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1635 11th Ave. Seattle, WA 98122

206-684-4075

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Best Tennis Court
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Hours: Daily 4am-11:30pm

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Wallrus

6:00 p.m. September 9

Some may complain about disruption SoundTransit is causing with the walled-off construction pit for its future Capitol Hill Station, scheduled to o...
Cal Anderson Park Kickball

6:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m. daily

The Olympics are great and all, but some of the sports are just so...archaic. After all, outside of sleeper cells and prep schools, who does archer...

2011 | Best Tennis Court

If you're looking for a court where you can always get in a couple solid hours of hitting without worrying about the vagaries of a loose net, the distractions of nearby, loudly arguing basketball players, or the fear of waiting until past dark to start your warm-ups, you are in a city blessed with no shortage of options. But if you want a court that, despite its innumerable scuff marks, too-close fence, and proximity to a legion of drunks, can make you feel as if a vital part of the world is... More »
2009 | Best Site for a New Olympic Games

The Olympics are great and all, but some of the sports are just so...archaic. After all, outside of sleeper cells and prep schools, who does archery or fencing What the International Olympic Committee lacks is a window into the sports of the people, the salt of the earth, from places like Pike/Pine. It's a little-known fact that the original Olympic games were created by ancient Greece's urban hipsters. Representing their city-states, these trendsetters sought but a forum for their feats of... More »
2007 | Best Place to See Gothic Lolitas, Capoeira Artists, Hippie Hula-Hoopers, Sleeping Drifters, and Guys with Guitars in One Afternoon

Throughout the tortuous summer of 2005, Capitol Hill residents routinely broke through the construction fences in their frenzy to enjoy Cal Anderson Park, which was then receiving the finishing touches of its revitalization. Ever since the official opening that fall, you can't keep the throng off the 11-acre space. It boasts a ginormous fountain and wading pool in addition to its gentle hills, which are perfect for afternoon naps and illicit people-watching. I've been invited into Frisbee... More »

Building a Better Gin & Tonic, Part I

By Sonja Groset | Fri, April 20, 2012

There was a time I thought I didn't like gin. But then I realized it was tonic I didn't like, thanks in part to a bad experience when I was 10. But that people, is a story for Part II of "Building a B... More »

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Cal Anderson Park

1635 11th Ave. Seattle, WA 98122

206-684-4075

Description

6:00 p.m. September 9

6:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m. daily

2011 | Best Tennis Court

2009 | Best Site for a New Olympic Games

2007 | Best Place to See Gothic Lolitas, Capoeira Artists, Hippie Hula-Hoopers, Sleeping Drifters, and Guys with Guitars in One Afternoon

By Sonja Groset | Fri, April 20, 2012