Archive for 'Parks and Recreation'
CityStream: Body and Mind
On this edition of CityStream, we start with how the sport of soccer gives homeless youth a sense of belonging. Street Soccer Seattle began when Taso Lagos, professor at the University of Washington, saw the Greek team practicing for the 2009 Homeless World Cup. Impressed by the program, he returned to Seattle[More]
Posted: November 19th, 2010 under City Issues, Parks and Recreation, Take 21.
Tags: CityStream
Watch It Now: Harry Potter Comes to Seattle!
In its West Coast premier, Harry Potter the Exhibition comes to the Pacific Science Center. Now, we mere muggles have the opportunity to see how the wizards and witches of author J.K. Rowling’s beloved Harry Potter series really live. The exhibit features props and costumes from the movie, plus it gives visitors[More]
Posted: November 3rd, 2010 under Film, Literary, Parks and Recreation, Take 21.
Tags: CityStream, Seattle Center
Hat n’ Boots
On Monday, October 25 at 7:00 p.m. the SEATTLE CHANNEL’s Emmy-award winning program Community Stories hits the trail to tell the story of the Hat n’ Boots, the distinct and quirky gas station that survived five decades and a four block move thanks to Georgetown residents’ determination to save their beloved landmark.[More]
Posted: October 22nd, 2010 under City Issues, Parks and Recreation, Take 21.
Tags: Community Stories, Georgetown, Neighborhoods
Watch It Now: Emergency Preparedness
If an earthquake or a big storm knocked out your power and water for a few days, would you be prepared? Experts say you should be stocked with enough supplies to be on your own for three days. But the truth is, most of aren’t prepared. One Capitol Hill resident decided she needed to be ready and so did her neighbors. So she took on the task of educating herself. Now she’s educating her neighbors.
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Posted: March 24th, 2010 under Parks and Recreation, Take 21.
Tags: CityStream
The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition
Step back 100 years and experience a piece of Seattle’s past in Seattle’s Forgotten World’s Fair: the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition [More]
Posted: November 1st, 2009 under City Issues, Parks and Recreation, Take 21.
Tags: Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, World's Fairs