Know an individual or an organization making a difference in Seattle through arts and culture? Nominate them for a 2010 Mayor’s Arts Award. Mayor Mike McGinn will present the awards at a ceremony, Friday, Sept. 3, at Seattle Center in partnership with Bumbershoot®: Seattle’s Music & Arts Festival. Nomination deadline:… [ Keep reading ]
The Department of Neighborhoods and the Neighborhood Service Centers will be closed Monday, February 15 in honor of the President’s Day Holiday and Tuesday, February 16 for a budget furlough day.
Director Stella Chao presented information on Seattle Department of Neighborhoods’ 2010 budget at the recent CNC Budget Conference. Click for Powerpoint presentation and handout.
SEATTLE – The public is invited to offer feedback and help draft assessment criteria for Seattle’s next Police Chief during several upcoming public forums and through other means, including a dedicated telephone line and a new website launched today. The first of three public hearings devoted to the Police Chief… [ Keep reading ]
Mayor Mike McGinn invites you to participate in the Youth and Families Initiative, a major initiative announced during his inaugural address. The children and families of our city are facing many difficult challenges. As a community, we need to talk about what we want for our kids and how best… [ Keep reading ]
Seventy-five community members, neighborhoods leaders and service providers met this weekend to celebrate the Grand Opening of the South Park Information and Resource Center (SPIARC). SPIARC, which has been in operation in South Park since 2007 recently moved locations to a space that would better accommodate the community’s needs. A… [ Keep reading ]
Neighborhoods are gearing up to celebrate Neighbor Appreciation Day this Saturday, February 6. For more information: http://www.seattle.gov/neighborhoods/news/pressreleases.asp
P-Patchers donate their time, labor and veggies to over two dozen Seattle food banks, meals programs and shelters. In 2009, the gardeners donated more than 27,400 pounds of produce! Read more (link to letter below) in this letter from Lettuce Link, one of the many partners of the P-Patch Community… [ Keep reading ]
Historic Seattle and the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation present quarterly public tours of two important Seattle historic homes, the Henry H. Dearborn House (1907) and Stimson-Green Mansion (1899-1901) at Minor Avenue and Seneca Street on First Hill. The next tour is Tuesday, February 9, 2010. Tours provide insights into… [ Keep reading ]
SEATTLE – Mayor Mike McGinn and the Seattle City Council announced today that the Rainier Beach and the Broadview-Bitter Lake-Haller Lake neighborhoods will begin an update of their neighborhood plans in 2010. The neighborhood plan update process is a unique opportunity for community members to address local priorities. Councilmembers Mike… [ Keep reading ]