Seattle loves its parks, and should: we have more parks than any other city in the country. Where city government has failed to maintain and beautify, it is nice to see some honest citizens taking care of their own neighborhoods.
Vision Greenwood Reminds Seattle of the Value of Parks
Getting Ready for 520: City Council Approves Measure for Arboretum Pedestrian and Traffic Improvements
If you were one of the many concerned about how construction of WSDOT's latest SR-520 project's impact to the Washington Park Arboretum, take note. The City Council approved a measure today to execute measures to the park to make it suck less to be around during construction -- and some of them are being implemented by the end of the summer.
Can't Miss It: Weekend Edition Aug. 7-9
FOLK MUSIC GREATNESS: National touring folk music artist Tracy Grammer is in town tonight at the Fremont Abbey, making a rare Seattle appearance with Seattlest's own folk sensation Kim Ruehl. Grammer's touring for her award wining album Flower Of Avalon, and even Joan Baez speaks her praise: "Tracy Grammer is a brilliant artist and unique individual. Her voice is distinctive, as is her mastery over the instruments she plays.”

