Category Archives: In the Neighborhood

What so proudly we hailed …

Posted on February 2, 2025 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Dan S. As the Pentagon and the State Department try to cancel Black History Month, our Martin Luther King County (Harborview) Hospital flies the Afro-American Black Liberation flag with the American flag, no longer at half-mast in observation … Continue reading →

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What to know about Lunar New Year traditions

Posted on January 24, 2025 by Jim deMaine

JiaYing Grygiel – Special to The Seattle Times (thanks to Marilyn W.) Jan. 1 has come and gone, but Lunar New Year is right around the corner, celebrated by some 2 billion people around the world. The Year of the … Continue reading →

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Dick’s Drive-In begins serving Seattle hamburgers on January 28, 1954.

Posted on January 17, 2025 by Jim deMaine

In History Link – thanks to Pam P. On January 28, 1954, Dick’s Drive-In opens to begin serving hamburgers, french fries, and milkshakes on NE 45th Street in Seattle’s Wallingford neighborhood. Dick’s comes to represent the quintessential 1950s, a cross … Continue reading →

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The peaks from the Cascade Tower’s rooftop

Posted on January 13, 2025 by Jim deMaine

Taken and labeled by friend and mountain climber John Roper.

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Positive outlook for a Skybridge!

Posted on December 10, 2024 by Jim deMaine

At our last update meeting, the progress report from the Skybridge Committee team was very encouraging. The project goes for approval to the Seattle City Council Transportation Committee and to the Council itself in early 2025. The full documentation can … Continue reading →

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MORE PAVING, FEWER TREES. SO MUCH FOR A GREEN ‘ONE SEATTLE’

Posted on December 7, 2024 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to MaryLou P. – from the Seattle Times For Seattleites who appreciate trees, Mayor Bruce Harrell’s “One Seattle” comprehensive plan ought to spark grave concerns. The city’s proposed 20-year blueprint for growth contains major changes for residential neighborhoods, paving … Continue reading →

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Freeway Park Calendar

Posted on December 4, 2024 by Jim deMaine

For more: www.freewayparkassociation.org

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Twinkle Twinkle

Posted on November 22, 2024 by Jim deMaine
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AARP Network Bolsters Local Communities

Posted on November 16, 2024 by Jim deMaine

From the AARP website Barb Williams of Seattle is always on the go, not letting two hip replacements slow her down. From walking in her First Hill neighborhood, to teaching tai chi, to volunteering at the Seattle Aquarium, Williams, now … Continue reading →

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Every river has its people

Posted on October 24, 2024 by Jim deMaine

If “every river has its people,” can The People restore their river? Thanks to Ed M. Davus Burge in Post Alley Of Native Americans and their world on Puget Sound, here ar the words of John, a Swinomish elder born … Continue reading →

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One rainbow – or two

Posted on October 20, 2024 by Jim deMaine

Interesting arc late afternoon today over the soon to be completed Museum Towers. Can you see the faint double rainbow?

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A letter to Councilwoman Joy Hollingsworth

Posted on October 15, 2024 by Jim deMaine

Joy, We’re enjoying the new Seattle city park on the Graystone property. Skyline and other First Hill residents played important roles in getting it developed. It’s on the property that previously housed the office of Paul Thiry, one of Seattle’s … Continue reading →

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First Hill Community News – October

Posted on October 12, 2024 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Ann M.

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Skyline’s 15 Anniversary celebration!

Posted on October 12, 2024 by Jim deMaine

Ed note: What could be nicer! Good company, great food, red carpet across 8th Avenue, and a great show by Michael Cavenaugh (below). Working with Billy Joel, who discovered him in Las Vegas, Michael had the lead in New York’s … Continue reading →

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Jazz Has a New Home in Seattle. One Caveat: The Place Is ‘For Lease.’

Posted on October 11, 2024 by Jim deMaine

By Eric Olson in the NYT – Reporting from Seattle (thanks to Sandy J.) The nonprofit Seattle Jazz Fellowship has carved out a performance space in the historic Globe Building — for now — and is putting its economic model to … Continue reading →

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More ghostly than expected

Posted on October 10, 2024 by William Calvin
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Freeway Park October-November

Posted on October 10, 2024 by Jim deMaine

Note: Volunteers needed for area cleanup – meetup 10 AM on Saturday the 19th at the Seneca Plaza to walk through First Hill. Tools and bags provided. Bring gloves!

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Stopover on your First Hill walk

Posted on October 9, 2024 by Jim deMaine
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Art on screens at Museum House

Posted on October 8, 2024 by Jim deMaine

The twin towers just east of the Cascade Tower are opening in the coming months. They are beginning to show art (hard to discern) on exterior screens. Not sure how this is really going to work but here’s a current … Continue reading →

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Platforms and shelters improperly built on new Capitol Hill RapidRide

Posted on October 7, 2024 by Jim deMaine

By  Nicholas Deshais Seattle Times staff reporter Three station platforms aren’t the correct height for wheelchair access — and 25 shelters need to be removed, welded and painted again — along Seattle’s latest addition to its RapidRide bus service. The … Continue reading →

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A new move in

Posted on September 23, 2024 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Ann M. A new guest in the Graystone Park @ 8th & Columbia! This first year Glaucous-winged Gull, trying to act like a heron, enjoyed a refreshing bath in the waterfall pool, then strolled away, enjoying the sun last … Continue reading →

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Prop 1, Levy to Move Seattle

Posted on September 16, 2024 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to MaryLou P. It’s worthwhile to read the op-eds in the Seattle Times. Please comment! What “fixes” do we really need? One in favor and one against.

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Memory Hub Newsletter – September

Posted on September 7, 2024 by Jim deMaine

Ed Note: Please read about the first artist in residence at the nearby Memory Hub

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Summer market Tuesday the 20th at Freeway Park

Posted on August 13, 2024 by Jim deMaine

You Are Invited…     Tuesday | August 20th – 12-2pm | Seneca Plaza   Support local artisans and musicians at our first ever Summer Market Festival in Freeway Park!   Our neighbors at Park Place (Urban Renaissance Group) have … Continue reading →

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View from the Museum Tower’s Skybridge floor!

Posted on July 19, 2024 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Janet M. Ed note: Doubt that we’ll have a glass floor if/when the Skyline Skybridge materializes! Have you tried the one at the Space Needle–yikes!

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