Front Porch » Downtown http://frontporch.seattle.gov Seattle Department of Neighborhoods news and events Wed, 22 May 2013 21:00:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Candidates sought for Pioneer Square Preservation Board http://frontporch.seattle.gov/2012/10/30/candidates-sought-for-pioneer-square-preservation-board/ http://frontporch.seattle.gov/2012/10/30/candidates-sought-for-pioneer-square-preservation-board/#comments Tue, 30 Oct 2012 16:12:43 +0000 Wendy Watson http://frontporch.seattle.gov/?p=3284 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.

]]> http://frontporch.seattle.gov/2012/10/30/candidates-sought-for-pioneer-square-preservation-board/feed/ 0 Join Us at Seattle PARK(ing) Day This Friday! http://frontporch.seattle.gov/2012/09/19/join-us-at-seattle-parking-day-this-friday/ http://frontporch.seattle.gov/2012/09/19/join-us-at-seattle-parking-day-this-friday/#comments Wed, 19 Sep 2012 16:10:19 +0000 Wendy Watson http://frontporch.seattle.gov/?p=3199 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 you can lounge and read books from our pop-up library and more:

Seattle PARK(ing) Day Summer Lawn Party
Friday, September 21st
10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Pioneer Square (Occidental Park, Nord Alley, Main Street)

PARK(ing) Day is an annual worldwide event where artists, designers and citizens transform metered parking spots into temporary public parks. It promotes creativity, civic engagement, critical thinking, generosity, play, and unscripted social interactions.

This event is brought to you by a partnership between the Alliance for Pioneer Square, City of Seattle, International Sustainability Institute, Feet First, Bicycle Alliance of Washington, Back Alley Bike Repair, and the Alley Network Project.

Original PARK(ing) Day concept by Rebar Group, Inc.

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]]> http://frontporch.seattle.gov/2012/01/18/info-to-help-you-stay-safe-in-this-winter-weather/feed/ 0 Downtown Volunteer Fair, April 3 http://frontporch.seattle.gov/2011/03/24/downtown-volunteer-fair-april-3/ http://frontporch.seattle.gov/2011/03/24/downtown-volunteer-fair-april-3/#comments Thu, 24 Mar 2011 20:25:09 +0000 Wendy Watson http://frontporch.seattle.gov/?p=1857 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 can make a difference!!! Special program, 3:00-4:00 pm: “From Charity to Justice: Homeless Advocacy 101” by Alison Eisinger, Seattle/King County Coalition on Homelessness. The Fair is sponsored by Christ Our Hope, co-sponsored by the Church Council of Greater Seattle, the Downtown Seattle Association and the Pike Place Market Foundation, and supported by Virginia Mason Medical Center. For information, call (206) 448-8826. Visit the web site at www.annualdowntownvolunteerfair.org and on Facebook at “annual-downtown-volunteer-fair“.

Facebook page:

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The project hopes to enliven the urban experience with this project and inspire others to propose their own projects.  Click here to go to the project’s web site to learn more and see other ways you can help get the project built.

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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 1:00 – 2:00 pm

Southeast: Open – 9:00 – 5:00
Closed for lunch 1:00 – 2:00 pm

Delridge: Open until 3:30 p.m.

West Seattle: Closed

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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 1:00-2:00

 University:
10:00 am-6:00 pm
Closed for lunch 2:00-3:00

 Central:
9:30 am – 7:00 pm
Open for lunch

 Southeast:
9:00 am-5:00 pm
Open for lunch

West Seattle:
9:00 am-5:00 pm
Closed  for lunch 1:00-2:00 pm

Delridge: 
10:00 am-6:00 pm
Closed for lunch 2:00-3:00 pm

]]> http://frontporch.seattle.gov/2010/11/22/neighborhood-service-centers-are-open-today/feed/ 0 City establishes $40 million financing program for neighborhood businesses http://frontporch.seattle.gov/2010/05/04/city-establishes-40-million-financing-program-for-neighborhood-businesses/ http://frontporch.seattle.gov/2010/05/04/city-establishes-40-million-financing-program-for-neighborhood-businesses/#comments Tue, 04 May 2010 16:48:22 +0000 Wendy Watson http://frontporch.seattle.gov/?p=584 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 determined by the federal government. Potential areas for NMTC investment under this program include select North Seattle neighborhoods, the downtown business core, manufacturing and industrial centers, parts of Capitol Hill and the Central District, and large swaths of the Rainier Valley.

“This new program is a valuable tool for investing in projects that support vibrant and healthy neighborhoods,” said Mayor Mike McGinn.

“Through this program, the City will be able to provide critical financing to businesses during a difficult economic time. This will help Seattle businesses stabilize, expand, and create jobs,” said Council President Richard Conlin.

Seattle’s $40 million allocation of NMTCs was awarded by the federal Treasury Department in the fall of 2009 and will be invested in multiple projects over the next 18 months.

Legislation passed by the Seattle City Council last Monday approves the investment policies of the NMTC program. Seattle’s Office of Economic Development, which spearheaded the city’s application for the credits, will manage the investment of NMTCs through a city-created entity, the Seattle Investment Fund LLC.

“In the past year, the city of Seattle has raised over $70 million in new financing to augment the capital market for Seattle businesses of all sizes,” said Steve Johnson, Acting Director of the Office of Economic Development. “The NMTC program is one facet of our office’s comprehensive strategy to keep the Seattle business community active and strong.”

More information on NMTCs is available on the Office of Economic Development’s website, www.seattle.gov/economicdevelopment.

]]> http://frontporch.seattle.gov/2010/05/04/city-establishes-40-million-financing-program-for-neighborhood-businesses/feed/ 0 Historic Seattle award for Historic Preservation’s Downtown Resources Survey http://frontporch.seattle.gov/2010/04/07/historic-seattle-award-for-historic-preservations-downtown-resources-survey/ http://frontporch.seattle.gov/2010/04/07/historic-seattle-award-for-historic-preservations-downtown-resources-survey/#comments Wed, 07 Apr 2010 19:29:45 +0000 Wendy Watson http://frontporch.seattle.gov/?p=462 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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