The Reviving Seed will be the last presentation of this youth violence prevention project. The project, led by East African Community Services and OneVoice, offered open mic nights, poetics workshops, and college exposure to gather youth and launch them towards a successful future outside the gang cycle. The Seattle Department… [ Keep reading ]
Funded in part with a $90,000 award from the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods Neighborhood Matching Fund, Friends of Waterway 18 has created a new community gathering place on Lake Union by restoring the shoreline, planting native habitat, and installing natural seating areas for the rapidly growing Lake Union neighborhoods and for… [ Keep reading ]
Art4Justice will hold an event Sunday, June 20 at Seattle Center’s Vera Project. The Seattle Department of Neighborhoods helped fund this project with a $13,800 award. Click here for more information.
This Neighborhood Matching Fund Small Sparks-supported event features a diverse line-up of music this Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. Located on Lander Festival Street (the block between the Beacon Hill Light Rail Station and El Centro de la Raza) this is the first in a series of free concerts. The… [ Keep reading ]
The Friends of the International Children’s Park will be holding a yard sale and bake sale this weekend to raise funds for the Children’s Park. The project was awarded $79,900 from the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods Neighborhood Matching Fund Large Projects Fund. Improvements to the park at 7th Avenue… [ Keep reading ]
P-Patch by the numbers: 37 Years old 73 P-Patch Community Gardens throughout the City 23 Acres (give or take) 2056 Households have plots
The City of Seattle will be hosting a community open house on June 9 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at South Park Community Center to announce strategies that have been identified to strengthen the South Park businesses and communities through the time of the South Park Bridge closure. This list is based… [ Keep reading ]
Interbay P-Patch invites you to a delicious salmon dinner in the beautiful Interbay P-Patch, a vibrant community garden between Queen Anne and Magnolia. Saturday, June 19, 5:30 p.m. 2451 15th Avenue W., Seattle (corner of 15th and Wheeler, immediately south of the Interbay golf course) Cost is $25 per person, children… [ Keep reading ]
The Seattle Department of Neighborhoods, along with the Seattle Planning Commission and the Seattle Department of Planning and Development, shared a Judges Merit Award for their work around neighborhood planning outreach and engagement. Click here to read the press release.
Please come to a community Walk Bike Ride session and let us know what your neighborhood needs for better walking, biking, and transit infrastructure in your neighborhood. Is it a closer bus stop? More sidewalks? More in-city rail transportation? More bike lanes? More pedestrian spaces? Attendees will learn more about… [ Keep reading ]
