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Recent News Releases (last 60 days):

• 5/25/2012
  Seattle’s new superintendent, summer arts, Latino forum, the future of zoos, the green economy and the mayor answering in Seattle Channel’s Viewerguide for May 24 to 31
• 5/23/2012
  City funding available for individual Seattle artists
• 5/23/2012
  City seeks candidates for Seattle Arts Commission
• 5/23/2012
  Yesler Community Center Hosts Juneteenth Celebration
• 5/23/2012
  Steinunn Thórarinsdóttir´s ‘Borders’ on display at Westlake Park
• 5/22/2012
  "Parking Squid" for bicycles to be dedicated at Seattle Center, May 31
• 5/22/2012
  Seattle Parks to conduct pilot water-saving project in selected parks
• 5/22/2012
  Seattle Parks and Recreation, Seattle Parks Foundation celebrate volunteers with VIP (Volunteers in Parks) Day
• 5/22/2012
  Mayor asks Seattleites to share their budget priorities
• 5/22/2012
  New Ticketing and Baggage Area Opens Tomorrow at King Street Station
• 5/22/2012
  Consultant’s Report contains recommendations for Volunteer Park Conservatory
• 5/21/2012
  City, state, fed plan would protect local waters from pollutants
• 5/21/2012
  Normal Garbage, Yard Waste, Recycling Collection for Memorial Day
• 5/21/2012
  May 21-27 is National Dog Bite Prevention Week
• 5/21/2012
  Washington CeaseFire honors City Attorney
• 5/21/2012
  Seattle City Light Working to Restore Service to 4,700 Customers
• 5/19/2012
  City of Seattle promotes efforts to lower prescription drug costs for uninsured residents
• 5/18/2012
  Seattle City Council to host conversation on community priorities for the City budget
• 5/18/2012
  Information needed about West Seattle dog
• 5/18/2012
  Mayor announces director of Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs
• 5/18/2012
  2012/2013 Parks and Green Spaces Levy Opportunity Fund
• 5/18/2012
  Seattle Park Board to hold regular meeting May 24
• 5/18/2012
  Join Seattle Parks for the Hershey Track and Field Games’ 35th Birthday for youth at West Seattle Stadium on May 29
• 5/17/2012
  13th Annual Furry 5K set for June 10, 2012 at Seward Park
• 5/17/2012
  Seattle City Light Replacing Aging Infrastructure in South Beacon Hill
• 5/17/2012
  Ask the Mayor, walk the SIFF red carpet, see green, envision the future of Seattle Center and rebuild the American Dream in Seattle Channel's Viewerguide for May 17 to 24
• 5/16/2012
  Join the Seattle City Council in discussing Cultural Competency and Bias with Dr. Edwin Nichols
• 5/16/2012
  Executive, Mayor and Chris Hansen reach agreements that govern financing for multi-purpose arena in Seattle's Stadium District
• 5/16/2012
  Seattle City Councilmember Burgess' statement on proposed new sports arena
• 5/16/2012
  City invests more than $175,000 in youth arts training
• 5/15/2012
  City of Seattle seeking candidates for Human Rights Commission
• 5/15/2012
  Mayor Mike McGinn announces $500,000 in matching funds for neighborhood projects
• 5/15/2012
  Seattle Parks and Recreation and Crown Hill Center host a celebration for the new Crown Hill Park
• 5/14/2012
  Senior Coffee Hour on May 17 Focuses on Resources for Seniors
• 5/14/2012
  Applications available for new Cultural Facilities funding program
• 5/11/2012
  Seattle City Council to host conversations on community priorities for the City budget
• 5/11/2012
  Tips for keeping your pet safe in hot weather
• 5/11/2012
  Mayor announces release of City's draft investment plan for homeless services
• 5/11/2012
  Seattle City Councilmember Nick Licata’s response to draft plan to support stable housing for the homeless
• 5/10/2012
  Mayor, Chief introduce public to 20/20 team
• 5/10/2012
  Help Get Seattle Moving
• 5/10/2012
  An aging juvenile justice center, parks prep for summer, Seattle author Matt Ruff, animator Britta Johnson, race and medical marijuana in this week's Viewerguide for May 10 to 17
• 5/10/2012
  2012 Low Cost Life Jacket Sales At Evans Pool
• 5/10/2012
  Seattle Parks and Recreation Honoring Seattle’s Maritime Tradition at North Passage Point Park
• 5/10/2012
  Live downtown? Grow food with Seattle Tilth!
• 5/9/2012
  Seattle City Councilmember Bruce Harrell’s message to students: Don’t text and drive
• 5/9/2012
  Seattle City Hall exhibition features Columbia City Gallery artists
• 5/9/2012
  City investment in Stadium Place brings new housing, commercial space to Pioneer Square
• 5/9/2012
  2012 Mayor's Film Award Recipient Announced: Benjamin Kasulke
• 5/9/2012
  Seattle summer arrives with a sunny opening for Lowery C. “Pop” Mounger Pool
• 5/8/2012
  Queen Anne Community Center closes for one day, May 11, 2012
• 5/8/2012
  Seattle Parks to remove fence, install landscaping at Madison Park North Beach
• 5/8/2012
  New Park for First Hill Neighborhood
• 5/7/2012
  Senior cats for senior citizens available for adoption at Mirabella Retirement Center
• 5/7/2012
  Mayor McGinn, Business Leaders Endorse Strategic Plan for Seattle City Light
• 5/7/2012
  Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center presents Zapateo Workshop with Luis Sandoval
• 5/7/2012
  Seattle Parks and Recreation prepares Freeway Park fountains for summer season
• 5/4/2012
  Seattle City Council to host conversations on community priorities for the City budget
• 5/4/2012
  Mayor McGinn convenes Green Ribbon Commission
• 5/4/2012
  Newly planted Arboretum trees vandalized; Parks and Recreation and University of Washington seek information
• 5/4/2012
  Parks to renovate Denny Regrade Park off-leash area; closure to last until May 28
• 5/3/2012
  Future of Yesler Terrace, a rehabbed cultural hub, questions for the Council, gypsy rock, Groucho and being human in this week's Seattle Channel Viewerguide for May 3 to 10
• 5/3/2012
  Taste of Van Asselt needs vendors
• 5/2/2012
  Queue up your questions for the Seattle City Council
• 5/2/2012
  Evergreen Apps contest invites new uses for government data
• 5/2/2012
  Join Sound Steps/Seattle-Bergen Sister City Association for the 9th Annual Seven Hills Walk
• 5/2/2012
  1K Tot Trot coming up at Magnuson Community Center
• 5/2/2012
  US Geological Survey to remove Magnuson Park alder saplings impeding repair access to water pipe
• 5/2/2012
  Seattle Parks reaches out to LGBTQ teens With a special Purple Prom event
• 5/2/2012
  City to host free workshop on hidden hazards in the arts, May 11
• 5/1/2012
  Indicators showing jobs and business on the rise in Seattle
• 5/1/2012
  Seattle City Council Committee to discuss drones in Seattle and the issues they present
• 5/1/2012
  Seattle City Councilmember Jean Godden takes up Utility Discount Program for low income and elderly
• 5/1/2012
  City activates Emergency Operations Center
• 5/1/2012
  City de-activates Emergency Operations Center
• 5/1/2012
  Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center Creates More Opportunity for Community Film
• 4/30/2012
  Mayor Mike McGinn's statement on Council adopting Resolution 31371 concerning the replacement of Seattle's deteriorating seawall
• 4/30/2012
  Power restored Beacon Hill-Rainier Beach area
• 4/27/2012
  Statement on May 1 Demonstrations
• 4/26/2012
  Seattle students rewarded with Sounders tickets for good attendance, thanks to a partnership between the Sounders, Microsoft and the Be Here Get There campaign
• 4/26/2012
  2012/2013 Parks and Green Spaces Levy Opportunity Fund Allocation Process Begins!
• 4/26/2012
  Planning Seattle’s Future
• 4/26/2012
  A refuge for seniors, a massive mural, library levy and youth literacy in Seattle Channel’s Viewerguide for April 26 to May 3
• 4/25/2012
  Seattle City Council to host conversations on community priorities for the City budget
• 4/25/2012
  Startup Weekend Gov seeks participant to build apps using government data
• 4/25/2012
  Mayor Mike McGinn signs updated Transit Master Plan legislation, momentum continues to build for rail transit
• 4/25/2012
  Seattle Parks and Recreation and Skanska USA Building Inc.
• 4/25/2012
  Van Asselt Community Center Family Fun Night
• 4/24/2012
  After one year, city’s phone book opt-out program is big success
• 4/24/2012
  Seattle Channel receives record 21 Emmy nominations
• 4/24/2012
  Seattle City Council President at West Seattle Elementary to promote financial awareness for young people
• 4/24/2012
  Performance artworks celebrate power of water for Seattle Center's "The Next Fifty"
• 4/24/2012
  Construction for the Rainer Playfield Play Area begins
• 4/24/2012
  Calling all adult softball enthusiasts!
• 4/23/2012
  It's your turn to Ask the Mayor
• 4/23/2012
  City of Seattle and Sound Transit Break Ground on the First Hill Streetcar
• 4/23/2012
  Seattle's bond ratings affirmed
• 4/23/2012
  City prevails in lawsuits against SPD officers
• 4/20/2012
  Mayor McGinn, Councilmember Bagshaw announce formation of Parks Preservation Work Group
• 4/20/2012
  Mayor announces grant awards for innovative job training for immigrant/refugee youth and their families
• 4/20/2012
  City program has stopped delivery of thousands of unwanted phonebooks
• 4/20/2012
  Special Committee to discuss Seawall
• 4/20/2012
  Seattle Parks offers youth summer service opportunities
• 4/20/2012
  Migrate to Magnuson Park for 20th International Migratory Bird Day and the Opening of the Shore Ponds
• 4/19/2012
  Pundit Rachel Maddow, parking, public transit, Ask the Mayor and Damn Yankees in SEATTLE CHANNEL's Viewerguide for April 19 - 26
• 4/19/2012
  City to host Cultural Space Brown Bag on arts space initiatives, May 3
• 4/19/2012
  Seattle City Light Celebrates Seattle Center Next Fifty
• 4/19/2012
  Walk with Sound Steps program at Green Lake
• 4/19/2012
  Broadway Hill Park Community Design Meeting
• 4/19/2012
  Seattle Parks and Recreation celebrates the renovated Langston Hughes Performing Art Center
• 4/18/2012
  Seattle Parks to offer five-day 4-H Low Ropes Challenge Course Facilitator Training
• 4/18/2012
  An Assist from Sprite and the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) Helps Pratt Park Basketball Courts Get Back in the Game
• 4/17/2012
  First Neighborhood Matching Fund workshop is this Thursday
• 4/17/2012
  Bill Schrier retiring from City service as chief technology officer
• 4/17/2012
  Seattle Mariners’ “Kitchen Catcher Day” Promotes Zero Waste
• 4/17/2012
  Join the Seattle City Council in discussing sustainability on Seattle's college campuses
• 4/17/2012
  Statement from Seattle City Councilmember Bruce Harrell on the retirement of Chief Technology Officer Bill Schrier
• 4/17/2012
  Seattle seeks community ideas for government apps
• 4/17/2012
  20th Daddy-Daughter Dinner coming up at Ballard Community Center
• 4/17/2012
  2012 Seattle Parks and Recreation Masters Track and Field Meet and eight-week training opportunity
• 4/16/2012
  Seattle takes important step on high capacity transit planning
• 4/16/2012
  Seattle Parks Hosts Final Meeting for McGilvra Place Park
• 4/16/2012
  Seattle Park Board to hold regular meeting April 26
• 4/13/2012
  Watch Seattle City Councilmembers share their favorite Seattle Center memories
• 4/12/2012
  Long-term care is topic of Senior Coffee Hour on April 19
• 4/12/2012
  City of Seattle's economic programs recognized nationally
• 4/12/2012
  Seattle Parks Host Public Meeting to Discuss Magnuson Park Headwaters, and Interior and North Wetlands Projects
• 4/12/2012
  Book Lust, bullying, arts, the economy, Earth Day special, a trip to Uganda and more on Seattle Channel April 12 to 19
• 4/11/2012
  Saturday’s “Big Dig” Celebrates Seattleites for Diverting 125,000 Tons of Food and Yard Waste
• 4/11/2012
  Seattle Park Board to hold special meeting to consider alternative uses of tennis courts pilot project
• 4/10/2012
  Magnuson Park group and Seattle Parks to host public meeting on Draft Magnuson Park Strategic Action Plan
• 4/9/2012
  Levy proposal addresses ongoing fiscal challenges and supports critical services
• 4/9/2012
  Foster cats available for adoption at Phinney Ridge
• 4/9/2012
  Electricity Theft Costs Us All, Not Worth the Risk
• 4/9/2012
  Seattle Parks and Recreation observes April Pools Day
• 4/9/2012
  Library leaders and city officials join together in support of levy for The Seattle Public Library
• 4/6/2012
  New Water System Plan Released for Review
• 4/5/2012
  Chris Hansen commissions immediate feasibility study of traffic and parking impacts in Seattle's Stadium District
• 4/5/2012
  Final Weekend to Find Corey
• 4/5/2012
  Seattle City Councilmember Bruce Harrell and the Seattle Human Rights Commission to host “Human Rights 101” forum
• 4/5/2012
  Public Invited to Comment on Power Resource Future
• 4/5/2012
  NEW! Women’s Self Defense Class at Rainier Community Center
• 4/5/2012
  Plastic bag ban, pinball, African American Film Fest, viaduct museum and sports biz in Seattle Channel’s Viewerguide for April 5 - 12
• 4/5/2012
  Seattle seeks artist to create artwork for Rainier Beach's Mapes Creek
• 4/4/2012
  Electronic Plan Review: Seeking Public Input
• 4/3/2012
  Free fair housing accessibility training on June 6, 2012
• 4/3/2012
  Seattle City Council Committee to discuss new breastfeeding legislation to protect women's rights
• 4/3/2012
  Opening & Closing Films for Langston Hughes African American Film Festival™ Are HOT
• 4/3/2012
  Van Asselt Community Center Hosts Spring Egg Hunt and Pancake Breakfast
• 4/3/2012
  Have fun and play it safe! Seattle Parks and Recreation offers discounted sales of bicycle helmets and life jackets
• 4/2/2012
  Seattle City Councilmembers Clark, Godden and Harrell to appear on April’s City Inside/Out: Council Edition
• 4/2/2012
  Seattle City Council moves to strengthen Seattle's life sciences industry
• 4/2/2012
  Blue Trees art project to bring to Westlake Park an awareness of deforestation issues
• 4/2/2012
  Ospreys get a new home at Commodore Park!
• 4/2/2012
  Great volunteer opportunity at Carkeek Park Earth Day event
• 3/29/2012
  Power restored in the Rainier Vista-Skyway area
• 3/29/2012
  Feedback sought on proposed Seattle Public Library Levy
• 3/29/2012
  City of Seattle to host Startup Weekend
• 3/29/2012
  Mayor Mike McGinn announces new police department reforms
• 3/29/2012
  North Parking Lot Renovations and Water Line Replacement at Discovery Park
• 3/29/2012
  2012/2013 Parks and Green Spaces Levy Opportunity Fund Allocation Process Begins!
• 3/29/2012
  Visions for the Waterfront, filling empty storefronts and a rising hip-hop duo in SEATTLE CHANNEL’s Viewerguide for March 29 - April 5
• 3/29/2012
  Utility's Carrasco Named to National Energy Efficiency Commission
• 3/29/2012
  Mayor Mike McGinn's statement on signing of sex trafficking legislation
• 3/29/2012
  Seattle to Uganda: A Journey of Hope and Health
• 3/28/2012
  City focusing on the basics by repaving streets and filling potholes
• 3/27/2012
  'Big Dig' Thanks Seattleites for Composting 125,000 Tons of Food and Yard Waste
• 3/27/2012
  Join the Seattle City Council's "Sallys" for coffee and conversation
• 3/27/2012
  Temporary art exhibition at Pier 62/63 is ready for its close-up
• 3/27/2012
  Seattle Parks and Recreation Recognized as an American Heart Association Fit-Friendly Company