Social Equity and Smart Growth Forum September 20
September 8, 2010
Join the Seattle City Council, Seattle Department of Neighborhoods and others in this discussion of planning and social equity issues. Please click here for more information.
South Park ‘Little Bridge’ Grand Opening
September 8, 2010
Come join Deputy Mayor Darryl Smith, Concord Elementary School students, Feet First and other community members for the Grand Opening of South Park’s “Little Bridge” on the Henderson overpass. Feet First has collaborated with SeaMar, Concord International Elementary and the community to spruce up and install a community led art… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle landmark is entered into nationwide contest
September 3, 2010
The Fir Lodge/Alki Homestead Restaurant in West Seattle has been entered in the National Trust’s “This Place Matters” Community Challenge. The contest is offering a grant of $25,000 to a non-profit organization. If the historic building wins, the grant would go to the Southwest Seattle Historical Society, who helped secure… [ Keep reading ]
Sea Turtle Street Mural greets neighbors
September 3, 2010
During the weekend of August 28-29, neighbors worked together to create both a public art project and a traffic calming tool at the intersection of Interlake Avenue North and 41st Street . Using in-kind donations and volunteer labor, combined with funds from the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods Small Sparks award,… [ Keep reading ]
Vietnamese Resource Fair
September 2, 2010
Join the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods at the Vietnamese Resource Fair at the New Holly Gathering Hall this Friday, September 3rd. Click here for more information. This event is an excellent opportunity to network and meet others in the community. There will be food, activities for children and plenty of information… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Department of Neighborhoods has a Flickr
August 27, 2010
Pictures from community events and projects can be found on our new Flickr. This is a good way to see visually what is taking place in Seattle neighborhoods, just in case you couldn’t make it out yourself. Click here to see our photostream!
Important Closure Information
August 26, 2010
As a result of citywide budget constraints, the Department of Neighborhoods and Seattle Public Library will be closed for all business on specific dates close to the Labor Day holiday. Service Centers co-located with Seattle Public Library branches will be affected by the week-long library closure, and the Department of… [ Keep reading ]
Community Events Calendar
August 20, 2010
You can post your events and activities to the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods’ (DoN) events calendar on our website. Just visit our events page at www.seattle.gov/neighborhoods/calendar, hit the link for “Submit an Event” on the upper left-hand column, read the “How to Submit…” and policy guidelines, and complete the form. … [ Keep reading ]
Downtown District Coordinator reports on President Obama’s visit to Pioneer Square
August 17, 2010
Yesterday, in my office at the Downtown Neighborhood Service Center, a few co-locators walked in the door with curious smiles on their faces. They apparently saw the Secret Service walking through Pioneer Square and rightfully guessed that President Obama was going to visit soon. But where, they wondered. Much time… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Department of Neighborhoods has a twitter
August 13, 2010
Keep track of what the department is doing by following us on twitter @SEAneighborhood. It’s a fast and easy way to be informed about various projects that we are working on in communities throughout Seattle, so start following now!