Soon, Bobby Morris won't be the only lovely football pitch in town (Photo: Jeanine Anderson)
In addition to Friday's Park(ing) Day activities and Central Park (now with wi-fi!), there's another event this weekend involving a lot of room to run around and play on Capitol Hill.
Miller Playfield and its beautiful new field turf open Saturday night with a brief ceremony, some athletic exhibitions involving Seattle University soccer, free ice cream from Blue Bird Ice Cream and Tea House and, most importantly, some CHS-motivated pick-up soccer time. The event starts at 6p -- the field will be open for pick-up from 8:30 to 10p.
CHS has been teasing organization of a pick-up squad for Saturday night but now we're getting serious. If you are in, leave a comment. If you left a comment on one of the previous posts about Saturday's night's fun, I'll send you some mail.
Now we just need to find some competition.
Miller had been one of the last sand fields in the city. It was a hard and knee-scraping surface when dry, a sloppy, oatmeal-like slog when it rained. It was not pleasant to play. The new turf, on the other foot, is lovely. Though the field has not yet had its opening ceremony, leagues are already playing scheduled games at Miller and others, including CHS, are finding their ways through the construction fencing to enjoy the new pitch.
The Miller project was requested by some area residents and Seattle sports leagues through the Community Capital Suggestion Process and was part of the city's six-year plan to renovate ballfield lighting and fields throughout the parks system. When the budget was approved for the construction, cost was estimated to be $2.2 million. Worth every penny, of course.
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