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Your Voice Matters: How to Use Your Civic Engagement Skills During Budget

On September 22, Mayor Katie Wilson announced her proposed budget for 2027-2028, so what’s next? The Mayor’s Proposed Budget ...
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Celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day with City Hall Flag Raising and Native-Led Events Across Seattle

After years of community organizing, the Seattle City Council voted unanimously in 2014 to approve legislation designating the second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Then Councilmember ...
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Have We Met? Jim Diers, the First Director of the Department of Neighborhoods

Have We Met? is a special storytelling series celebrating the 35th Anniversary of the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods. Throughout the next 365 days, we’re introducing the people who help shape ...
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City of Seattle Hosts “Youth Power in Action,” a Day of Civic Engagement for Tomorrow’s Leaders

The City of Seattle, in partnership with Washington Bus and the Seattle Youth Commission, invites individuals 14-19 years old to City Hall Sunday, September 20 for Youth Power in Action: Seattle’s Day ...
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Eritrean Association in Greater Seattle Updates Community Center with Neighborhood Matching Fund Grant

Serving more than 3000 residents, Eritrean Association of Greater Seattle (EAGS) creates a space that fosters connections, supports growth, and preserves the rich heritage of the local East African ...
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Preserving the LGBTQ+ History of Pioneer Square

Pioneer Square is the historic heart of the Seattle. Long before the city was founded, this area was home to Dzizdilalich, a Coast Salish village where the Suquamish, Duwamish, and Muckleshoot peoples ...
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Community-Led Projects Across Seattle Receive Nearly $1 Million Through Neighborhood Matching Fund

Twenty-two community-led projects across Seattle are receiving nearly $1 million through the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods’ Neighborhood Matching Fund (NMF), helping residents bring their ideas ...
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Black Sanctuaries in Motion Highlights Seattle’s Black History and Present

Churches play a critical role in the story of Black Seattle. They are places of worship, community gathering spaces, organizing hubs, and cultural anchors through decades of change and displacement.
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Welcome Cuc Vu as Department of Neighborhoods Deputy Director

We are excited to welcome Cuc Vu as the new Deputy Director of the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods. Cuc brings decades of leadership, advocacy, and public service experience to the role. A refugee ...
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Community Events Across the City Celebrate Soccer, Community, Neighborhood Pride and More!

Seattle’s neighborhoods come alive in the summer! As we all relish warmer weather and longer days, the Department of Neighborhoods (DON) wants to help you enjoy the vibrancy of our city – block by ...
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Have We Met? Stanley Tsao’s journey from Community Liaison to DON Program Manager

Have We Met? is a special storytelling series celebrating the 35th Anniversary of the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods. Throughout the next 365 days, we’re introducing the people who help shape ...
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Pioneer Square Turns Over a New Leaf with Populus Hotel

In the heart of Seattle’s Pioneer Square Preservation District, where the scent of salt air mingles with the ghost of sawdust and steam, stands the Populus Hotel. Named for a genus of species of ...