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Public Art Boot Camp Artwork on View - The Office of Arts & Culture invites you to explore the artwork of 12 local artists now on view along the Beacon Hill Greenway and Seattle Center Campus. This temporary public artwork will be on view through August 2024.
City of Seattle announces $1.9M Investment for Homeownership - The Office of Housing awards $1.9 million to Homestead Community Land Trust to preserve and create 16 permanently affordable home for low-income homebuyers. Learn more about this latest win for affordable homeownership.
Free Concert and Art Exhibition - Making Gigs Work is an art installation that intends to create conversation about non-traditional workers, and what the City can do to make sure that these workers are treated fairly and that their work is valued. Learn more about the Office of Labor Standards' art exhibition.
December 2023 Library Events: Harps, Tap Dance, Writers’ Showcase, and More - The Seattle Public Library’s spaces will light up in December with a silent reading party, a “White Christmas” Show Talk from the Fifth Avenue Theatre, a showcase of our very talented writers in residence, and more.Check out the library's holiday events.
Free Athletic Field Drop-In Program - This program provides community members (households or groups of five and under) with the opportunity to drop-in for free at designated athletic fields to play unscheduled games with their friends and family. Learn more about Seattle Parks' Free Athletic Field Winter Drop-In Program.
We’re Making More Healthy Street Locations Permanent! - Healthy Streets provide a unique community feature to improve health and provide greater spaces for people walking, rolling, and biking. See which Healthy Streets Seattle Department of Transportation made permanent.
Learn More About How You Use Energy with Seattle City Light's 15-minute Usage View - You can now securely access and view your energy usage data in 15-minute increments, letting you monitor how you use your energy at the level of detail you want. Understand your energy consumption.
Polar Bear Plunge – New Years 2024! - Jump into the new year with both feet! Every Jan. 1 at noon, hundreds of people line up along the beach for the first dunk in the lake of the new year. Find out the details of earning your Courage Badge.
New Downtown Seattle Art Space and Other December 2023 Art Highlights
Here are some haunting exhibits to see over the next month, along with dance and performance by up-and-coming creators and shows that engage with art and personal history in fresh ways.
Read The Seattle Times for downtown art highlights.
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Shop BIPOC-Owned This Holiday Season: The Emerald 2023 Gift Guide
As corporations are trying to extract every last cent out of you to spend on unethically manufactured stuff you don’t need, it can be deeply dispiriting to shop during the holiday season. That’s why it’s important to funnel your attention and hard-earned cash to local BIPOC artisans and makers this season as a way to support your local Communities of Color while finding cool, bespoke gifts for loved ones in your life.
Read South Seattle Emerald's 2023 Gift Guide.
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On the Precipice of Bush Garden’s Return, Owner Karen Sakata Looks Back
“ 'The part that I want to make sure stays is having a sense of community that’s open to people from all walks of life, and all different backgrounds, and that we can share and care about a neighborhood,' she added."
Read more about Bush Garden's return in International Examiner.
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