🍔 Food & Restaurants

Discover Seattle's Food Scene: Eight Must-Try Restaurants, Including Kisaku Sushi in Green Lake

Looking for the best places to eat in Seattle? Check out these eight must-try restaurants, including PST for pho, Cycle Dogs for vegan comfort food, and Kisaku Sushi for seafood in Green Lake. Whether you're in the mood for cheap eats or fine dining, there's something for everyone on this list.

Green Lake Diners: The Best Spots for Comfort Food in Seattle

Looking for a true-blue diner in Seattle? Check out this list of diners and diner-ish spots compiled by Eater, featuring places to get comfort food and hang out for awhile, including several in neighborhoods around Green Lake. While Seattle isn't known for its diners, there are still a number of spots where you can grab a cup of coffee and some classic short-order items like pancakes or omelets.

🏀 Sports

Seattle's Green Lake Crew Competes in Henley Royal Regatta, Challenging Tradition in the Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup

This year's Henley Royal Regatta has seen a significant increase in women's crews, with 1,400 female rowers in 239 registered crews, double the amount from 2019, while the event records entries from 732 crews and 17 nations. Seattle's Green Lake crew will be among the challengers in the Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup, which has included only schools in the past, aiming to end Eton College and St Paul's School's dominance of the event.

😎 Entertainment

Summer by the Lake: Rediscovering Green Lake in Seattle with the Seattle Public Library

Carmen Bendixen, president of the Seattle Public Library Board of Trustees, reminisces on her perfect summer days spent exploring Seattle with her niece, including wading in the pool at Green Lake and browsing for books at the Green Lake Branch of The Seattle Public Library. As her niece prepares to visit again, they plan to relive these favorite activities with a stack of books and some sunshine by the lake.

🚔 Public Safety

Two Shootings in a Week Shake Up Residents near Green Lake and a Seattle Middle School

In the span of a week, two shootings have occurred in north Seattle, causing concern among residents and students who had to shelter-in-place. While one shooting occurred near Green Lake Park, where visitors and residents have been calling for more police presence and security due to an increase in crime in recent years, the other shooting occurred near a homeless encampment close to Robert Eagle Staff Middle School.

📰 In Other News

Green Lake residents enjoy cherries worth $20 while Mount Rainier's glaciers melt due to climate change and Seattle's City Hall Park reopens with new features

Washington state's "ultra premium" cherries, grown in a highly controlled environment and harvested in the middle of the night, are worth $20 or more but are not likely to be found on local grocery store shelves and are instead exported. Meanwhile, warm summers attributed to climate change are being blamed for the disappearance of more glaciers on Mount Rainier, but higher elevation glaciers may still be preserved, and Seattle's City Hall Park has reopened after two years with plans to add more lights, park rangers, and entertainment like buskers and food trucks.