Welcome to Beautiful Green Lake

The Green Lake neighborhood is a great place to work, play, visit, and live. Green Lake businesses are thriving and popular Green Lake restaurants serve delectable food that is lauded by food editors and customers alike. Green Lake homes are in high demand. and Green Lake Park is possibly the most popular park in the State of Washington. Every day people from all parts of the city and county come to enjoy the lake, the path, and the many activities available year-round. Our neighborhood schools serve students from throughout the city and our library is one of the busiest (indicating that it serves as a regional resource as much as a neighborhood library) in the city. The old West Green Lake Beach bathhouse now houses the Seattle Public Theater, an exciting resource for quality entertainment and community participation.

The Green Lake Community Council

The Green Lake Community Council (GLCC) is an organization dedicated to making Green Lake an even a better place for those of us who live here, who work here and who visit here, through our involvement, advocacy, sharing, and caring. That is our vision. See About Us for our mission statement and current activities.

Friends of Green Lake

With the overwhelming popularity of our lake, many people are concerned about maintaining the beauty and viability of the lake for future generations. The Friends of Green Lake, a part of the Community Council, are addressing the issues of algae, aggressive nuisance fish, and growth of plants like milfoil. See the Friends of Green Lake home page for for more information about the Friends of Green Lake activities.

Green Lake Community Center

The Green Lake Community Center, located at East Green Lake Beach, 7201 E Green Lake Dr. N, 98115, offers activities for all ages from pre-school through teen years, adults and seniors year-round except for national holidays, including new lifelong recreation programs for people 50+.

Renovations to Evans Pool are now complete and the new pool schedule is available online. The next Holiday Closure is Memorial Day, Monday, May 26. See the Community Center website for more information and the full year's schedule.

NEWS ITEMS

Green Lake Branch Library
7364 E. Green Lake Dr. N

GRANT SOUGHT FOR SIGN AT AQUATHEATER

A grant application submitted to the City Dept of Neighborhoods Matching Fund Program by a group of residents will preserve the history of Green Lake's Aquatheater with a sign full of pictures and stories about the open-air stadium. The Aquatheater, which featured "Music Under the Stars" productions and many other events, opened with the Aqua Follies during the first Seafair in 1950 and entertained crowds until its last concert featuring the Grateful Dead in 1969. Sponsors are asking for stories and input from the community for the project. For more information contact Becky Sokolow at 206-789-6026.

I-5 5TH AVE NE TO NE 92 NOISE WALL DESIGN FINALIZED

The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) reports they have finalized the design of three noise walls on the west side of I-5 between 5th Avenue NE and NE 92 Street. Construction is expected to begin in spring 2008 and be completed by early 2009. Contact Elizabeth Faulkner at WSDOT, 206-770-3633.

BILLINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL FORUMS CONTINUE

Billings Middle School forums on sustainability continue in April, with cultural sustainability to be discussed at 6:30 PM on April 24, 2008. Tickets are $5 for each event. Contact Rebecca Timson at Billings MS for directions to the Great Hall at Green Lake.

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