If your neighborhood would like to participate in Spring Clean, the city’s annual community clean-up event, Seattle Department of Neighborhoods has a fund to support your activity. The Small Sparks Fund provides matching dollars for neighborhood-initiated projects that promote community engagement. Community groups can request up to $1,000 to help… [ Keep reading ]
A public meeting is scheduled to discuss the Seattle School District’s request for a waiver from City zoning regulations regarding Laurelhurst Elementary School. The request is to modify current regulations to allow additional portable classrooms above the allowed lot coverage of 45%. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, March… [ Keep reading ]
A community event funded in part by our Neighborhood Matching Fund Hip Hop legends and enthusiasts from around the country will gather in the Pacific Northwest, as 206 Zulu, Seattle’s Hip Hop and community non-profit organization, celebrates its 11th anniversary February 6-8, with an explosive three days of music, art,… [ Keep reading ]
Neighbor Appreciation Day is coming up on Saturday, February 14. Need ideas to celebrate? Here are a few! Organize a neighborhood clean up. You can contact your Neighborhood District Coordinator for supplies. Host a potluck Go for a walk with your neighbor. Feet First and Seattle Department of Transportation have… [ Keep reading ]
The city of Seattle is accepting proposals to the Neighborhood Park and Street Fund (NPSF) which supports improvements to neighborhood parks and streets proposed by the community. The deadline for applications is February 9, 2015. The NPSF can be used for projects valued up to $90,000. Examples of park projects… [ Keep reading ]
More than 200 people participated in one of the University District’s favorite traditions, the U District Swag Event. Held at the U District Farmers Market, neighbors gathered greens, pine cones, ribbon and wire and let their creativity run wild! Plus, for the first time, neighbors made enough swags for the… [ Keep reading ]
We still have a few spots left for our seminar this evening! Please RSVP to Wendy Watson at wendy.watson@seattle.gov if you would like to attend. Seattle Department of Neighborhoods’ People’s Academy for Community Engagement (PACE) presents its fall seminar, “Democracy Needs You! Five Essential Advocacy Tools that will Shape Your… [ Keep reading ]
A Development Standards Departure Advisory Committee meeting is scheduled to discuss the Seattle School District’s request for a waiver from City zoning regulations to construct a new Olympic Hills Elementary School. It will be held on Monday, December 8 at 6:30 p.m. in the cafeteria of the existing Olympic Hills… [ Keep reading ]
A third Development Standards Departure Advisory Committee meeting has been scheduled to discuss the Seattle School District’s request for a waiver from City zoning regulations to construct the new Wilson Pacific Elementary and Middle Schools. It will be held on Wednesday, June 25 at 6:30 p.m. in Classroom #206 in… [ Keep reading ]
A Development Standards Departure Advisory Committee meeting has been scheduled to discuss the Seattle School District’s request for a waiver from City zoning regulations to construct the new Thornton Creek Elementary School. It will be held on Tuesday, June 3 at 6:30 p.m. in the Thornton Creek Elementary School cafeteria… [ Keep reading ]
