Front Porch » Broadview Bitter Lake Haller Lake http://frontporch.seattle.gov Seattle Department of Neighborhoods news and events Fri, 14 Jun 2013 17:45:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Bitter Lake P-Patch work party this Saturday…can you dig it? http://frontporch.seattle.gov/2012/09/26/bitter-lake-p-patch-work-party-this-saturday-can-you-dig-it/ http://frontporch.seattle.gov/2012/09/26/bitter-lake-p-patch-work-party-this-saturday-can-you-dig-it/#comments Wed, 26 Sep 2012 15:50:17 +0000 Wendy Watson http://frontporch.seattle.gov/?p=3202 Come help dig garden beds at the new Bitter Lake P-Patch this Saturday, September 29 from 10 to 5 p.m.  Here’s the rest of the scoop:

WHERE: The Bitterlake P-Patch, N 143rd & Linden Ave N (Map)

WHAT TO BRING: Work gloves, strong hoes (we really need hoes – they work very well for this hard soil) and shovels, hard rakes, soft rakes, garden digging forks. 

WHAT ELSE TO BRING: Food to share, WATER, hat, sunblock. 

Please contact Angela Fava <favaangela@yahoo.com if you are interested in helping out.

]]> http://frontporch.seattle.gov/2012/09/26/bitter-lake-p-patch-work-party-this-saturday-can-you-dig-it/feed/ 0 Northgate students visit Haller Lake P-patch http://frontporch.seattle.gov/2012/07/10/northgate-students-visit-haller-lake-p-patch/ http://frontporch.seattle.gov/2012/07/10/northgate-students-visit-haller-lake-p-patch/#comments Tue, 10 Jul 2012 19:06:16 +0000 Wendy Watson http://frontporch.seattle.gov/?p=3095 Haller Lake P-Patch hosted Northgate Summer School on July 5.  The  7-to-9-year-olds  learned about P Patches, organic gardening, and toured the site. One big surprise for Haller Lake gardeners was how many youth commented that they love broccoli!  Click here to view photos of the day.

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]]> http://frontporch.seattle.gov/2012/06/28/new-bitter-lake-p-patch-construction-underway/feed/ 0 Congratulations to the Rainier Beach and Broadview-Bitter Lake-Haller Lake Neighborhoods! http://frontporch.seattle.gov/2012/04/04/congratulations-to-the-rainier-beach-and-broadview-bitter-lake-haller-lake-neighborhoods/ http://frontporch.seattle.gov/2012/04/04/congratulations-to-the-rainier-beach-and-broadview-bitter-lake-haller-lake-neighborhoods/#comments Wed, 04 Apr 2012 17:34:55 +0000 Wendy Watson http://frontporch.seattle.gov/?p=2876 Great news: the Rainier Beach and Broadview – Bitter Lake – Haller Lake neighborhood plan updates are done! Last month we held the final community meetings in the update process. Approximately 40 people attended the Broadview – Bitter Lake – Haller Lake meeting and 110 people attend the Rainier Beach meeting. Deputy Mayor Smith, Councilmember Burgess, DPD Director Diane Sugimura and DON Director Bernie Matsuno attended the Rainier Beach meeting and provided opening remarks.

We made a significant transition during the March meetings. The community is now leading the effort to shape the future of their neighborhood; the City will play a supportive role. We are excited that 19 Broadview – Bitter Lake – Haller Lake community members signed up for at least one of the three Action Teams: create a town center on Linden; improve safe walking and biking; and build community. In Rainier Beach, 64 people signed up to participate on Action Teams! Their teams will work on: a place for everyone; lifelong learning; growing food to develop healthy industry; and a beautiful safe place.

We are grateful to the community members who demonstrated their commitment to their neighborhood by helping us update the neighborhood plans.  Thank you for being willing to roll up your sleeves and get the work done!

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]]> http://frontporch.seattle.gov/2012/01/18/info-to-help-you-stay-safe-in-this-winter-weather/feed/ 0 Help design the new Broadview Bitter Lake P-Patch shed January 12 http://frontporch.seattle.gov/2012/01/05/help-design-the-new-broadview-bitter-lake-p-patch-shed-january-12/ http://frontporch.seattle.gov/2012/01/05/help-design-the-new-broadview-bitter-lake-p-patch-shed-january-12/#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 23:39:35 +0000 Wendy Watson http://frontporch.seattle.gov/?p=2642 Join your neighbors to help design a shed and determine the design of this P-patch in the Broadview Bitter Lake neighborhood.  Click here to read more.

]]> http://frontporch.seattle.gov/2012/01/05/help-design-the-new-broadview-bitter-lake-p-patch-shed-january-12/feed/ 0 Linden Place holds first National Night Out August 2 http://frontporch.seattle.gov/2011/08/02/linden-place-holds-first-national-night-out-august-2/ http://frontporch.seattle.gov/2011/08/02/linden-place-holds-first-national-night-out-august-2/#comments Tue, 02 Aug 2011 18:13:06 +0000 Wendy Watson http://frontporch.seattle.gov/?p=2223 Come join your neighbors for this fun-filled Night out Against Crime event.  There will be food and games for the kids, and a chance to learn more and give feedback on the Neighborhood Plan Update going on in the community.  Click here for more information and here to read the press release.

]]> http://frontporch.seattle.gov/2011/08/02/linden-place-holds-first-national-night-out-august-2/feed/ 0 Volunteers Build Barton Street and Bitter Lake P-Patches from Scratch http://frontporch.seattle.gov/2011/05/26/volunteers-build-barton-street-and-bitter-lake-p-patches-from-scratch/ http://frontporch.seattle.gov/2011/05/26/volunteers-build-barton-street-and-bitter-lake-p-patches-from-scratch/#comments Thu, 26 May 2011 19:48:27 +0000 Wendy Watson http://frontporch.seattle.gov/?p=2024 Barton Street P-Patch, located on the corner of 34th Ave SW & SW Barton, and the Bitter Lake P-Patch, located N 143rd & Linden Ave N, had their inaugural work parties last weekend. Barton’s fence was nearly built, the stake was secured, the major paths were cut and the sod was moved, and the berms have a layer of sod. Bitter Lake is working on transplanting Alaska Cedars within their garden so their contractor can come in and begin the major garden excavations. For both gardens a lot more work still needs to get done and they rely heavily on volunteers throughout their community.

Both gardens’ community members are excited to get their gardening space built. Barton is holding another work party on Saturday May 28 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.  Bitter Lake is continuing their work parties starting on Sunday, June 5 from 10 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and Sunday, June 12 from 10 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Anyone who is interested in gardening or who wants to get involved with their neighborhood events is invited!

]]> http://frontporch.seattle.gov/2011/05/26/volunteers-build-barton-street-and-bitter-lake-p-patches-from-scratch/feed/ 0 Two Meetings for Neighborhood Plan Updates in March http://frontporch.seattle.gov/2011/03/03/1791/ http://frontporch.seattle.gov/2011/03/03/1791/#comments Thu, 03 Mar 2011 17:56:45 +0000 Wendy Watson http://frontporch.seattle.gov/?p=1791 We are updating the neighborhood plans in Rainier Beach and in Broadview/BitterLake/Haller Lake! It’s time to take a fresh look at those neighborhood plans. In the late 1990s, people worked together to create these plans, which are the communities’ plans to guide growth and change. Things have changed since 1999 when the plans were developed.

Is Broadview/Bitter Lake/Haller Lake or Rainier Beach your neighborhood? Then we want to hear from you. Come tell us what’s important to keep, what’s missing, and what needs attention. Together, let’s make these neighborhoods even better.

Be part of the conversation! There will be a series of community meetings to hear your suggestions on how to achieve your community’s vision. You will have the opportunity to help identify—and prioritize—goals and action steps for your neighborhood plan. The plan identifies actions that the community and the City should take to make your neighborhood a better place. You are the experts and your ideas will direct the work to update this important plan over the next year.

Broadview/Bitter Lake/Haller Lake…
…What’s Your Message?

Saturday, March 12, 2011
9:00 a.m. – Noon: Community Meeting
Noon – 1:00 p.m. Open House

Broadview-Thomson K-8 School (Cafeteria)
13052 Greenwood Ave. N. Seattle

Planning Outreach Liaisons and interpreters will be available for the following:

Español, Jesus Rodriguez
(425) 923-0904		 Youth, Erica Bush (518) 779-9772
Seniors & People Living w/Disability
Pam Carter (206) 992-4851		 Renters, David Kelley
(360) 286-9905

 

Rainier Beach…Make Your Voice Heard!

Saturday, March 19, 2011
9:00 a.m. – Noon: Community Meeting
Noon – 1:00 p.m. Open House 

South Shore K-8 School
4800 S. Henderson Street Seattle, WA 98118

Interpretation by Planning Outreach Liaisons will be available for the following:

Amharic: Ethiopia Alemneh 
(206) 234-6830		 Laotian, Ratana Phoulaiat
(206) 331-8759
Afan Oromo, Issa Ulo
(206) 501-7880
Luqadda Soomaaliga, Nafiso Samatar (206) 778-9755 Ilokano / Tagalog, Sefie Cabiao
(206) 721-3935
Español, Jesus Rodriguez
(425) 923-0904		 Hmong , Hua Thao (425) 345-7423

  

Can’t come to the meetings?Learn more, sign up for e-mail alerts, and fill out a survey at: www.seattle.gov/dpd/Neighborhood_Planning/. Don’t miss out on future meetings: notification will be by email. 

Childcare and light refreshments will be provided. To request information, interpretation, ADA accommodations, or to sign up for childcare (please notify us), contact:

Kerry Wade
(206) 733-9091
kerry.wade@seattle.gov

]]> http://frontporch.seattle.gov/2011/03/03/1791/feed/ 0 Neighbor Appreciation Day Community Fair in Bitterlake a Success http://frontporch.seattle.gov/2011/02/17/neighbor-appreciation-day-community-fair-in-bitterlake-a-success/ http://frontporch.seattle.gov/2011/02/17/neighbor-appreciation-day-community-fair-in-bitterlake-a-success/#comments Thu, 17 Feb 2011 18:05:57 +0000 Wendy Watson http://frontporch.seattle.gov/?p=1755 The Community Fair held at the Bitterlake Community Center on Saturday, February 12, was a hit, with a large turnout by the community.  Mayor Mike McGinn and Deputy Mayor Darryl Smith were on hand to answer constituent questions.  Information on groups and activities in the area were available, along with City department information.  The Broadview/Bitter Lake/Haller Lake Neighborhood Advisory Committee, which is working on neighborhood plan updates for the area, was also in attendance to provide information on the process to neighbors.

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