Seattle Magazine just posted their list of the most influential people of 2013. We want to call-out and congratulate Lauren England of the West Seattle Bee Garden, Sarah Bergmann of the Pollinator Pathway, Bob Redmond of the Urban Bee Company, and Corky Luster of the Ballard Bee Company – all… [ Keep reading ]
This afternoon, City Council adopted the 2014 budget. DON Director Bernie Matsuno explains the impact on the department in this letter.
Seattle Department of Neighborhoods awarded more than $735,000 in matching funds to support neighborhood-initiated projects across the city of Seattle. Thirty-six community groups received awards from the city’s Neighborhood Matching Fund Program (NMF) for projects as diverse as emergency preparedness to after-school programs. The Small and Simple Projects Fund, one… [ Keep reading ]
We are pleased to announce a new Neighborhood District Coordinator to the Central Region. Laurie Ames, whom many of you know, will be joining the team beginning Jan. 2. Laurie has worked at DoN since 1991 and has served in a variety of leadership capacities, the latest as a Neighborhood… [ Keep reading ]
On November 16, the University District celebrated the opening of new adult fitness equipment at the University Playfield. This Neighborhood Matching Fund project received a Small and Simple award for $20,000 and it was matched by close to $12,000 in community cash, donated services, donated materials, and $7,000 worth of volunteer… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Farms is a city of Seattle pilot project to use land owned by the city for commercial food production. The goals of Seattle Farms are to address the need for more opportunities to grow and sell food in the city of Seattle and to establish high-quality urban agriculture sites… [ Keep reading ]
The City of Seattle wants to hear from YOU! Seattle has launched its first Race and Social Justice Community Survey. The survey measures how people who live, work or go to school in Seattle think the City is doing on jobs, housing and meeting community needs. Info collected will help… [ Keep reading ]
Come to see the result of a merger of ideas from two public meetings, hard work by the architectural/permaculture team, the Design Steering Committee and the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT). All are welcome to say yea or nay! Friday, November 15 7:00 -9:00pm at the Hearthstone Retirement Facility 6720… [ Keep reading ]
