Front Porch » West Seattle http://frontporch.seattle.gov Seattle Department of Neighborhoods news and events Fri, 17 May 2013 21:18:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Bee There for the Parade this Sunday! http://frontporch.seattle.gov/2013/05/16/bee-there-for-the-parade-this-sunday/ http://frontporch.seattle.gov/2013/05/16/bee-there-for-the-parade-this-sunday/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 21:42:53 +0000 Wendy Watson http://frontporch.seattle.gov/?p=3630 Don’t miss this Matching Fund supported parade, picnic and festival!  West Seattle Bee Festival

]]> http://frontporch.seattle.gov/2013/05/16/bee-there-for-the-parade-this-sunday/feed/ 0 Get the latest buzz on the West Seattle Bee Garden as reported in the West Seattle Blog http://frontporch.seattle.gov/2013/03/13/get-the-latest-buzz-on-the-west-seattle-bee-garden-as-reported-in-the-west-seattle-blog/ http://frontporch.seattle.gov/2013/03/13/get-the-latest-buzz-on-the-west-seattle-bee-garden-as-reported-in-the-west-seattle-blog/#comments Wed, 13 Mar 2013 22:07:47 +0000 Wendy Watson http://frontporch.seattle.gov/?p=3535 Read the latest updates on this Neighborhood Matching Fund project, and see how you can help get  it ready for the bees grand arrival in May!   http://westseattleblog.com/

]]> http://frontporch.seattle.gov/2013/03/13/get-the-latest-buzz-on-the-west-seattle-bee-garden-as-reported-in-the-west-seattle-blog/feed/ 0 New Date and Location for Think Outside the Car Celebration! http://frontporch.seattle.gov/2012/12/13/new-date-and-location-for-think-outside-the-car-celebration/ http://frontporch.seattle.gov/2012/12/13/new-date-and-location-for-think-outside-the-car-celebration/#comments Thu, 13 Dec 2012 17:25:40 +0000 Wendy Watson http://frontporch.seattle.gov/?p=3379 The new date for the Think Outside the Car celebration is Tuesday, January 15.  Location is J & P Coffee Company, 5612 California Ave SW.  Come celebrate this Neighborhood Matching Fund supported project!   Click here for more information.

]]> http://frontporch.seattle.gov/2012/12/13/new-date-and-location-for-think-outside-the-car-celebration/feed/ 0 Celebrate Think Outside the Car http://frontporch.seattle.gov/2012/11/20/celebrate-think-outside-the-car/ http://frontporch.seattle.gov/2012/11/20/celebrate-think-outside-the-car/#comments Tue, 20 Nov 2012 17:56:02 +0000 Wendy Watson http://frontporch.seattle.gov/?p=3334 West Seattle CoolMom and the Think Outside the Car Steering Committee invite you to celebrate our Neighborhood Matching Fund supported project 
Think Outside the Car!

Hosted by:
West Seattle CoolMom
Fauntleroy Church
9140 California Ave. SW
Seattle, WA 98136
Monday, December 1, 6:30-8:30PM

WHAT
Watch our
Think Outside the Car video

Share hors d’ oeuvres and beverages. Help Celebrate Our Volunteers.

RSVP
Terri Glaberson, Program Manager
terri@coolmom.org; 206-280-2828

 OTHER DETAILS

Childcare will be provided. A donation of $2/family would be greatly appreciated. Please indicate how many children you will be bringing.

Please Travel by bike, two feet, mass transit or carpool. Thank you!

]]> http://frontporch.seattle.gov/2012/11/20/celebrate-think-outside-the-car/feed/ 0 Calling for volunteers to help educate motorists about car idling http://frontporch.seattle.gov/2012/11/09/calling-for-volunteers-to-help-educate-motorists-about-car-idling/ http://frontporch.seattle.gov/2012/11/09/calling-for-volunteers-to-help-educate-motorists-about-car-idling/#comments Sat, 10 Nov 2012 00:04:52 +0000 Wendy Watson http://frontporch.seattle.gov/?p=3309 Volunteer on November 17 to help educate motorists about car Idling and help promote cleaner air. You can sign up here: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4BACA82CA64-fauntleroy

Did you know that 10 seconds of idling uses more fuel than turning off the engine and restarting it? And, that an idling vehicle emits 20 times more pollution than one traveling 32 mph? 

On Saturday, November 17 Think Outside the Car volunteers will help educate motorists about car idling and hand out friendly take away reminders to turn off the car while waiting for the ferry.  The Think Outside the Car project has been building community, reducing carbon emissions, and promoting cleaner air through neighborhood schools and educating parents and students about the effects of car idling. The project has also helped schools start Walking School Buses- which is a group of children walking to school with one or more adults. To find out more information about Walking School buses go here: http://coolmom.org/blog/walking-school-buses-in-west-seattle

Thank you to our sponsors: Seattle Department of Neighborhoods, CoolMom, and Safeway

Details:

Think Outside the Car-Fauntleroy Ferry Doc and line up
WHEN: Saturday, November 17, 2012 from 11:30 a.m to 4:30pm
WHERE: Fauntleroy Way SW, in the lower Lincoln Park parking lot 
(closest to the Fauntleroy Ferry Doc)

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]]> http://frontporch.seattle.gov/2012/10/22/barton-street-p-patchers-celebrate-their-first-season-of-gardening/feed/ 0 Neighborhood Matching Fund supported emergency preparedness workshop at Arbor Heights Elementary http://frontporch.seattle.gov/2012/10/10/neighborhood-matching-fund-supported-emergency-preparedness-workshop-at-arbor-heights-elementary/ http://frontporch.seattle.gov/2012/10/10/neighborhood-matching-fund-supported-emergency-preparedness-workshop-at-arbor-heights-elementary/#comments Wed, 10 Oct 2012 18:20:35 +0000 Wendy Watson http://frontporch.seattle.gov/?p=3240 Arbor Heights Elementary School is inviting friends, family and neighbors to get connected and get prepared at an Emergency Preparedness event on October 20 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  at the school (3701 SW 104th Street).  This event is a part of a disaster preparedness project at Arbor Heights Elementary supported by a $10,520 award from the Small and Simple Projects Fund.  The event is intended to raise awareness about emergency preparedness and inspire people to take action so they are prepared for a disaster.  The West Seattle Blog has more information for the community.

]]> http://frontporch.seattle.gov/2012/10/10/neighborhood-matching-fund-supported-emergency-preparedness-workshop-at-arbor-heights-elementary/feed/ 0 Telling Our Westside Stories exhibit opens Sunday at the Log House Museum in West Seattle http://frontporch.seattle.gov/2012/08/24/telling-our-westside-stories-exhibit-opens-sunday-at-the-log-house-museum-in-west-seattle/ http://frontporch.seattle.gov/2012/08/24/telling-our-westside-stories-exhibit-opens-sunday-at-the-log-house-museum-in-west-seattle/#comments Fri, 24 Aug 2012 16:17:53 +0000 Wendy Watson http://frontporch.seattle.gov/?p=3174 A new exhibit supported by a Small and Simple Projects Fund is having its grand opening at the Log House Museum on August 26 from 1 – 4 p.m. The project, Telling Our Westside Stories, partnered youth with West Seattle seniors to interpret the history of their neighborhood through an exhibit and map featuring audio clips from the interviews. The project was awarded $18,705 with a community match of $19,349. Hope we see you there.

 

]]> http://frontporch.seattle.gov/2012/08/24/telling-our-westside-stories-exhibit-opens-sunday-at-the-log-house-museum-in-west-seattle/feed/ 0 West Seattle Blog reports on Neighborhood Matching Fund supported fruit harvest http://frontporch.seattle.gov/2012/08/16/west-seattle-blog-reports-on-neighborhood-matching-fund-supported-fruit-harvest/ http://frontporch.seattle.gov/2012/08/16/west-seattle-blog-reports-on-neighborhood-matching-fund-supported-fruit-harvest/#comments Thu, 16 Aug 2012 22:36:29 +0000 Wendy Watson http://frontporch.seattle.gov/?p=3160 The West Seattle Blog reported on City Fruit’s efforts to glean unwanted fruit from West Seattle neighborhood trees for donation to area food banks.  The Neighborhood Matching Fund Small and Simple program supported this effort with an award of $6,295.  City Fruit is looking for trees and pickers city-wide.  Click here for more information.

]]> http://frontporch.seattle.gov/2012/08/16/west-seattle-blog-reports-on-neighborhood-matching-fund-supported-fruit-harvest/feed/ 0 Alki Art Fair July 28 and 29 http://frontporch.seattle.gov/2012/07/20/alki-art-fair-july-28-and-29/ http://frontporch.seattle.gov/2012/07/20/alki-art-fair-july-28-and-29/#comments Fri, 20 Jul 2012 20:22:00 +0000 Wendy Watson http://frontporch.seattle.gov/?p=3119 Come have fun at the Alki Art Fair, funded in part by the Neighborhood Matching Fund!  Click here for more information.

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