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Candidates sought for Pioneer Square Preservation Board

Mayor McGinn invites residents to apply for two open positions (one attorney and one historian or architectural historian) on the Pioneer Square Preservation Board.  For more information, click here.

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Posted: October 30th, 2012 under Downtown, Downtown District, Front Porch, General, Historic Preservation, Pioneer Square.
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Join Us at Seattle PARK(ing) Day This Friday!

Join us for one last Seattle summer celebration in Pioneer Square as we turn Occidental Park, Nord Alley and parking spots on Main Street into a summer lawn party! There will be live music, art, bicycle polo, a photo booth, BBQ, bocce ball, transportation tarot reading, lawn bowling and Adirondack chairs where

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Posted: September 19th, 2012 under Downtown, Downtown District, Front Porch, Pioneer Square.
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Free tours of historic Pioneer Square

The Alliance for Pioneer Square is offering free tours of Pioneer Square Fridays through September from 3 to 5 p.m.  Come learn about the area's fascinating history, from its geologic origins and Native American culture, to the Klondike Gold Rush and beyond.  Tours start at Occidental Park at Occidental Ave S between

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Posted: July 16th, 2012 under Downtown, Downtown District, Front Porch, Historic Preservation.
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Info to help you stay safe in this winter weather

Visit our homepage and to get tools and information about the winter storm: http://www.seattle.gov/neighborhoods

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Posted: January 18th, 2012 under Ballard, Beacon Hill, Belltown, Broadview Bitter Lake Haller Lake, Capitol Hill, Chinatown, Crown Hill, Delridge, Delridge District, Denny-Blaine, Downtown, Downtown District, East District, Emergency Preparedness, First Hill, Front Porch, General, Georgetown, Greater Duwamish District, Greenlake, Greenwood, Hillman City, International District, Lake City, Lake Union, Lake Union District, Laurelhurst, Madison Park, Madison Valley, Madrona, Magnolia/Queen Anne, Miller/Madison, Montlake, Morgan Junction, NewHolly, North Beacon Hill, North District, North Rainier, Northeast District, Northwest District, Othello, P-Patch, Pioneer Square, Public Safety, Queen Anne/Magnolia District, Rainier Beach, Rainier Valley, Southeast, Southeast District, Southwest District, Transportation, University, Wallingford, Wedgwood, West Seattle, Yesler Terrace.
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Downtown Volunteer Fair, April 3

Come to the First Annual Downtown Volunteer Fair on Sunday, April 3, noon-4:00 pm at Christ Our Hope Catholic Church, in The Josephinum at Second Avenue & Stewart Street. Noon-3:00 pm:  Meet representatives of 25 agencies serving the poor, homeless and needy. Hear from experts, advocates and current volunteers. Learn how YOU

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Posted: March 24th, 2011 under Downtown, Front Porch, Volunteer Opportunity.
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Downtown Holding Patterns art installation to hold fundraising event

The "Sail Away" art installation, designed by Kristi Park, began as an entry to the Seattle Design Commission's Holding Pattern Contest in 2010.  With the assistance of the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods Downtown District Coordinator in identifying a site, locating city funding resources and connecting with developers, the project was selected as a finalist. The project's intention is

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Posted: March 17th, 2011 under Arts and Cultural Affairs, Downtown, Front Porch, Neighborhood Distict Coordinators.
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Today’s hours for Neighborhood Service Centers

Here is a list of Neighborhood Service Centers that serve as Payment and Information Service sites and today's hours of operation due to weather conditions: Lake City: Open – 9:00-5:00 Closed for lunch 1:00 – 2:00 pm  Ballard: Open – 9:00-5:00 Open for lunch University: Closed Central: Open - 9:00-5:00 Closed for lunch

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Posted: November 23rd, 2010 under Ballard, Beacon Hill, Belltown, Bitter Lake Haller Lake, Broadview Bitter Lake Haller Lake, Capitol Hill, Crown Hill, Delridge, Denny-Blaine, Downtown, First Hill, Front Porch, Greenlake, Greenwood, Hillman City, Lake City, Lake Union, Madison Park, Madison Valley, Madrona, Magnolia/Queen Anne, Miller/Madison, Montlake, Neighborhood Service Centers, North Beacon Hill, North Rainier, Othello, Pioneer Square, Rainier Beach, Rainier Valley, South Park, Southeast, Wallingford, Wedgwood, West Seattle, Yesler Terrace.

Neighborhood Service Centers are open today

Below are the  Neighborhood Service Centers’ hours of operation for today, Monday, Nov. 22.  All centers are open, however, most NSCs will be closing for lunch with the exception of two locations. Lake City: 9:30 am – 5:00 pm Closed for lunch 1:00-2:00  Ballard: 9:00 am – 6:00 pm Closed for lunch

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Posted: November 22nd, 2010 under Ballard, Beacon Hill, Belltown, Bitter Lake Haller Lake, Broadview Bitter Lake Haller Lake, Capitol Hill, Crown Hill, Delridge, Denny-Blaine, Downtown, Emergency Preparedness, First Hill, Front Porch, Greenlake, Greenwood, Hillman City, Lake City, Lake Union, Madison Park, Madison Valley, Madrona, Magnolia/Queen Anne, Montlake, Neighborhood Service Centers, North Beacon Hill, North Rainier, Othello, Pioneer Square, Rainier Beach, Rainier Valley, South Park, Southeast, Wallingford, Wedgwood, West Seattle, Yesler Terrace.

City establishes $40 million financing program for neighborhood businesses

SEATTLE – The city of Seattle has officially launched a $40 million federal New Markets Tax Credit Program that will provide low-cost private financing to businesses in targeted Seattle neighborhoods. Seattle’s allocation of New Markets Tax Credits (“NMTCs”) will be invested in commercial and mixed-use projects in neighborhoods exhibiting economic distress, as

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Posted: May 4th, 2010 under Capitol Hill, Downtown, Front Porch, Rainier Valley, Southeast.
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Historic Seattle award for Historic Preservation’s Downtown Resources Survey

Historic Seattle will be presenting an award to the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods'  Historic Preservation Program for its work on the Historic Downtown Resources Survey.  Click here for more information on the survey.  Click here for more information on the award ceremony.

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Posted: April 7th, 2010 under Downtown, Front Porch, Historic Preservation.
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