AIA Seattle is hosting a one-day conference at City Hall on April 11 to explore design elements and policies that make for a family-friendly downtown. As we attract more residents to our downtown neighborhoods, it is increasingly important that we...
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March 27, 2013January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
Art in the Park & African American Film Fest
Langston Hughes African American Film Festival kicks off April 13th & the Parks Dpt. is accepting applications for art in the park until May 10th.
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March 12, 2013January 6, 2023News Releases
PARK LAND AND SR 520: FIRST STEP TAKEN
On Monday, March 11, the Council unanimously approved an ordinance approving a Memorandum of Agreement between the Washington State Department of Transportation, the University of Washington and the City of Seattle that is the first step towards providing full mitigation of the impacts of the SR 520 project on parks and open space. The agreement [...]
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March 11, 2013January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
Magnuson Park Bldg. 11 Dispute Resolved
Now that Building 11 at Magnuson Park is returning to City control, I hope to see some of the working artists that left be welcomed back.
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March 1, 2013January 6, 2023Councilmember Bagshaw
Ribbon cutting at Westlake today at 11:30 for new play area
In a little while, I’ll be heading down to the Westlake Center to join Mayor McGinn and Kate Joncas of the Downtown Seattle Association as well as Christopher Williams from Seattle Parks and James Hendricks, President of the Seattle Children’s Research Institute to cut the ribbon on the all-new, first ever downtown public play space: [...]
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February 20, 2013January 6, 2023Councilmember Bagshaw
Data-driven dreaming: We must match our aspirations for Parks with demonstrated needs and sustainable funding
Yesterday Mayor McGinn delivered his State of the City address. There were several moments of applause, and I found myself clapping as well as he touched on many of the issues Council has been working on, like public safety, and public education, and overall quality of life issues for all of our neighborhoods. The [...]
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February 12, 2013January 6, 2023Councilmember Bagshaw
Octopus update and preview of sights and events for Octopus Week
In honor of Seattle Aquarium Octopus Week, February 14-24, I want to give you an update on the effort to ban recreational harvest of giant Pacific octopus (GPO) off of Seacrest Park. You might remember that last Halloween a state-licensed SCUBA diver caught an octopus off of Seacrest Park and brought it out of the water at Cove 2. [...]
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February 8, 2013January 6, 2023Councilmember Bagshaw
Neighbor Appreciation Day has arrived! Join me at the Waterfront
I’m very much looking forward to tomorrow’s Neighbor Appreciation Day. I’d have to say it’s my favorite Day of the year. I helped organize and will be participating in a clean up project along the Waterfront. I would love to see you there! We’ll meet at 9 a.m. (hopefully in great weather at the Alaskan Sourdough Bakery [...]
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February 7, 2013January 6, 2023Councilmember Bagshaw
Toughening encroachment enforcement, talking CSOs, and catching up with Parks: Committee Wrap up
Today in the Parks and Neighborhoods Committee meeting, we did the following: Passed two pieces of legislation on to full council, Held a public hearing on the partial transfer of jurisidiction of two pieces of subterranean property from Parks to SPU, Heard from our wonderful Parks Trusts volunteers, and Got caught up on events and [...]
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February 5, 2013January 6, 2023Councilmember Bagshaw
Ratifying a little bit of aloha spirit in West Seattle – Marination Ma Kai at Seacrest Boathouse
This week in committee we’ll be looking at a six-year concessions agreement between DPR and Marination LLC (C.B. 117704) to manage and operate the Marination restaurant and boat and recreation equipment rental facility at Seacrest Park – a hidden jewel in West Seattle. Marination Ma Kai (which means, in Hawaiian, in the direction of the [...]