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Sarah Lemmon

Sarah is co-creator and editor of Seattle Greenlaker. A former journalist with a nose for news and a heart for people, she owns her own PR and consulting business called Lemmon PR. When Sarah’s not exploring Green Lake, she’s sewing or searching for the best bowl of ramen in the city.

Cinco De Mayo: Green Lake Edition

Tuesday is Cinco De Mayo, and let’s face it, right now it feels pretty good to have something on our calendar, even if it is just food to bring home and enjoy with our family. Here’s a few Cinco de Mayo inspired options that are right here in Green Lake. Frelard Tamales offers pickup or […]

Part Of Green Lake Drive Is Now Closed To Cars

Part of Green Lake Drive is now closed to motorized vehicles and will be for the duration of the stay at home order or until otherwise notified by Seattle Department of Transportation. The section closed is part of the Stay Healthy Streets program, which includes several miles of streets designed to allow for walking, cycling […]

Super Moon

Have you had a chance to view this week’s super moon?

Green Lake Park Closes Tonight at 11

The weather is warming and city officials worry that will bring people to unsafe gatherings in close proximity of each other this weekend. In response, Green Lake Park is one of 15 parks in the city that will close starting tonight at 11 p.m. and is expected to reopen early Monday morning. The others include […]

Home Cake Decorating Supply Sells Flour & All Your Baking Dream Accessories

With flour hard to find right now, we were so happy to discover a local gem called Home Cake Decorating Supply that was fully stocked. The shop on 95th and Roosevelt Way sells flour yeast, sugar and just about anything you might need to make the cake or baking project of your dreams. Home Cake Decorating […]

Restaurants Open In Green Lake: April 2, 2020

Things continue to change daily with restaurants opening and closing. We are continuing to update our list of restaurants and cafes open for takeout and or delivery. And this week we were excited to hear of two restaurants that are reopening after temporary closures – Shelter Lounge and Mkt. You will find more information on […]

Green Lake During the 1918 Influenza

Recently my husband went down a weird online rabbit hole, looking up the history of the N-95 mask until he stumbled on a photo that caught his attention. That photo is above. The undated photo of the Green Lake electric trolley came with the caption: “Precautions taken in Seattle, Washington during the Spanish Influenza epidemic […]

Updated: Restaurants Open In Green Lake

Photos by Erica Grivas Here’s our updated list of restaurants open for either takeaway or delivery in Green Lake. Sadly this tends to change daily, so we encourage you to call first to make sure they are open and able to do to-go orders. Also, special thanks to Seattle Greenlaker contributor Erica Grivas and Julie […]

Social Distancing In Green Lake Park?

In an effort to encourage some social distancing, the City of Seattle has closed off 8 of the city’s most frequented parks’ parking lots, which includes Green Lake. But driving by the park today you wouldn’t know it. The park was packed. The parking lots to the south of the park near Woodland Park and […]

UW Cherry Blossom Viewing Canceled Available Via Web Cam

Visitors should avoid coming to UW campus to see cherry blossoms amid COVID-19 outbreak. Thousands of people usually visit campus each spring to see the cherry blossoms. The university’s order is in compliance with state and local public health proclamations that prohibit gatherings of more than 50 people in an effort to combat the spread […]

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