation Meadowbrook, Ravenna and Northgate Community CentersQuestions: 206-386-4283

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Lake City Pioneer Days is this Saturday, August 1st

Learn more at http://www.lakecityfestival.com/

King County primary election – August 18th

The 2009 King County primary election will be entirely by mail this year. Ballots will be mailed around July 29th and should begin arriving to voters around July 30th. Ballots must be mailed and postmarked OR delivered in person to one of the 24-hour drop box locations (including one at Lake City Service Center) by [...]

Night out with your neighbors

Tuesday, August 4th is the annual Seattle Night Out. Neighbors across Seattle and the US will be meeting up for a potluck or some similar type of gathering to chat with their neighbors and build connections.

You do not have to meet up with your neighbors on that night, but it is an opportunity [...]

Upcoming Spokespeople Bike Rides

Cathy Tuttle from SPOKESPEOPLE sent the following information on upcoming rides:

Saturday, August 1, from 2 to 4 p.m. from Wallingford. Let’s hope this heat wave has ended by then! We’ll take a round trip to Salmon Bay between Fremont and Ballard and find a place to dangle our feet in the water. We’ll stop [...]

Lake City Salmon Bake – 60 years and going strong

The Lake City Salmon Bake celebrates 60 years on July 31 and August 1 with its famous offering of alder-smoked, open-fire grilled salmon dinners. From noon to 7 p.m. each day, diners are invited to enjoy a traditional picnic-style dinner prepared and served by volunteers to benefit the non-profit Lake City Community Center of Seattle, [...]

Jan Drago’s visit to Pinehurst

Seattle City Councilmember and candidate for Mayor, Jan Drago met with Pinehurst neighbors yesterday at Pinehurst Playfield. Jan spoke of her priorities for Seattle with include prioritizing neighborhoods and reestablishing the Seattle Police Department gang unit. Afterward, neighbors asked her questions and spoke with Jan of their concerns regarding increased crime activity, the need for [...]

Sidewalk!

The new NE 125th sidewalk construction is complete. Street trees and other plantings will be installed at a future date that has not yet been determined.

If you have not yet enjoyed a walk along this wonderful new addition to our neighborhood, check it out. It is on NE 125th Street between 5th [...]

Seattle decision to stop fueling City vehicles with soy-based biofuels

Thomas, a Pinehurst neighbor, asked to share from a letter sent to Seattle City Council regarding the Council’s decision to stop fueling City vehicles with soy-based biofuels: I recently heard that the city will no longer be fueling vehicles with soy-based biodiesel. See quotes from the NPR story below. While I understand that there is [...]