The first “green street” in the Chinatown/International District celebrated its official grand opening on November 19, including a blessing of the plants with water from a traditional pump made in Japan. The design honors the Japanese American experience in Seattle, in the Nihonmachi area on Maynard Avenue South, between Main… [ Keep reading ]
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… [ Keep reading ]
The International Review District Board meeting is canceled for today due to weather. Next meeting is scheduled for December.
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… [ Keep reading ]
Liana Woo, currently working out-of-class as a Neighborhood Matching Fund Project Manager, received a nomination for “The Heart of a Volunteer”. Congratulations, Liana! Read all about it at the International Examiner.
Work-it-Out, funded in part with a $100,000 Seattle Department of Neighborhoods Neighborhood Matching Fund Large Project award, is hosting a Volunteer Appreciation and Fundraiser on December 1 from 5:30 to 8:30 pm to celebrate the work that has been performed at the Horace Mann Public School, as well as the opening of… [ Keep reading ]
Join the work party to move a mountain of dirt to prepare the new Summit and John P-Patch. Click here for more information.
Join us in a celebration of the Maynard Avenue South Green Street – the first completed green street in the Chinatown/International District – this Friday, November 19 at 11 a.m at InterIm CDA office at 319 Maynard Ave. S. The design honors the Japanese American experience, considering that the project is located… [ Keep reading ]
The New Holly Youth and Family P-Patch is currently undergoing a rebuild and expansion. Despite the very wet weather the Saturday before Halloween, over 30 community members came out to help with initial demolition of the community garden. Volunteers were able to salvage raspberry bushes, save broken concrete pieces/ pavers, &… [ Keep reading ]
A delegation from Taipei, Taiwan visited the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods on November 10. DoN provided an educational tour of our programs that included visits to I-5 Corridor – a NMF project, Lake City Neighborhood Payment and Information Service Center, North Neighborhood District Coordinator, and Maple Leaf PPatch/Community Garden. The tour showcased… [ Keep reading ]