Rainier Valley Post Reports on P-Patches and Urban Gardening in Southeast Seattle
January 25, 2013
P-patches and urban gardening take root in Southeast Seattle, as illustrated in this Rainier Valley Post article.
P-Patch Community Gardening Program, SPU and Seattle Tilth hold composting class for immigrant gardeners
November 3, 2011
On a dark day in late October, teachers and gardeners gathered for an introductory composting clinic at the newly redeveloped NewHolly Youth and Family P-Patch community garden. Nine gardeners, representing three different languages (Somali, Tigrinya, & Oromo) came from within NewHolly, but also from Rainier Vista and Yesler Terrace. Gardeners… [ Keep reading ]
New P-Patch coming to Rainier View!
September 1, 2011
Don’t miss your chance to give input on this new P-Patch! Click here for more information.
Seattle Community Farm helps those in need
June 28, 2011
The Seattle Community Farm at Rainier Vista was recently featured in this Q13Fox video. The farm offers a unique program which allows people to work a few hours to earn their pay in fresh vegetables.
Free Valley Vibes Concert June 10
May 23, 2011
The Marc Seales Group will headline this free concert and conversation, supported by the Neighborhood Matching Fund. Click here for more information.
Financial Fitness Workshop offered April 2 at Rainier Community Center
February 18, 2011
If you need help whipping your finances into shape, consider attending this free workshop April 2 at the Rainier Community Center. Click here for more information.
Today’s hours for Neighborhood Service Centers
November 23, 2010
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 ]
Neighborhood Service Centers are open today
November 22, 2010
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 ]
Council approves neighborhood planning update legislation
October 5, 2010
On Monday, October 4, the Seattle City Council passed resolutions recognizing the work of over 1,600 community members who worked with the City to update their neighborhood plans in the North Rainier (Res. 31247), Othello (Res. 31246), and North Beacon Hill (Res. 31245) neighborhoods. These documents include updated goals, policies… [ Keep reading ]