Spring has arrived, and P-Patch gardeners are busy getting beds ready for the growing season. Queen Pea P-Patchers got to work on their site recently, and recorded their activity to share. Click here to watch the action.
Seattle Communities Online is now live at http://www.seattle.gov/seattlecommunitiesonline/ . The Seattle Communities Online Project helps neighborhood groups actively engage their community members by using online tools. It includes features like “Neighborhoods on the Net”, which is a list of blogs, wikis, websites, Facebook pages, and Twitter feeds associated with specific communities… [ Keep reading ]
The purpose of the Casa Latina Good Neighborhood Agreement (GNA) is to establish and maintain regular and constructive communication between Casa Latina and the surrounding community neighborhood to address issues associated with Casa Latina’s move to 17th & Jackson. The implementation of the agreement is dependent upon all partners following… [ Keep reading ]
April 13, 2010 (SEATTLE, WA)—Seattle Department of Neighborhoods invites you to celebrate Earth Day this year by saying goodbye to another parking lot and hello to Capitol Hill’s newest P-Patch community garden, “Unpaving Paradise.” Saturday, April 17 at 2 p.m., marks the groundbreaking celebration, when the Unpaving Paradise Committee begins… [ Keep reading ]
Due to a stronger than anticipated response to SPU’s offer of free Green Kitchen Kits to be distributed at the Neighborhood Service Centers, the supply has been depleted. Click here for more information.
Seattle Department of Neighborhoods is pleased to announce the first full growing season of a number of new P-Patch Community Gardens. In 2009 and early 2010 a total of seven new sites were opened, including Hazel Heights in Fremont, which recently opened in March. With the groundbreaking of these new… [ Keep reading ]
The Seattle Office of Emergency Management has launched an April emergency preparedness campaign called, “3 to Get Ready!” The campaign runs from April 5 through May 7. The idea is for people to do three things for themselves to get better prepared, then teach three OTHERS to do the same… [ Keep reading ]
We are now recruiting for the 2010-2011 Seattle Youth Commission. Applications will be accepted until Wednesday, May 12 , 2010. The Seattle Youth Commission (SYC), formerly the Mayor’s Youth Council, connects and engages Seattle’s youth in the City’s civic participatory process, exposing our elected officials to the voices and perspectives of… [ Keep reading ]
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.
Seattle Department of Neighborhoods is pleased to announce Seattle’s first public composting toilet, located at the Picardo Farm in Wedgwood. On Saturday, April 3, Picardo hosted the opening ceremonies, featuring a T.P. ribbon cutting, speeches by local dignitaries, and garden tours. Big thanks go out to Trent Elwing, Eileen Long,… [ Keep reading ]
