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University District News Archive
Roosevelt Neighbors'
Alliance Newsletter
01/05/05 Roosevelt Neighbors' Alliance
The latest news from the RNA.
Roosevelt Neighbors'
Alliance Newsletter
11/30/04 Roosevelt Neighbors' Alliance
The latest news from the RNA.
Roosevelt Neighbors'
Alliance Newsletter
11/19/04 Roosevelt Neighbors' Alliance
The latest news from the RNA.
Roosevelt Neighbors'
Alliance Newsletter
11/01/04 Roosevelt Neighbors' Alliance
The latest news from the RNA.
Roosevelt Neighbors'
Alliance Newsletter
10/05/04 Roosevelt Neighbors' Alliance
The latest news from the RNA.
Roosevelt Neighbors'
Alliance Newsletter
09/07/04 Roosevelt Neighbors' Alliance
The latest news from the RNA.
RNA's Community E-nouncements
08/01/04 Roosevelt Neighbors' Alliance
The latest news from the RNA.
Roosevelt Neighbors'
Alliance Newsletter
02/29/04 Roosevlet Neighbors' Alliance
The latest news from the RNA.
Roosevelt Neighbors'
Alliance Newsletter
01/27/04 Roosevlet Neighbors' Alliance
The latest news from the RNA.
Roosevelt Neighbors'
Alliance Newsletter
01/04 Roosevlet Neighbors' Alliance
The latest news from the RNA.
Roosevelt
Neighbors' Alliance Newsletter
11/03 Roosevlet Neighbors' Alliance
The latest news from the RNA.
Roosevelt Neighbors' Alliance E-nouncments
09/27/03 Roosevelt Neighbors' Alliance
The latest news from the RNA.
Miracle
on 45th St
08/13/03 The Daily
It has been vacant for at least three years, and the dust- and graffiti-covered
windows of the old Pier One Imports building are a bit of a ghostly sight.
Off-campus
'lease lid' ends for UW
06/17/03 The Seattle Times
The Seattle City Council voted yesterday to eliminate restrictions on the University
of Washington's ability to lease off-campus property around its Seattle campus.
Housing
creates ruckus for UW
06/16/03 Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Frustrated neighbors don't favor canceling lease lid. With finals and school
over for summer, it's time to unwind, de-stress and party into the early morning
hours. Just like almost every other weekend.
Council
Committee Passes Framework For Lifting UW Lease Lid
05/29/03 Seattle City Council
At a joint Finance, Budget, Business & Labor Committee and Land Use
Committee meeting today, members of the Seattle City Council unanimously
passed two resolutions
providing a framework for community development and economic revitalization
in the University District in anticipation of a lifting of the University
of Washington
lease lid.
Street-fest
scene opens on 'The Ave'
05/18/03 The Seattle Times
Foot-long corn on the cob. Henna tattoos. Hemp baby rompers. It's that time of
year again. Thousands rang in the start of Seattle's outdoor-festival season
yesterday at the University District's 34th annual Street Fair.
University
Playground Landmark Fence Foundation Stones Now Available
05/16/03 Roosevelt Neighbors' Alliance
A new Seattle landmark will soon appear: a “Landmark Fence.” Led
by Roosevelt Neighbors’ Alliance (RNA), a Foundation Stones fundraiser
is aimed at building the new fence around
University Playground Park.
Roosevelt
Neighbors' Alliance May/June Newsletter
05/03 Roosevelt Neighbors' Alliance
The latest news from the northwest corner of the U District.
University's
growing pains
04/03 Seattle Sun
The mayor recently announced his intention to abolish the University of Washington's
lease lid, which caps the amount of space the institution can lease in surrounding
neighborhoods at 550,000 square feet.
University
Playground Landmark Fence Sketches
01/12/03 Roosevelt Neighbors Alliance
Concept sketches of the new University Playground Landmark Fence are now
available on the RNA's Web site.
U District Walking Map
in the Works
11/08/02 Feet First
Tom Bertulis from Feet First is working on a map project to encourage
people to walk. The map will include the area around the U District, Laurelhurst,
Roosevelt, Ravenna, U Village, Montlake, Eastlake, and Wallingford.
UW:
More troubles than benefits?
09/12/02 The Seattle Press
Since the Economic Opportunity Task Force recommended easing restrictions
to the University of Washington’s expansion, opposing neighborhood
councils won temporary relief when the Seattle City Council land use committee
recommended changes to the UW master plan.
Down
but not out on the Ave
09/12/02 The Seattle Press
Like many who venture into University Way Northeast (better known as the
Ave), Chris Styron of Lake City can’t travel a block without a panhandler
asking for spare change.
Businesses
struggle amid University Ave construction
09/02 Seattle Sun
These days when visitors cross University Way between NE Campus Parkway
and NE 43rd Street, they're still looking both ways - but they're watching
out for bulldozers, not cars.
Renaissance
or Quick Fix?
07/04/02 The Seattle Press
Will new lighting, wider sidewalks be enough to lure shoppers back to
the Ave? Many shoppers hail the Ave. Project as a great idea, but some
merchants say this makeover overlooks the real reasons people avoid the
Ave.: the graffiti-covered buildings, the worry for personal safety and
the street-crime element.
University
District Walking Tour
05/09/02 The Seattle Press
The University District's public art and cultural self-guided audio tour
is now available. The University District Arts and Heritage Committee
and Jack Straw Productions teamed up to produce the CD, which features
historians, architects and artists sharing their knowledge of the area's
rich history.
University
District Street Fair Brings Food and Fun
05/09/02 The Seattle Press
A preview of the University District Street Fair, which will take place
May 18 and 19: an eclectic procession on Saturday, loads of crafts and
food, and entertainment galore.
University
Playfield will get Art Fence
02/14/02 The Seattle Press
At the January 29 meeting, three designs were presented as prototypes
for the park's perimeter fence. At the March 26 meeting, the final design
will be displayed for public approval.
University
District street kids hope for a better life
12/06/01 The Seattle Press
These homeless youths arrived on the street via many different circumstances,
although common themes run throughout each person's story: abusive families,
foster care that went wrong or varying degrees of drug or alcohol abuse.
NE 50th
Street in the University District to Reopen
11/09/01 Seattle Transportation
Northeast 50th Street in the University District will reopen to through
traffic Friday, November 9.
Eco-terrorists
suspected in UW horticultural fire
05/22/01 The Seattle Times
Federal authorities are investigating a fire early yesterday at the University
of Washington's Center for Urban Horticulture and a blaze in Oregon for
possible links to a radical environmental movement involved in arsons
across the country.
U District Farmers
Market Opens May 26th
05/01 University District Farmers Market
The University District Farmers Market will be opening for its 9th season
on Saturday, May 26th at 9:00 a.m. Located on the corner of NE 50th and
University Way NE, the market will be open every Saturday between 9:00
am -2:00 pm through November 3rd.
Street-teens
documentary sheds light on The Ave
03/14/01 The Seattle Times
Six years ago, Maria Lovett was fresh out of school, working for Americorps,
with a camera attached to her shoulder and the trust of eight street kids
who allowed her intimate access into their turbulent lives.
Neighborhood
Critics Pan UW's 100-Foot-High Fence
9/19/00 The Seattle Press
Laurelhurst Community Club trustees are examining plans by the University
of Washington to renovate its golf driving range, adding trees and raising
the height of the surrounding fence from 37 to 100 feet.
