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Your Voice, Your Choice Update

We know many of you are anxious to hear about the final vote results of Your Voice, Your Choice: Parks and Streets. So are we! The good news is that the delay is caused by more voter participation than expected. So, as we continue counting ballots, we wanted to give… [ Keep reading ]

Get Ready for Night Out on August 1

Many of you are probably already busy planning your neighborhood’s Night Out event for August 1. But, for those of you that aren’t, there is still time! Registration with the Seattle Police Department is open until 5pm on Monday, July 31. Night Out is a national event designed to heighten… [ Keep reading ]

Landmarks Preservation Board to consider nomination of Ingraham High School for landmark status

Seattle’s Landmarks Preservation Board will consider nomination of Ingraham High School (1819 N 135th St) in Haller Lake on Wednesday, August 16 at 3:30 p.m. The meeting will be held in Seattle City Hall (600 4th Avenue, Floor L2) in the Boards & Commissions Room L2-80. The public is invited… [ Keep reading ]

Apply for Funding to Create Your Own Pop-Up Park for PARK(ing) Day

Want to create your own (temporary) public park and get funding from the city to do it?! Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) is now accepting applications to turn on-street parking spaces into pop-up parks for its annual PARK(ing) Day event on September 15. Each year, residents, businesses, and organizations participate… [ Keep reading ]

Community Engagement Coordinators announce neighborhood office hours

Do you want to learn more about City services? Do you need help navigating who to talk with in the City? Do you have an idea to share with us? Our Community Engagement Coordinators are ready to help. Karen, Thomas, and Yun are holding neighborhood office hours this summer at… [ Keep reading ]

Second public meeting scheduled to discuss zoning modifications for renovation of the Queen Anne Elementary School

A second public meeting is scheduled to discuss Seattle School District plans to renovate and construct an addition to Queen Anne Elementary School located at 411 Boston Street. The meeting will be held at Queen Anne Elementary School on Thursday, July 20 at 6:00 p.m. The Seattle School District is… [ Keep reading ]

Landmarks Preservation Board to consider nomination of Seven Gables Theatre and Mittelstadt Mortuary/Ballard Blossom buildings for landmark status

Seattle’s Landmarks Preservation Board will consider nominations of the Seven Gables Theatre building (911 NE 50th Street / 4753-4759 Roosevelt Way NE) in University District and the Mittelstadt Mortuary/Ballard Blossom building (1766 NW Market Street) in Ballard on Wednesday, August 16. The meeting will be held at 3:30 p.m. in… [ Keep reading ]

Neighbors invited to First Hill Find It, Fix It Community Walk

Mayor Murray’s Find It, Fix It Community Walks provide a unique opportunity for community members to identify neighborhood needs and discuss challenges directly with City leaders. The fourth walk this year will be held in First Hill on Tuesday, July 11. Sign-in, refreshments, and volunteer opportunities from 5:00 p.m. –… [ Keep reading ]

High Point and NewHolly Farm Stands open this week

Low-income gardeners offer fresh organic produce For organic produce look no further than the High Point and NewHolly Farm Stands opening for the season beginning this week. The farm stands offer produce picked fresh from the P-Patch market gardens and grown by low-income residents of the High Point and NewHolly… [ Keep reading ]

Moving Towards Equity

Message from Kathy Nyland, Director of Seattle Department of Neighborhoods: Earlier this month, a milestone passed in a rather quiet manner. June 2 marked my second year as Director of the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods. I remember thinking to myself in mid-May that the date was approaching but then, suddenly,… [ Keep reading ]