Carkeek Park will soon be adorned with temporary outdoor artworks for its ninth annual Heaven & Earth exhibit, and the park council is asking for submissions. The Carkeek Park Advisory Council (CPAC) and Seattle Parks and Recreation is accepting art piece proposals for five different sites in the 190-acre park, which will be on display […]
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Seattle Parks hosting 3 day-long walks from park to park
Seattle Parks Department’s’ Lifelong Recreation Sound Steps Walking Program aims to get walkers aged 50 and over moving by hosting three full days of walks to highlight Olmsted-designed parks, on Aug. 4-6. This walk…highlights the historic Olmsted park plan and some improvements made possible by the voter-approved 2000 Pro Parks Levy and the 2008 Parks […]
Construction underway at Ross Playground, work stalled at Kirke Park
Three Ballard-area parks are having some major upgrades done – Golden Gardens, which we wrote about last week, Ross Playground (4320 4th Ave NW) and Kirke Park (7028 9th Ave NW). Construction started Wednesday morning on the Ross Playground improvements. Crews have already torn down the 1980s-era equipment to make way for some new, improved […]
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