Join us as Mayor McGinn, Office for Emergency Management Director Barb Graff and Seattle Department of Neighborhoods Manager Karen Gordon, along with P-Patch gardeners and community members, announce receipt of a FEMA grant to create emergency hubs in P-Patch community gardens and what it means for community engagement and public… [ Keep reading ]
Check out the action from last Sunday’s Bee Festival Parade in West Seattle. Neighborhood Matching Fund helped support this unique project. http://westseattleblog.com/2013/05/video-big-parade-launches-west-seattle-bee-garden
This exhibit, presented in conjunction with our P-Patch Program, celebrates Northwest artist and master of collage Paul Horiuchi (1906 – 1999), who pushed the limits of paper through his innovative collage work. His works will be featured at the Wing Luke Museum along with seven contemporary artists who continue to… [ Keep reading ]
Don’t miss this Matching Fund supported parade, picnic and festival!
In conjunction with Parks and Green Spaces Levy, a Large Matching Fund Award of $100,000 from the Department of Neighborhoods provided funding for the children’s garden, adventure play and whimsical art area. The community raised $75,000 in cash to support the effort and contributed $25,000 in volunteer labor. The event on… [ Keep reading ]
On May 14, Historic Seattle hosted its Fifth Annual Historic Preservation Awards Ceremony to acknowledge recent successes in the preservation and heritage fields. This year it introduced the Beth Chave Historic Preservation Award in honor of our peer who served as the Senior Landmarks Preservation Board Coordinator for many years…. [ Keep reading ]
Seattle is hosting the conference this year. Click here to register. https://salsa3.salsalabs.com/o/50272/p/salsa/event/common/public/?event_KEY=69409
Our Historic Preservation staff shared this article from the Atlantic Weekly. It certainly proves true for the eight Historic Districts in Seattle. Read on.
Laura Raymond from our P-Patch program answers questions on urban agriculture in this segment of Civic Cocktail, an event where a panel of pros discuss a range of topics and answer questions from a live audience. Civic Cocktail is a joint production of the Seattle Channel, Seattle City Club, and Crosscut. … [ Keep reading ]
