Seattle Parks and Recreation is seeking nominations for the annual Denny Awards, which honor volunteer service to the city’s parks and recreation system. The Denny Awards acknowledge and honor the crucial role volunteers play in neighborhood parks, community centers and recreation programs throughout Seattle. The volunteers do everything from pulling invasive ivy and planting native trees […]
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Golden Gardens Park drainage and stairway set for renovation
Seattle Parks and Recreation is hosting a public design meeting for the Golden Gardens Park drainage and stairway renovation project this Wednesday, October 7, from 7 – 8:30 p.m. at the Golden Gardens Bathhouse (8498 Seaview Pl NW). Community members are invited to attend and learn more about the background and timeline of the project from the […]
Seattle Parks announce winter holiday closures
Many local Seattle Parks and Recreation facilities will be closed or on modified schedules in observance of winter holidays next week. Here in Ballard the following closures will be in place: Ballard and Loyal Heights Community Centers will close at 6 p.m. on December 24 and 31 and will be closed on December 25 and January […]
Celebrate April Pool’s Day in Ballard this weekend
Seattle Parks and Recreation will join other public and private aquatic facilities throughout Washington to celebrate the 21st Annual April Pools Day this weekend. More than 25 facilities throughout the state are working together to help families prepare for a safe summer by hosting free events that offer water safety tips and activities. Locals of all ages are welcome […]
Hunt for eggs tomorrow in Ballard
Seattle Parks and Recreation have organized free and low-cost spring bunny and egg hunt activities this Saturday, April 19, in and around Ballard. Check out the events below: Spring Egg Hunts Ballard Community Center (6020 28th Ave NW) at 10 a.m., Ages 2-10 Loyal Heights Community Center (2101 NW 77th St) at 10 a.m., Ages- 2-10 Magnolia Community […]
Construction on Kirke Park starts next week
It’s been a long time coming, but it appears that Kirke Park (7028 9th Ave NW) will be completed by summer. New signs have been put up in front of the park alerting users that fencing will go up and crews will be on site starting February 1 – that’s next Wednesday. Heavy demolition of […]
Meeting tonight on 2012 community center operations
Under the Mayor’s 2012 budget recommendation, “Community centers are clustered into five geographic groups (Northeast, Northwest, Central, Southeast, and Southwest), with each team managed and programmed in a coordinated fashion, with partially or fully restored hours at the current limited use community center sites (Alki, Ballard, Green Lake, Laurelhurst, and Queen Anne).” Seattle Parks and […]
Large swing set being replaced at Gilman Park
Gilman Park (923 NW 54th St) is a popular playground for many kids, so it came as a surprise to parents when they showed up on Tuesday only to find crews tearing down the swing set. “The last big swing set in town bites the dust at Gilman Park,” Mike writes. According to Dewey Potter […]
Fall sports for kids and adults
The Ballard Boys & Girls Club (1767 NW 64th St.) has some activities to keep kids busy. Flag Football sign-ups are currently underway for first through fourth graders. The season runs September 14th to October 19th. You can get more information here (.pdf.) Ballard Boys & Girls Club Basketball registration for Kindergarten through third grade […]
Aaaarrgh! Golden Gardens playground is now official
By Karen Watson The community came out to celebrate Seattle’s newest playground last night at the dedication of the nautical themed play space at Golden Gardens. Although open since the second week of August, this was the official Parks and Recreation Department kick off event. Dozens of kids took full advantage of the clear skies […]
Public meeting on future of city’s community centers
Seattle Parks & Recreation is presenting possible models of operation for Seattle’s community centers, in the wake of budget cuts. The first public meeting is from 7-8:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Bitter Lake Community Center, 13035 Linden Ave. N., north of Greenwood. A second public meeting is from 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday at the Jefferson Community […]
Customer count at community centers begins today
In order to determine how people use the community centers, Seattle Parks and Recreation is starting a pilot project to count customers. Starting today, people heading to all 25 community centers, including the Ballard Community Center (6020 28th Ave NW) and Loyal Heights Community Center (2101 NW 77th St) will be asked to sign in […]
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