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Community News & Information Seattle Identifies 24 Neighborhoods for Housing Growth In line with Seattle’s Comprehensive Plan – essentially a road map to growth over the next two decades – Mayor Bruce Harrell is proposing 24 “neighborhood centers” across the city, including several in southeast Seattle. The proposal would allow for apartment buildings of three to six stories to be built within a couple blocks of […]
Community News & Information SAVE THE DATE: Free Electronics Recycling & Shredding Event 4/23 Saturday, April 23rd 10:00AM – 2:00PM Drop off at Rainier Community Center NE Parking Lot 4600 38th Ave  S  |  Seattle, WA  98118 ACCEPTED ELECTRONIC ITEMS: Computers & Laptops Monitors (LCD) Printers & Scanners Toner & Ink Cartridges Fax / Copy Machines Mobile Phones & Tablets Keyboards & Mice Servers, Routers & Hubs Networking Devices […]
Community News & Information Seattle City Council Passes Resolution Endorsing Southeast Seattle Creative District SEED Arts KVRU Radio Rainier Valley Rotary Rainier Beach Action Coalition Seattle World Percussion Society Urban Impact Seattle Office of Arts and Culture Communities Rise QueenCare Northwest Tap Connection The owners of the Black and Tan Hall
Community News & Information Windermere in Our Southeast Seattle Community My office, Windermere Real Estate Mount Baker is so excited to announce that we surpassed our goal of raising $10,000 for our local food banks to support our Neighbors In Need! Thank you to all those who donated to this amazing cause with us. We’re so proud to have made such an impact on our local communities […]
Community News & Information Windermere Foundation Reaches $40 Million Donation Milestone As we head into a new decade, the Windermere Foundation reached a milestone in 2019 by raising nearly $3 million, bringing the grand total to over $40 million in donations raised since 1989. Twenty-five percent of the funds raised in 2019 were donated by agents from their commissions. The rest was raised through office fundraisers, […]
Community News & Information SAVE THE DATE: Winter Food Drive Benefiting Rainier Valley Food Bank
Community News & Information Halloween in the ‘Hood 2019: West Hill Area Events Happy Halloween, West Hill & surrounding communities! Here’s your hyper-local events guide to the spookiest season. Check back for updates as they become available, and don’t hesitate to contact me if yourWest Hill area business or organization has a fun Halloween event you’d like to share with the community. 10/17: Run Scared 5K Celebrate Halloween […]
Community News & Information RESTAURANT REVIEW: Melrose Grill in Downtown Renton Dear friends: One of my favorite pastimes is trying out new restaurants with my husband Alan and other friends. This review is my way of sharing that with you as well. Enjoy! Caution my vegetarian friends, this review is not for you! Melrose grill is a steakhouse in downtown Renton. The atmosphere is casual and […]
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Community News & Information Windermere Teams Up with the Seahawks to #TackleHomelessness Windermere is proud to partner with the Seattle Seahawks for the fourth season to help #TackleHomelessness. For every Seahawks home game defensive tackle, Windermere will donate $100 to Mary’s Place, whose mission is to help families on their journey out of homelessness. To date we’ve raised nearly $100,000 through our #TackleHomelessness campaign and we’re looking […]
Community News & Information RESTAURANT REVIEW: Renton’s Sansonina Ristorante Italiano Dear friends: One of my favorite pastimes is trying out new restaurants with my husband Alan and other friends. This review is my way of sharing that with you as well. Enjoy! Sansonina Ristorante Italiano is a relatively new restaurant that was started by one of our favorite servers from another south end Italian restaurant. […]
Community News & Information ProjectCool School Supply Drive The simple beauty of Project Cool: Every homeless student who receives a new backpack can walk into class with the same new tools and good supplies as their classmates, and not feel unprepared or embarrassed. Project Cool helps hundreds of homeless schoolchildren each year. We give each child a sturdy new backpack filled with quality […]
Community News & Information SAVE THE DATES: Events at Skyway Library Skyway Library on West Hill is at it again with some of the best events featured this side of I-90. With everything from Play & Learn ongoing structured group sessions for the little ones, a Hip-Hop History and Self-Expression Music Workshop for those 12 and older, and Community Coffee Hour for all, there is no […]
Community News & Information DID YOU KNOW? Treehouse Supports Youth in Foster Care & They Need Clothes Dear friends, Have you hear about Treehouse–Washington’s leading nonprofit organization addressing the academic and other essential support needs of youth in foster care? Treehouse helps more than 7,500 youth each year through programs that focus on their academic success, fulfill key material needs and provide important childhood experiences every child deserves, and they can always […]
Community News & Information West Hill Community Association to Host Winter Quarterly Meeting In January, the West Hill Community Association (WHCA) will host its Winter Quarterly Meeting, a 90-minute community catch-up that promises to include “quickfire reports from a variety of interesting local groups,” a preview of upcoming local events and activities, information about the new King County Department of Local Services, and more. WHCA is a nonprofit […]
Community News & Information Food is Love: Rainier Valley Food Bank Needs YOU! Dear friends, My office—Windermere Mount Baker Real Estate—is gearing up for our annual Winter Food Drive benefiting Rainier Valley Food Bank (RVFB), a South Seattle nonprofit dedicated to a hunger-free Rainier Valley, and we’d love your help. Did you know? In 2016, around 1 in 8 Washingtonians did not get enough food to meet their […]
Community News & Information SAVE THE DATE: ProjectCool School Supply Drive The simple beauty of Project Cool: Every homeless student who receives a new backpack can walk into class with the same new tools and good supplies as their classmates, and not feel unprepared or embarrassed. Project Cool helps hundreds of homeless schoolchildren each year. We give each child a sturdy new backpack filled with quality […]
Community News & Information Libraries on the Loose: 10 West Hill/Renton Little Free Libraries The West Hill neighborhoods of Bryn Mawr, Lakeridge, Skyway, and Earlington are dotted with Little Free Libraries—tiny, usually homemade book shelters serve as “take-a-book, leave-a-book” stations where neighbors can share their favorite literature and stories. “This is an area where a lot of kids walk to school,” said one West Hill neighbor with a Little […]