Anne Depue
- Apr 2, 2021
A Lakeside Spiritual Experience
Many of us developed different ways to break the tedium and anxiety of the Covid lockdown and surprised ourselves in the process. I tried...
Karen Daubert
- Jan 1, 2021
Friends of Street Ends
FRIENDS OF STREET ENDS IS PROUD TO SUMMARIZE OUR 2020 ACCOMPLISHMENTS! NEVER, IN OUR 25-YEAR HISTORY HAVE WE HAD THREE NEW SHORELINE...
Anne Depue
- Feb 1, 2020
Not Nutria!
Not all wildlife is welcome in our neighborhood. You may see this unwanted guest if you walk along the lake or make a circle around...
Anne Depue
- Oct 1, 2019
Where Did the Turtles Go?!
On a dark, cool, and drizzly September afternoon, the first day that felt like Fall, we decided to take one last swim in the lake....
John Barber
- Oct 2, 2018
Parks & The Art of Mowing
September’s clearing of vegetation by the Parks Department along Lake Washington Boulevard through Frink and Leschi Parks was a mixed...
Diane Snell
- Oct 2, 2018
Sawant Redux
Our third district councilmember, Kshama Sawant, attended our September meeting using her outside voice! One might have thought we had...
Leschi Council
- Apr 1, 2018
Parks Update: Our Third Saturday Work Party
Neighborhood volunteers put their skills and grit together on St. Paddy’s Day (March 17) to wipe out some blackberries that were...
Sally Wagner
- Apr 1, 2018
A Very Short History of Leschi Park
The Leschi Park area was known as “Changes its Face” by the indigenous residents of our area before contact. It was felt that a powerful...
Leschi Council
- Nov 2, 2017
Leschi’s Jewels-by-the-Lake
Imagine a quiet time on a small piece of green space next to Lake Washington. The Leschi neighborhood has five of these unique green...
Karen Daubert
- May 1, 2017
String of Pearls — Celebrating 20 years with a community Work Party
Join your friends and neighbors on Saturday, June 17, 10am-12pm, for a fun and impactful neighborhood work party! We will start at...
John Barber
- Jan 2, 2017
Year in Review for Leschi’s Parks & Open Space
This past year, there have been multiple work parties restoring nature and improving trails in Leschi, Frink, the Leschi Natural Area,...
Diane Snell
- Oct 1, 2016
Polishing a Pearl
In September, we moved from stairway cleaning to sprucing up one of the Pearls, our street end parks along the lake. We worked on the...
