The Northwest African American Museum is marking the last day of the exhibit Xenobia Bailey: Aesthetics of Funk by throwing a funk party. Things get underway April 20 starting at 6:30 p.m. and run until 10. Oh, and it's free.From NAAM:Come celebrate th... »
Saturday, April 14, at 10:00 A.M. all are invited to the quarterly meeting of the Squire Park Community Council (the community council for the neighborhoods bounded by E. Union Street, 23rd Avenue, S. Jackson St., and 12th Avenue). Get together at th... »
Here are a few reminders and events posted to the CDNews calendar. Did you know you can post your own events for free? Just create an account and click "Post an Event." Meeting about a possible new Nativity School in the neighborhood - Thursday When: T... »
Today's Seattle Times reports that the Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle has chosen CD resident Pamela (Green) Banks as its new leader. After a national search, the Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle found its new CEO locally, hiring longtime city... »
The Seattle-King County NAACP is holding a vigil for Trayvon Martin 5:30 Tuesday evening at Pratt Park, the organization Tweeted: The vigil comes days after a march for Martin from Mount Zion Baptist Church to downtown, and weeks after thousands of peo... »
Here's a great opportunity to get your "walk on" and see what's new and improved in Seattle Parks with a neighborhood walking tour of the Mountains to Sound Greenway. The Seattle Parks Foundation have coordinated the walk and partnered with Friends of... »
Two weeks after thousands marched from the Greater Mount Baker Baptist Church to MLK Memorial Park to protest the killing of Trayvon Martin in Florida, the Seattle-King County NAACP is set to hold another protest rally Saturday. The protest is schedule... »
Here's a look at some recent crime in the neighborhood, according to police reports. 10 p.m. March 26. Judkins Park. A group of men attacked a passer-by in Judkins Park March 26, according to the police report. The victim told police one of the suspect... »
Planners behind the neighborhood's annual UmojaFest parade and festival are already hard at work for 2012. They recently released this promo video and would like to remind you that's its never too early to sign up as a volunteer.UmojaFest is a three-da... »
Chanting "I Am Trayvon Martin," an estimated 2,000 people marched from the Greater Mount Baker Baptist Church at 25th and Jackson to Martin Luther King Memorial Park Monday in protest of the Florida teen's killing (see our previous post). Protester's d... »
Police have arrested a 26-year-old man early Thursday morning on suspicion of spray painting a wall at 23rd and Jackson with a political event notice. Similar spray paint event notices caused a big stir in the neighborhood a few months ago after someon... »
Seattle Fire responded to an emergency hazardous materials call at 21st and Yesler around 9:45 Thursday morning. The address of the call matches the Odessa Brown Children's Clinic. Scanner reports indicate that there was a chemical spill, and one perso... »
Thursday, March 1stFREE 1st Thursdays at NAAM1st Thursdays at NAAM are always Free!Free and open to the public!Thursday, March 1st11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.March 2nd DeadlineCall for objects and stories“Fight or Be Slaves!”-Brotherhood of the Sleeping Car ... »
A woman told police she was threatened with a gun while driving northbound on MLK near S Judkins St February 22. She said she the man in front of her was driving erratically, braking excessively and looking in his mirrors around 8:15 p.m. 10:15 a.m. He... »
The city plans to build 11 miles of family-friend walking and biking routes every year, and Central Seattle Greenways (CSG) wants to make sure the central neighborhoods are not left behind. About 40 people squished into Central Cinema February 9 for th... »
