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 ]
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.
Join the Seattle City Council, Seattle Department of Neighborhoods and others in this discussion of planning and social equity issues. Please click here for more information.
Come join Deputy Mayor Darryl Smith, Concord Elementary School students, Feet First and other community members for the Grand Opening of South Park’s “Little Bridge” on the Henderson overpass. Feet First has collaborated with SeaMar, Concord International Elementary and the community to spruce up and install a community led art… [ Keep reading ]
The FremoCentrist reported on the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods Neighborhood Matching Fund supported 46th Street Mural Celebration. Read all about it here.
Join in the community celebration for this new neighborhood park and P-Patch. This Pro Parks project turned a parking lot into a beautiful open space and great place for the community to gather, enjoy barbeque, garden and sit in the sun. Date: Thursday, September 9 2010 Time: 6 – 8 p.m…. [ Keep reading ]
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 ]
The City’s Landmarks Preservation Board designated the Admiral’s House in Magnolia at its August 18 meeting. The Colonial Revival style house, built in 1944, was acknowledged as a primary symbol of the important role that the U.S. Navy played in Seattle from World War II until the 1990’s. Prominently sited… [ Keep reading ]
August 20 and 21, about 50 community volunteers came out to help paint the Dexter Way N mural in an underpass beneath the Aurora Bridge. The new mural, which features Washington native flowers, birds and trees, replaced a 15-year-old painting which has long since been covered with graffiti. The project… [ Keep reading ]
The Green Lake Garden Club is having two more work parties in the Olallie Garden at Green Lake Elementary this weekend. So far they have built rammed earth benches, a green roof demonstration shed, raised garden beds and worm bins. Now they are working on the pathway and are looking… [ Keep reading ]
