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Highlighting Women Leaders in Seattle's Key Industries
An Interview with Beth Knox, CEO of Seattle Sports Commission
With the Kraken making waves this season in the NHL playoffs and MLB All-Star week on the horizon, Seattle is quickly becoming the go-to destination for sports fans, an achievement that's no coincidence. We sat down with Beth Knox, President and CEO of the Seattle Sports Commission, to discover how her work drives economic growth and cultural impact in Seattle. In partnership with Converge Media, Beth shared her inspiring story and discusses how she has been leading the way in Seattle's sports and entertainment industry to shape a vibrant and more equitable future for our residents.
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📰 Read More on our Bottom Line Blog
📺 Watch the Full Video by Converge
Mayor Harrell announces plan to revive downtown Seattle
In case you missed it, Mayor Bruce Harrell has issued a new executive order to enhance public health and safety in downtown. The Downtown Activation Plan will take several measures in the months ahead, such as activating new retail spaces through the Seattle Restored program, closing streets temporarily for special events like Pickleball and Sip ‘n Stroll art walks, reopening City Hall Park in June, improving street and sidewalk lighting, increasing cleaning crews to continue trash removal and graffiti abatement, and updating land-use policies to create more jobs and housing in downtown neighborhoods.
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📰 Read More in The Seattle Times
📺 Watch the Full Press Conference
Downtown Activation Plan Neighborhood Listening Sessions
Do you live, work, or visit downtown and want to know more about the Downtown Activation Plan? In partnership with the Mayor’s Office, we are hosting three public neighborhood listening sessions for the community to receive an overview of the Downtown Activation Plan, provide their feedback, and ask questions.
PIONEER SQUARE | Monday, May 15, 5:30 - 7 p.m.
📍 Taswira | 510 Occidental Ave S, Seattle, WA 98104
CHINATOWN-ID | Tuesday, May 16, 5:30 - 7 p.m.
* If you aren’t able to attend the sessions, you can review the emerging ideas and fill out the survey here to share your feedback.
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OED staff had a blast seeing Past Lives from A24 at the SIFF Opening Night Gala last night. The 49th Annual Seattle International Film Festival takes off in theaters May 11-21, followed by a week of select films streaming on the SIFF Channel.
In more exciting news, last night SIFF announced that they've acquired the Seattle Cinerama Theater and will be reopening later this year! 🎉
Prepare to launch on an out-of-this-world odyssey at this year's SIFF! 🚀
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 Congratulations to this year’s Mayor’s Film Award winner, Virginia Bogert, an exceptional filmmaker and founder Laughing Dog Pictures and the Post Alley Film Festival. With 30+ years in film production, Virginia has made a significant impact on Seattle's film industry and beyond.
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 ICYMI: Celebrating its 20th annual festival, the Seattle Black Film Festival (SBFF) returned to Seattle in April for another year of Black Brilliance in film.
The nine-day festival featured a diverse lineup of over 50 films. SBFF is a program of LANGSTON and was held at the Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute, which recently celebrated its 50th year as a Black cultural hub in the historic Central District.
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OED Sponsors Upcoming Circularity 23 Conference
Circularity 23 is the leading convening of professionals in the zero waste industry, often referred to as the Circular Economy. The City of Seattle (Office of Economic Development and Seattle Public Utilities) are sponsoring and supporting the conference, happening June 5-7 at the Hyatt Regency, to elevate and share the City's many policies, programs, and partners developing the regional Circular Economy, while ensuring access to the conference for youth, entrepreneurs, and BIPOC communities. With 1700 attendees expected from the private and public sector, this is a great opportunity for to learn about the circular economy and zero-waste activity and ambitions of our region, connecting our local circular economy community to an international audience.
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ICYMI: NextCycle Washington Pitch Showcase Awards
OED sponsored the inaugural NextCycle Washington Pitch Showcase Awards, a pitch competition and accelerator program for circular economy and zero waste projects. By nurturing projects that incorporate waste prevention, repair, reuse, recycling, and/or composting models, the NextCycle Washington program helps develop equitable local economies while reducing waste, keeping materials in use longer, and regenerating natural systems. We sponsored the $5,000 Community Impact Award, which our very own Green Economy Advisor, Vin Valentino, awarded to Restaurant2Garden for their work in creating a decentralized and hyper-local community composting operation using local restaurant food waste in the Chinatown-International District in Seattle.
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On the Block, Seattle’s creative street market created by and for local artists in the heart of Capitol Hill is returning this Saturday, May 13 from 1-7 p.m. between Pike and Pine on 11th Ave. Blending the best in sustainable street fashion, vintage, upcycled and hand-crafted goods, art, local brands, and more, they'll be featuring over 40 local vendors, expansion into the Chophouse Row courtyard, live performances, local legends, and special guests. It’s about to go down!
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On the Block is made possible in part by support from OED
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 Join the celebration of 24 years of hip-hop and community at Massive Monkees Day this Memorial Day weekend, May 27-29! Enjoy dance competitions and exciting events including the Waterfront Park Jam, the Massive Break Challenge youth battle at Seattle Center, community jam and BBQ at Jefferson Park, and the main event at Neptune Theatre. Event organized by Massive Monkees with support from our Neighborhood Economic Recovery Fund. #MMDAY2023 🚀
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