Mayor Mike McGinn announced yesterday an agreement between the city and Capitol Hill Housing to make the Seattle Police Department’s East Precinct parking lot available for redevelopment into a mixed-use, transit-oriented development to include affordable housing, retail, arts and community space. The parking lot is located on 12th Avenue and… [ Keep reading ]
In this issue: Message from the director: it’s our 40th anniversary! The deadline to apply for 2012-2013 Civic Partners funding for organizations is Wednesday, June 8. Our Youth Arts funding program will invest $125,000 in 34 youth programs that offer arts training outside of school hours for Seattle’s middle and… [ Keep reading ]
Head down to Pioneer Square’s Occidental Square and see Gallery (206), a phone booth repurposed to contain the work of more than 200 Seattle artists. Curated by Todd Jannausch, every aspect of the booth, from the Plexiglas side panels, to the pages of the phone book, to an audio feature,… [ Keep reading ]
