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Mayor Durkan seeks new member for International Special Review District Board

November 29, 2021

Mayor Jenny Durkan invites community members to apply for an open position on the International Special Review District Board. The seven-member International Special Review District Board reviews facade alterations, signs, new construction, changes of use, and street improvements, and makes recommendations to the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods director for all properties within the… [ Keep reading ]

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Ballard Avenue Landmark District Board announces candidates for annual election

November 17, 2021

Due to the continued impacts of COVID-19 and ongoing public health concerns, the 2021 Ballard Avenue Landmark District Board election will occur by mail-in ballot only. There will be no in-person voting this year. Ballots will be mailed to registered voters. Ballots must be received by the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods by… [ Keep reading ]

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Native American Heritage Month: Keeping the Lushootseed Language Alive

November 16, 2021

If you turned the clock back several hundred years, you would be surrounded by Coast Salish peoples speaking Lushootseed. Would you know how to say hello? ʔi čəxʷ or haʔɫ sləx̌il (Tulalip Lushootseed). Though the language has evolved to reflect a changing world, you could still use that greeting to say hello to thousands of people today. But Lushootseed, like many native languages,… [ Keep reading ]

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Landmarks Preservation Board to consider nomination of the Panama Hotel for landmark status

November 15, 2021

Seattle’s Landmarks Preservation Board will consider the nomination of the Panama Hotel at 605 South Main Street on Wednesday, December 1, 2021 at 3:30 p.m. The meeting will be held virtually. Meeting participation is limited to access by the WebEx meeting link or the telephone call-in line that will be provided in… [ Keep reading ]

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The Seattle Chinese Community Girls Drill Team: Forging a Tradition One Step at a Time

November 15, 2021

by Dr. Marie Rose Wong Chinese American History in Context On 8 May 1882, the 47th United States Congress passed Chinese Exclusion Law in what would be the first significant piece of federal immigration legislation and the only such law that was based solely on race. During its enforcement, the law had seen several revisions and additions with each one being more restrictive in determining which Chinese immigrants would be allowed… [ Keep reading ]

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International Special Review District Board announces candidates for annual election

November 4, 2021

國際區特別審查區董事會宣布年度選舉候選人 Hội Đồng Phê Duyệt Đặc Biệt Khu Phố Tàu Chinatown International District (International Special Review District) thông báocác ứng cử viên cho cuộc bầu cử hằng năm Due to the continued impacts of COVID-19 and ongoing public health concerns, the 2021 International Special Review District (ISRD) Board election will… [ Keep reading ]

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Landmarks Preservation Board to consider nomination of Hoffner Fisher & Harvey Funeral Home for landmark status

October 29, 2021

Seattle’s Landmarks Preservation Board will consider the nomination of Hoffner Fisher & Harvey Funeral Home at 508 N 36th Street on Wednesday, November 17, 2021 at 3:30 p.m. The meeting will be held virtually. Meeting participation is limited to access by the WebEx meeting link or the telephone call-in line that will… [ Keep reading ]

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Seattle Histories: Pieces of Promenade

October 28, 2021

Pieces of Promenade by Leija Farr I’ll give my children the dreams, the streaks of maroon. The glimpses of red apples. The recollections of light, even if broken. Gaped. Hyphenated. They will only imagine the sand colored brick, the incessant shimmer of the store sign. Only now their mother will… [ Keep reading ]

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Seattle Histories: The Power of Authentic Filipino-American Representation

October 18, 2021

The Power of Authentic Filipino-American Representation Words and paintings by Cleo Pineda As a naturalized citizen of the United States, people often ask me about my experience moving to a different country. Tumultuous. Being raised in a Filipino household where I ate dishes like Sinigang and spoke in Kapampangan and then… [ Keep reading ]

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Landmarks Preservation Board to consider nominations of University of Washington Faculty Club and Wallace Hall for landmark status

October 18, 2021

Seattle’s Landmarks Preservation Board will consider the nominations of University of Washington Faculty Club at 4020 E Stevens Way NE and Wallace Hall at 3737 Brooklyn Avenue NE on Wednesday, November 3, 2021 at 3:30 p.m. The meeting will be held virtually. Meeting participation is limited to access by the… [ Keep reading ]

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