Honor and celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. during the City of Seattle's annual MLK Unity Day Celebration. The program will feature remarks from Mayor Bruce Harrell, Councilmember Tammy Morales, Office for Civil Rights Director Derrick Wheeler Smith, and a musical performance by Josephine Howell. Watch live on the Seattle Channel this Monday at 10 a.m.
Decades ago, local tribal leaders dreamed of a community center on the shores of Lake Union. Construction on the Northwest Native Canoe Center is set to begin this fall. The 1,200-square-foot building will be a home for canoe carving and a place for Indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest to reconnect to their heritage and homelands.
Advocates for I-135, the social housing initiative, say a new entity to develop publicly-owned and permanently affordable mixed-income housing is badly needed, but opponents question the proposals funding plan and viability. Watch our debate before you vote on February 14!
We’re sensingAuntie Lena and Possum explore the five senses with friends who cook, craft, and tell stories fit for the whole family. It’s a sight for sore eyes (and parents who need a little activity-inspiration).
Director of the Office of Police Accountability (OPA), Gino Betts Jr., wants OPA to become a household name in Seattle. He says the most important step in that process is gaining the community’s trust in the services the department offers.
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