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Category Archives: In the Neighborhood
AARP Network Bolsters Local Communities
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
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
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
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
Thanks to Ann M.
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Skyline’s 15 Anniversary celebration!
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.’
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
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Freeway Park October-November
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
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Art on screens at Museum House
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
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
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
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
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
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!
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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Memory Hub Summer Newsletter
Stop by for a visit–it’s only a block away at 1021 Columbia St.
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Brain Health Block Party on Seattle’s First Hill – Skyline is a partner in the community
Click here for the Memory Hub newsletter. Community Stories, Brain Health, News, Brain Health Awareness Month Neighboring organizations come together to promote brain health for this second annual event From 1-4 p.m. on Wednesday July 10, head to Seattle’s First Hill for the … Continue reading
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Freeway Park Newsletter
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Swedish Health System set for $1.3B expansion of First Hill Campus
Perkins&Will is designing the 750,000sf tower Swedish Health System is set to break ground its largest project in its more than 100-year history, reports the Puget Sound Business Journal. The $1.3-billion North Tower project, planned at the corner of Marion Street … Continue reading
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Celebrate National Family Caregivers Month with a special dementia caregiver screening of award-winning documentary Wine, Women, & Dementia –
Tuesday November 28th at the Murano.
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Skyline couple highlighted at the Frye Museum
Thanks to Ann M. Frye Gallery Guide Diana Caplow and her husband Mike are supporters of the Frye who have been visiting the museum since the early 2000s. The Caplows are art collectors drawn to works not just for their … Continue reading
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Popular Portland-founded doughnut chain planning Seattle location
Thanks to Bob P. for letting us know about this walk to burn off calories as we head to this coming establishment! SEATTLE — One of the West Coast’s most popular doughnuts is coming to Seattle. Voodoo Doughnuts, founded in … Continue reading
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