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21 Tylenol Children's meds recalled...

"The makers of Tylenol are recalling 21 children's and infant's Tylenol liquid products manufactured between April 2008 and June 2008 from warehouses and retail stores as a safeguard against potential contamination.

In a written statement, McNeil Consumer Healthcare, Tylenol's manufacturer, said it detected bacteria in an inactive ingredient. While that ingredient was not used in any packaged final products, it was produced at the same time as those products..."

Read more on CNN.com by clicking this link: http://money.cnn.com/2009/09/24/news/companies/tylenol_recall/index.htm?postversion=2009092415

Hubbard Homestead (old Northgate P&R) Groundbreaking

Northgate Park & Ride Will Soon Be Just A Park!

Join Mayor Nickels and the Northgate neighborhood at the groundbreaking/ground chalking event for the Hubbard Homestead Park. This Parks and Green Spaces Levy project converts the parking lot at 5th Ave NE and NE 112th St into a wonderful new park. On Saturday, September 26, 2009 from 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. help fill in the "paint by numbers" chalk rendition of the park. The morning will be full of community art, light refreshments and information on the innovative transformation of this park.

Northgate park and ride turns into just a park

Northgate Park & Ride located at NE 112th and 5 Ave NE Closes

New Park by northgate hubbard park

Karen O'Connor, Public Relations Speclialist with Seattle Parks and Recreation, sent me an email to help get the word out. The old Park & Ride behind Target is finally about to be torn down to make way for a 3.74 acre park! I'll update you with some more news about the groundbreaking party in a separate post soon.

Here's what Karen had to say,

"The King County Northgate Park & Ride located at 5th Avenue NE and NE 112th Street closes permanently on Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at 5 p.m. Seattle Parks and Recreation is starting construction of the new Hubbard Homestead Park. The groundbreaking will be on Sat. September 26 from 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Please watch for the groundbreaking celebration notification."

You can get more info on the project by going to the project page on the Seattle Parks and Recreation site here.

Northgate Summer Concert on the Lawn this Thursday (Free)

About every Thursday there are concerts on the lawn at the Northgate Community Center. My wife and I can hear the music from our window and sometimes we stop by to enjoy it in person.

This Thursday will be a perfect day to check out the next band, The Mediocres. The forecast is set to be sunny and warm, so come out and enjoy some live music for FREE!

Click here for a map to the community center.

Roosevelt Whole Foods Cooks Up Dave Matthews Band Sept. 3rd

Dinner

The Whole Foods Market at Roosevelt Square (map it here) will be serving up a cooking class dedicated to the Dave Matthews Band on September 3rd.

Dave's personal chefs have put together some recipes to be cooked up and accented with a nice glass of wine.

The class starts at 6pm and costs $30 per person. You can sign up at the guest service booth. Space is limited, so hurry!