You asked for it, youth of Seattle! And, now, with unprecedented ‘City’ speed, we just rolled out the first of many Youth Voice, Youth Choice projects. To refresh your memory, Safe Routes to Schools was one of the projects that you prioritized via Youth Voice, Youth Choice with YOUR VOTE… [ Keep reading ]
The “Light Up the Beach” Holiday Challenge is on in Rainier Beach! This new event, created by the Rainier Beach Merchants Association and sponsored by Seattle Department of Neighborhoods and Rainier Beach Safeway, challenges storefront proprietors along Rainier Ave South, from South Henderson to “Old Town” Rainier Beach at 57th… [ Keep reading ]
Free training on emergency preparedness will be offered at six Southeast Seattle P-Patch community gardens beginning in September. The training will cover basic preparedness, how to stay safe in an earthquake, using the P-Patch as a Community Emergency Hub, and a review of supplies that will be stored at the… [ Keep reading ]
Great news: the Rainier Beach and Broadview – Bitter Lake – Haller Lake neighborhood plan updates are done! Last month we held the final community meetings in the update process. Approximately 40 people attended the Broadview – Bitter Lake – Haller Lake meeting and 110 people attend the Rainier Beach meeting…. [ Keep reading ]
Join us for the groundbreaking ceremony of the Rainier Beach Urban Farm and Wetlands Preserve. This project was supported in part with a $50,000 award from the Neighborhood Matching Fund Large Projects Fund. Saturday, October 1, 2011 Time: 10:00 am – 3:00 pm Location: Rainier Beach Urban Farm & Wetlands at Atlantic… [ Keep reading ]
We are updating the neighborhood plans in Rainier Beach and in Broadview/BitterLake/Haller Lake! It’s time to take a fresh look at those neighborhood plans. In the late 1990s, people worked together to create these plans, which are the communities’ plans to guide growth and change. Things have changed since 1999… [ Keep reading ]
The Neighborhood Matching Fund workshop scheduled for this evening, January 11, 2011, at the Rainier Community Center is being cancelled due to weather concerns. This workshop is being rescheduled for February 2 at 6 p.m. at the Rainier Community Center.
Here is a list of Neighborhood Service Centers that serve as Payment and Information Service sites and today’s hours of operation due to weather conditions: Lake City: Open – 9:00-5:00 Closed for lunch 1:00 – 2:00 pm Ballard: Open – 9:00-5:00 Open for lunch University: Closed Central: Open – 9:00-5:00 Closed… [ Keep reading ]
Below are the Neighborhood Service Centers’ hours of operation for today, Monday, Nov. 22. All centers are open, however, most NSCs will be closing for lunch with the exception of two locations. Lake City: 9:30 am – 5:00 pm Closed for lunch 1:00-2:00 Ballard: 9:00 am – 6:00 pm Closed… [ Keep reading ]
Youth from two Neighborhood Matching Fund projects, Empire Nights and the Southeast Violence Prevention Community Resource Conference, will be volunteering at the 8th annual Back2School Bash by the Rainier Beach Coalition. Youth from Empire Nights will also have spoken word performances at the free event this Saturday, August 21 from… [ Keep reading ]
