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Multi-neighborhood & Miscellaneous News Archive
Criteria
for Potential School Consolidation
01/05 Seattle School District
The Seattle School District invites the public to attend one or more Community
Forums on Potential Consolidation Criteria being held January
11 - 26.
Conservation
Futures Committee Opening
12/03/04 Lake City Service Center
King County Councilmember Bob Ferguson is looking for an interested District
2 resident to serve on the onservation Futures Citizen
Oversight Committee.
Northeast
Seattle Design Review Board Candidates Wanted
12/03/04 Lake City Service Center
The City of Seattle Department of Planning and Develoment (DPD) invites
you to help recruit candidates for several Design Review Boards.
Northeast Seattle
Exhibit Opens at History House
11/08/04 History House
We would like to thank all of the folks who contributed in the creation of this
exhibit. We will be very proud to share it with our visitors over the next 3
months.
North
District Stewardship Committee Meeting
10/26/04 Lake City Service Center
View the agenda for the NDSC's November 8th meeting.
Seattle
Sun Newspaper Sold to New Publisher
08/04 Seatte Sun
Wallis Bolz, the Seattle Sun's new publisher beginning with the September issue,
is no stranger to North Seattle.
North Seattle
Family Center August Schedule
07/30/04 North Seattle Family Center
The North Seattle Family Center is pleased to announce the following workshops
and classes to be held during the month of August.
Town
Hall Meeting on Public Safety
07/26/04 Mayor Greg Nichols
Mayor Greg Nickels will host a fourth Town Hall meeting on public safety this
Saturday, July 31 at Meadowbrook Community Center starting at 10 a.m.
Northeast
Seattle To Be Featured In History House's Neighborhood Community Focus
Series
07/02/04 History House of Greater Seattle
History House of Greater Seattle is looking for participants from Northeast Seattle
neighborhoods to share their rich and textured history with the city's community-at-large.
November 6th, 2004 through January 30th, 2005. Wed-Sun from Noon to 5pm at History
House of Greater Seattle.
Help
Shape the Future of Your Neighborhood Business District
06/04 Seattle Department of Planning and Development
In an effort to stimulate and enliven Seattle's neighborhood business districts--the
neighborhood centers where people interact and essential goods, services, and
jobs are provided--the City is proposing a new strategy to reflect changing conditions
and neighborhood plan goals.
Northeast
District Council Announcements
06/03/04 Northeast District Council
The latest news from the Northeast District Council including Hawthorn Hills,
Inverness, Laurelhurst, Ravenna-Bryant, Roosevelt, University District, View
Ridge and Wedgwood.
Northeast
District Council Announcements
05/06/04 Northeast District Council
The latest news from the Northeast District Council including Hawthorn Hills,
Inverness, Laurelhurst, Ravenna-Bryant, Roosevelt, University District, View
Ridge and Wedgwood.
Seattle
Neighborhood E-News - April 30, 2004
A periodic electronic newsletter supplementing the bi-monthly printed Seattle
Neighborhood News and providing links to information on programs, projects, and
events related to the Department of Neighborhoods.
Neighborhood
E-news
03/05/04 Seattle Department of Neighborhoods
The latest news form the Deparment of Neighborhoods. In this issue: Mayor and
Council Announce NMF Unfrozen; Mayor's Budget Message; Neighborhood Appreciation
Day Celebration; Homeless Youth Take Part in Neighbor Appreciation Day; Rainier
Beach Communities That Care; Mayor's Tours; Neighborhood News on Seattle Channel;
Seattle Police Hold Community Forum; Clean Seattle Initiative - Roosevelt; Family
and Education Levy Survey Results.
Northeast
District Council Announcements
03/04/04 Northeast District Council
The latest news from the Northeast District Council including Hawthorn Hills,
Inverness, Laurelhurst, Ravenna-Bryant, Roosevelt, University District, View
Ridge and Wedgwood.
Seattle
Audubon offers Master Advocate course
02/25/04 Seattle Audubon
Can citizens really create change in their communities? You bet they can, and
committed citizen activists are about to get a whole lot more effective with
the Seattle Audubon Society’s Master Advocate for the Environment course.
Northeast
District Council Announcements
01/08/04 Northeast District Council
The latest news from the Northeast District Council including Hawthorn Hills,
Inverness, Laurelhurst, Ravenna-Bryant, Roosevelt, University District, View
Ridge and Wedgwood.
Northeast
District Council Announcements
12/04/03 Northeast District Council
The latest news from the Northeast District Council including Hawthorn Hills,
Inverness, Laurelhurst, Ravenna-Bryant, Roosevelt, University District, View
Ridge and Wedgwood.
Northeast
District Council Announcements
11/06/03 Northeast District Council
The latest news from the Northeast District Council including Hawthorn Hills,
Inverness, Laurelhurst, Ravenna-Bryant, Roosevelt, University District, View
Ridge and Wedgwood.
North
End library updates
11/03 Seattle Sun
The latest news about the Lake City and Northgate libraries.
Mayor
Announces More Money for Neighborhoods in 2004 Budget
09/11/03 City of Seattle
Mayor Nickels announced today that the Department of Neighborhoods 2004 budget
maintains the Neighborhood Matching Fund at its current level and includes additional
funding to help with Neighborhood Plan implementation.
Northeast
District Council Announcements
09/04/03 Northeast District Council
The latest news from the Northeast District Council including Hawthorn Hills,
Inverness, Laurelhurst, Ravenna-Bryant, Roosevelt, University District, View
Ridge and Wedgwood.
Community
leaders lose influence at City Hall
08/10/03 The Seattle Times
You only had to walk into the Olympic View Elementary School for a recent candidate
forum to get a sense that the power of Seattle neighborhood groups is waning.
Northeast
District Council Announcements
07/10/03 Northeast District Council
The latest news from the Northeast District Council including Hawthorn Hills,
Inverness, Laurelhurst, Ravenna-Bryant, Roosevelt, University District, View
Ridge and Wedgwood.
Department
of Neighborhoods July E-newsletter
07/03/03 Seattle Department of Neighborhoods
Seattle Neighborhood e-News is a periodic electronic newsletter supplementing
the bi-monthly printed Seattle Neighborhood News and providing links to information
on programs, projects, and events related to the Department of Neighborhoods.
P-Patch
Program turns 30
07/03 Seattle Sun
Seattle's community gardeners would like you to drop by for a birthday party.
This year marks the 30th anniversary of Seattle's P-Patch community garden program,
born from the early 1970s use of the former Picardo family farm in Wedgwood for
a children's gardening program.
Seattle
Works Newsletter - June/July 2003
06/03 Seattle Works
Seattle Works' mission is to foster in young adults a lifetime commitment to
community involvement through innovative volunteer activities and educational
opportunities.
Northeast
District Council Announcements
06/05/03 Northeast District Council
The latest news from the Northeast District Council including Hawthorn Hills,
Inverness, Laurelhurst, Ravenna-Bryant, Roosevelt, University District, View
Ridge and Wedgwood.
Lake City
Neighborhood Service Center Newsletter
06/02/03 Lake City Neighborhood Service Center
The latest news from the Lake City Neighborhood Service Center serving the communities
of Lake City, Northgate, Maple Leaf, Victory Heights, Meadowbrook, Pinehurst,
Olympic Hills, Cedar Park, and Haller Lake (east of I-5).
Seattle
neighborhoods unite! Coalition questions City's pledges to neighborhoods.
06/03 Seattle Sun
Has the City kept the promises made during the neighborhood planning process?
That's what a group of Seattle neighborhood activists are determined to find
out.
Lake City
Neighborhood Service Center Newsletter
05/09/03 Lake City Neighborhood Service Center
The latest news from the Lake City Neighborhood Service Center serving the communities
of Lake City, Northgate, Maple Leaf, Victory Heights, Meadowbrook, Pinehurst,
Olympic Hills, Cedar Park, and Haller Lake (east of I-5).
Finding
space for more people
05/03 Seattle Sun
Seattle, it is often said, is a city of neighborhoods. Now the City's Department
of Design, Construction and Land Use is considering a proposal some say could
change all that.
Northeast
District Council Announcements
05/01/03 Northeast District Council
The latest news from the Northeast District Council including Hawthorn Hills,
Inverness, Laurelhurst, Ravenna-Bryant, Roosevelt, University District, View
Ridge and Wedgwood.
Libraries
apologize for lengthy & premature closures
04/25/03 Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Several Seattle libraries have been closed prematurely, before permits have been
issued and the bidding process begun, causing unnecessary inconvenience to citizens.
Northeast
Neighborhood Plans in Action
4/18/03 Department of Neighborhoods
This 12 minute video highlights some of the great projects that have been initiated
through neighborhood plans and funded, in part, by the Department of Neighborhoods.
Lake City
Neighborhood Service Center Newsletter
04/01/03 Lake City Neighborhood Service Center
The latest news from the Lake City Neighborhood Service Center serving the communities
of Lake City, Northgate, Maple Leaf, Victory Heights, Meadowbrook, Pinehurst,
Olympic Hills, Cedar Park, and Haller Lake (east of I-5).
Need
a Crew for Plantings, Litter Pickups, Event Set-up and Take-down?
04/01/03 State Department of Corrections
Work crews from the State Department of Corrections can help with litter pick-ups,
cleaning up illegal dumping sites, plantings, event set-up and take-down and
other labor-intensive projects.
Four
branch libraries to close
04/03 Seattle Sun
Starting this month, branch libraries in North Seattle will start going out of
service due for construction and renovation, and they won't reopen for at least
a year until the capital improvement projects have been completed.
Neighborhood
E-News
03/25/03 Seattle Department of Neighborhoods
Seattle Neighborhood e-News is a periodic electronic newsletter supplementing
the bi-monthly printed Seattle Neighborhood News and providing links to information
on programs, projects, and events related to the Department of Neighborhoods.
Lake City
Neighborhood Service Center Newsletter
03/13/03 Lake City Neighborhood Service Center
The latest news from the Lake City Neighborhood Service Center serving the communities
of Lake City, Northgate, Maple Leaf, Victory Heights, Meadowbrook, Pinehurst,
Olympic Hills, Cedar Park, and Haller Lake (east of I-5).
Northeast
District Council Announcements
03/06/03 Northeast District Council
The latest news from the Northeast District Council including Hawthorn Hills,
Inverness, Laurelhurst, Ravenna-Bryant, Roosevelt, University District, View
Ridge and Wedgwood.
Northeast
District Council Announcements
02/06/03 Northeast District Council
The latest news from the Northeast District Council including Hawthorn
Hills, Inverness, Laurelhurst, Ravenna-Bryant, Roosevelt, University District,
View Ridge and Wedgwood.
Sims
seeks nominations of Earth Heroes in local schools
01/30/03 King County
King County Executive Ron Sims is asking the citizens of King County to
help him identify those who are doing exceptional work on behalf of the
environment in our local schools.
150
new 'polar bears' decide to chill
01/02/03 Seattle Post Inteligencer
The scheduled start time was noon, but some just couldn't wait. Before
11:30 a.m. yesterday, the hale and the brave began showing up at Matthews
Beach in Seattle, peeling off their clothes and running into the 46-degree
waters of Lake Washington for the city's first official polar bear swim.
Do
you know a special volunteer?
01/02/03 Seattle Post Inteligencer
With the start of 2003, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer is again seeking
nominees for the annual Jefferson Awards to recognize volunteers who offer
their extraordinary efforts to help their communities, their country and
the environment.
Come
in, water's just fine for polar bears
12/30/02 The Seattle Times
Like denizens of cold-water beach communities everywhere, Seattle residents
will now be able to ask of their own: What in the Sam Hill are you thinking?
Martin Luther
King, Jr. Day of Service
12/05/02 University of Washignton
The United Way of King County, along with the University of Washington,
invites you to participate in the 3rd Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
of Service, Monday, January 20th. (They will provide volunteers for your
project!)
Northeast
District Council Announcements
12/05/02 Northeast District Council
The latest news from the Northeast District Council including Hawthorn
Hills, Inverness, Laurelhurst, Ravenna-Bryant, Roosevelt, University District,
View Ridge and Wedgwood.
Northeast
District Council Announcements
10/03/02 Northeast District Council
The latest news from the Northeast District Council including Hawthorn
Hills, Inverness, Laurelhurst, Ravenna-Bryant, Roosevelt, University District,
View Ridge and Wedgwood.
Cynthia
Sullivan & Greg Nichols to host town meeting
10/02 Cynthia Sullivan
Mayor Greg Nickels, King County Council Chair Cynthia Sullivan and King
County Council Member Larry Gossett are hosting a town meeting, Wednesday
October 30th, to discuss the changing role and level of influence Seattle
has in the region.
North
Seattle team nearly makes World Series
10/02 Seattle Sun
In August, a North Seattle All-Stars PONY baseball team accomplished the
amazing feat of winning the local, state, and regional tournaments to
compete in the U.S. Western Zone Tournament in California - one step away
from the World Series.
Seattle
Press bids farewell—for now
09/12/02 The Seattle Press
Unfortunately, a variety of circumstances may force us to take a hiatus
from publication for a while.
Northeast
District Council Announcements
07/11/02 Northeast District Council
The latest news from the Northeast District Council including Hawthorn
Hills, Inverness, Laurelhurst, Ravenna-Bryant, Roosevelt, University District,
View Ridge and Wedgwood.
City
Light to sell surplus lots
07/02 Seattle Sun
Seattle City Light is preparing to put up for sale 53 properties throughout
the city that it has decided it no longer needs, including 20 in North
Seattle.
Jackson
Park Golf Course - a diamond in the rough?
07/02 Seattle Sun
At first glance, it seems as though the manicured grounds of Jackson Park
Golf Course in Northeast Seattle would have no trouble drawing golfers
on a sunny day.
Traffic
Circle Contest
05/16/02 The Seattle Press
SeaTrans is recognizing the hard work of all those caring neighbors who
have adopted traffic circles with the first-ever Seattle Traffic Circle
Garden Contest.
Northeast
District Council Announcements
05/02/02 Northeast District Council
The latest news from the Northeast District Council including Hawthorn
Hills, Inverness, Laurelhurst, Ravenna-Bryant, Roosevelt, University District,
View Ridge and Wedgwood.
Free
Pollution and Environmental Hazards Software
04/22/02 Environmental Protection Agency
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the
Washington State Department of Ecology have created a computer program
called the Toxic Release Inventory Display System that displays releases
of toxic chemicals that wind up in our air, land, water, sewers and other
off-site locations in the state of Washington.
Northeast
District Council Announcements
04/04/02 Northeast District Council
The latest news from the Northeast District Council including Hawthorn
Hills, Inverness, Laurelhurst, Ravenna-Bryant, Roosevelt, University District,
View Ridge and Wedgwood.
Catching
Dreams Under the Big Top
03/28/02 The Seattle Press
Blanchet High School's production of Barnum, set to open April 18, is
bringing the circus back to the Broadway show.
P-Patch
Writers Wanted
03/15/02 Seattle P-Patch
Seattle P-Patch's quarterly publication is searching for writers from
north, central and southeast Seattle to explore life in P-Patch gardens.
Northeast
District Council Announcements
03/07/02 Northeast District Council
The latest news from the Northeast District Council including Hawthorn
Hills, Inverness, Laurelhurst, Ravenna-Bryant, Roosevelt, University District,
View Ridge and Wedgwood.
Athletic
field plan sparks heated debate
02/02 Seattle Sun
Seattle's Parks Commission held a meeting Jan. 24 to hear public comments
regarding plans to install field lighting and increase hours of operation
at athletic fields throughout Seattle.
Northeast
District Council Announcements
01/10/02 Northeast District Council
The latest news from the Northeast District Council including Hawthorn
Hills, Inverness, Laurelhurst, Ravenna-Bryant, Roosevelt, University District,
View Ridge and Wedgwood.
Northeast
District Council Announcements
12/06/01 Northeast District Council
The latest news from the Northeast District Council including Hawthorn
Hills, Inverness, Laurelhurst, Ravenna-Bryant, Roosevelt, University District,
View Ridge and Wedgwood.
Deadline
approaches for Neighbor Appreciation Day art contest entries
11/01 Department of Neighborhoods
Seattle K-12 students have only until Friday, December 7, to enter the
Neighbor Appreciation Day art contest sponsored by the Seattle Department
of Neighborhoods and SAFECO.
Northeast
District Council Announcements
11/01/01 Northeast District Council
The latest news from the Northeast District Council including Hawthorn
Hills, Inverness, Laurelhurst, Ravenna-Bryant, Roosevelt, University District,
View Ridge and Wedgwood.
Northeast District Council
Announcements
10/04/01 Northeast District Council
The latest news from the Northeast District Council including Hawthorn
Hills, Inverness, Laurelhurst, Ravenna-Bryant, Roosevelt, University District,
View Ridge and Wedgwood.
News
Briefs
10/01 Jet City Maven
North Helpline, Thorton Creek Project, Metro expands service.
City
handing out free gun locks
09/14/01 The Seattle Times
In an effort to cut down on gun-related deaths, the city of Seattle is
distributing 5,760 free gun locks to residents at police precincts, fire
stations and neighborhood community centers, officials said yesterday.
Small Sparks
is lighting imaginations across Seattle
09/10/01 Seattle Department of Neighborhoods
Want to know your neighbors better but don't know where to start? Small
Sparks projects are eligible to receive up to $250 from the Neighborhood
Matching Fund, administered by the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods.
Seattle
Neighborhood News - September 2001
09/01 Seattle Department of Neighborhoods
The Department of Neighborhoods' bi-monthly newsletter, featuring stories
about Seattle neighborhoods. This issue includes stories related to Roosevelt,
Wedgwood and Lake City.
Seattle
Neighborhood e-News
08/22/01 Seattle Department of Neighborhoods
This installment includes a rebuttal of inaccurate information published
in the P-I about the Neighborhood Matching Fund and a list of current
Small and Simple Projects fund awards.
New
Owners Will Publish Seattle Press
08/21/01 The Seattle Press
The Seattle Press has been bought by new owners who plan to start publishing
in September.
Youth
Sought for Board of Park Commissioners
08/01/01 Seattle City Council
In keeping with Seattle Parks and Recreation Department's emphasis on
youth programming, they are seeking a young adult between the ages of
18 and 29 for the Seattle Board of Park Commissioners.
Video
Signs Are Coming
08/01/01 Ravenna-Bryant Community Association
At the July Ravenna-Bryant Community Association board meeting we decided
to write to the Finance Committee of the Seattle City Council opposing
allowing video signs in Seattle.
Tree
for free
07/30/01 The Seattle Times
Seattleites can request trees from the city for planting along residential
streets and in neighborhood parks, and get them for free.
Northeast
District Council Announcements
07/12/01 Northeast District Council
The latest news from the Northeast District Council including Hawthorn
Hills, Inverness, Laurelhurst, Ravenna-Bryant, Roosevelt, University District,
View Ridge and Wedgwood.
Seattle
Neighborhood e-News keeps neighborhood activists up-to-date
07/10/01 Seattle Department of Neighborhoods
On July 10 the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods unveiled Seattle Neighborhood
e-News, a new electronic newsletter intended to supplement the Department's
regular printed publications and provide links to information on neighborhood
programs, projects, and events.
Seattle
Press May Resume Publication Under New Ownership
07/05/01 The Seattle Press
In the last two weeks, several groups and individuals have expressed an
interest in buying The Seattle Press and resuming publication, possibly
as a weekly, in the near future.
Seattle
Neighborhood News - July 2001
07/01 Seattle Department of Neighborhoods
The Department of Neighborhoods' bi-monthly newsletter, featuring stories
about Seattle neighborhoods.
Seattle
Press Ceases Print Publication
06/22/01 The Seattle Press
The Seattle Press has suspended publication due to deteriorating conditions
in the retail advertising market.
Northeast
District Council Announcements
06/07/01 Northeast District Council
The latest news from the Northeast District Council including Hawthorn
Hills, Inverness, Laurelhurst, Ravenna-Bryant, Roosevelt, University District,
View Ridge and Wedgwood.
Green Map
Is Sprouting In Seattle
06/04/01 Seattle Green Map
Come learn about this mapmaking initiative.....share your ideas and get
involved! Meet Wendy Brawer, Founder and Director, Green Map System (GMS),
and the team of activists, designers, and cartographers who are cultivating
Seattle's Green Map.
Northeast
District Council Announcements
05/03/01 Northeast District Council
The latest news from the Northeast District Council including Hawthorn
Hills, Inverness, Laurelhurst, Ravenna-Bryant, Roosevelt, University District,
View Ridge and Wedgwood.
Northeast
Sector 2000 Neighborhood Plan Annual Report
04/01 Seattle Department of Neighborhoods
This is the Department of Neighborhoods' summary of the progress that
was made last year to implement the neighborhood plans that are in place
thoughout northeast Seattle.
Seattle
schools get new leaders
04/26/01 The Seattle Times
Changes affect both View Ridge Elementary and Wedgwood Elementary.
Northeast
District Council Announcements
04/05/01 Northeast District Council
The latest news from the Northeast District Council including Hawthorn
Hills, Inverness, Laurelhurst, Ravenna-Bryant, Roosevelt, University District,
View Ridge and Wedgwood.
Seattle
Neighborhood News - March 2001
03/01 Seattle Department of Neighborhoods
The Department of Neighborhoods' bi-monthly newsletter, featuring stories
about Seattle neighborhoods.
