The City of Seattle is seeking applications for community-based projects that enhance the quality of life in Seattle neighborhoods along the Duwamish River. Successful applicants will engage in projects to improve access to the river, support job creation and economic development, increase access to healthy food and other challenges faced… [ Keep reading ]
The Duwamish River Opportunity Fund awarded nine groups to help improve the quality of life in the Duwamish area through a variety of innovative micro projects. Seattle Channel’s CityStream meets three organizations who are turning their ideas into opportunities for the community and neighborhood. http://www.seattlechannel.org/videos?videoid=x53341
Today the City announced $544,761 in matching funds to support neighborhood-initiated projects across the city of Seattle. Twenty-nine community groups received awards from the Neighborhood Matching Fund (NMF) for projects as diverse as youth fitness programs to pop-up parks. “These projects are the result of community members collaborating on ways… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle’s Landmarks Preservation Board will consider nomination of the National Cash Register Building at 1923-27 Fifth Ave. and the (old) IBM Building at 1929-33 Fifth Ave. on Wednesday, April 1 at 3:30 p.m. in the Seattle Municipal Tower, 700 Fifth Ave, 40th Floor, Room 4060. The public is invited to… [ Keep reading ]
The Capitol Hill Seattle Blog features work on the community organizing an East African business association. Our Public Outreach and Engagement Liaisons, along with the Office of Economic Development, have supported this work. Read more here.
Mayor Murray is convening an all-day Youth Opportunity Summit, with a particular focus on improving outcomes for young men of color. This Summit is intended to launch a new conversation about how we can build on the good work of our community partners through better alignment of resources, better coordination… [ Keep reading ]
Join us Saturday, March 21 for a free screening of “Cracking the Codes” followed by a discussion facilitated by Darlene Flynn of the City of Seattle’s Office for Civil Rights. Click here for more information.
Join the Central Area Chamber of Commerce for its Black Irish Heritage Celebration, a festival to celebrate African-American and Irish lineage in the Central District and Seattle. It will be held on Saturday, March 14 at 3 p.m. in the 2100 Building, 2100 24th Ave S. Supported by our Neighborhood… [ Keep reading ]
The City of Seattle’s “Find It, Fix It” smartphone app offers mobile users a way to report selected issues to the City. The app takes advantage of technology available on mobile devices, including geographic awareness, to give mobile users a convenient way to alert the City to issues such as… [ Keep reading ]
What can a person do when faced with injustice? The John T. Williams Totem Pole project rose from the August 2010 fatal police shooting of Williams, a First Nations woodcarver. The shooting, which was found to be unjustified by the Seattle Police Department, sparked an outcry that extended beyond the… [ Keep reading ]
