Join us for the Olallie Garden Grand Opening this Saturday
September 29, 2010
The grand opening ceremony for this Seattle Department of Neighborhoods Matching Fund supported garden is this Saturday, Oct. 2. Click here for more information.
Sign up now for P-Patch garden tours!
September 16, 2010
The Seattle Department of Neighborhoods is offering FREE tours of several P-Patch gardens and Neighborhood Matching Fund projects. Tours will take place end of September through October. Click here for more information and registration.
Maple Elementary School Mosaic Dedication
September 15, 2010
The staff and students of Maple Elementary School hope that you will join us on Monday, September 20, 2010 at 1:00 pm for the dedication of our two new Maple Mosaics completed by our Maple Monarchs and other community members under the direction of artist, Julie Maher-Callen, and art teacher,… [ Keep reading ]
Friends of McDonald School Playground seek volunteers
September 14, 2010
The Friends of McDonald School (playground) at 54th and Latona will install a new play structure on the east play field Sept. 24-26. For more information, see http://friendsofmcdonaldschool.blogspot.com/. There is a need for back-up volunteers for Saturday the 26th (9 a.m. to 5 p.m., or some portion of it) and… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Department of Neighborhoods participates in Vietnamese Resource Fair
September 13, 2010
Staff from the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods took part in the Vietnamese Resource Fair on Friday, September 3, providing information in Vietnamese on department programs such as Neighborhood Matching Fund and the P-Patch program. Attendees at the fair sampled Vietnamese cuisine and strolled among the 25 booths which offered a plethora of useful… [ Keep reading ]
Publicola writes about Neighborhood Matching Fund project at Kinnear Park
September 8, 2010
Click here to read the article.
P-Patch Community Garden tours launching September 18
September 8, 2010
The Seattle Department of Neighborhoods P-Patch and Neighborhood Matching Fund programs are joining forces to show off the best each has to offer. The free tours are district based and will take place on Saturdays from September 18 through October 23. Tours will visit five gardens on each of the… [ Keep reading ]
Classes offered on P-Patch community gardening and Small Sparks fund
September 8, 2010
The Seattle Public Library is offering a series of free urban self-reliance classes at the Capitol Hill Library branch. Seattle Department of Neighborhoods will offer classes on P-Patch community gardening and on the Neighborhood Matching Fund’s Small Sparks program. Click here for more information and program schedule.
Read more about the 46th Street Mural Celebration
August 31, 2010
The FremoCentrist reported on the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods Neighborhood Matching Fund supported 46th Street Mural Celebration. Read all about it here.
46th Street Mural Project Celebration
August 31, 2010
The 46th Street Mural project was awarded $14,951 for creation of a mural on the north wall of N 46th street underpass at Aurora Avenue North. The goals of the project were to build community and create a beautiful mural as a deterrent to graffiti. Both goals were more than… [ Keep reading ]