Drop by City Hall tomorrow for their annual Open House from 10 AM to 2 PM.
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Inaugural Belltown First Friday Wine Share this Friday
Grab a bottle of wine and meet your neighbors for the Inaugural Belltown First Friday Wine Share this Friday from 6-8 PM at the Alto Apartments, 311 Cedar Street.
This month's theme is Washington Wines, and snacks will be provided.
View the flyer for more information.
Want to Be a Belltown Tour Guide?
Metropologie, a new, local touring company, is looking for Belltown residents knowledgeable about the neighborhood to lead tours this summer.
Does this sound like you? Download this PDF for more information.
Bell Street Construction Begins Thursday
Seattle Parks and Recreation is happy to announce the
construction for the Bell Street Park begins on March 21, 2013.
The completed park will run from 1st – 5th Ave on Bell Street. The
project will be divided into phases with each block being
constructed individually to minimize disruption to local residents
and businesses.
Phase 1 will begin construction on the area from 1st to 2nd Ave.
Parks anticipates this phase to be completed the end of May 2013.
Seattle Parks is providing safe access to all businesses and
residents along this portion of Bell Street during construction.
Thank you for your patience and cooperation during
construction.
For any questions or concerns with project construction, please
immediately contact:
Patrick Donohue
Seattle Parks and Recreation Project Manager
206-684-9286 (desk) 206-419-6810 (cell)
patrick.donohue@seattle.gov
Street Closures Sunday for St Patrick’s Day Dash
The F5 St. Patrick’s Day Dash is Seattle’s original and largest St. Patrick’s Day run/walk, with 15,000 green-clad fitness enthusiasts dashing nearly four miles around Seattle Center. The Dash is a benefit for the Detlef Schrempf Foundation and Northwest Children's Charities.
The St. Patrick’s Day Dash starts at 3rd & Mercer at 8:30am and runs east to Dexter. Runners and walkers go north on Aurora to the Aurora Bridge, and return to Finish at 5th & Harrison next to EMP. Activities on Seattle Center grounds include the Post Dash Bash, Irish entertainment and Beer Garden in the Fisher Pavilion.
Aurora will be closed between Thomas and N 34th from 7:30-11:00am.
Mercer will be closed between 1st and Dexter from 5:00-11:00am.
5th Ave will be closed between Mercer & Broad St from 8:00 – 11:00am.
Town Hall Meeting
Join State Senator Jeanne Kohl-Welles and State Representatives Reuven Carlyle and Gael Tarleton for a discussion the legislative session and share your questions and concerns.
The meeting is scheduled for 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Vancouver/Calgary Room at the new City University of Seattle at 521 Wall St. Robert Nellams, director of the Seattle Center, will be the moderator.
Meeting Wednesday
Join us Wednesday for our March meeting.
Representatives from Sound Transit, the Seattle Department of Transportation, and the Mayor's Office will be presenting on the Ballard High Capacity Transportation Study.
Wednesday, March 13
7 PM
Belltown Community Center, 415 Bell Street
Community Development Training March 9
The Asset Based Community Development training has been rescheduled for March 9th. It will be held at the City University of Seattle, 521 Wall Street, and we are happy to announce Jim Diers, community development expert and author of Neighbor Power: Building Community the Seattle Way, will be our trainer.
Register for free online. Hurry, seats are limited!
Construction to begin for new Westlake Park Play Area
Seattle Parks and Recreation and the Downtown Seattle Association are excited to announce the construction schedule for installing the new Westlake Children’s Play Area, presented by Seattle Children’s Research Institute. Work is projected to begin on Monday, February 18, 2013 and to last 5-7 days with an opening celebration on Friday, March 1, 2013 at 11:30 a.m.
Half of the park will be required for installation and construction staging. The play space will be located on the east edge of the park, about midway between Pike and Pine Streets, across from the Metropolitan Building. Westlake Park is located in the heart of downtown Seattle at 401 Pine St.
DSA has partnered with Parks to help make downtown more family and kid-friendly by providing this small play space for children. This is a two year pilot program.
The play space will be encircled by attractive low fencing and benches where guardians can relax. Inside the play area will be two exciting play elements. The first is called a Mini Geode, a climbing structure with a combination of rounded and linear beams forming the outside sphere and a complex inner structure of ropes. The second structure is a grouping of three rolling climber domes made of stainless steel. The surfacing will be a forgiving rubberized material that rests directly on top of the existing pavers, allowing it to be removed without much disruption. Some of the existing planters have been relocated and pedestrians will be able to move smoothly past and around the play space.
Mithun volunteered their creative skills to design the space and Lease Crutcher Lewis generously volunteered to install the play equipment. Seattle Children’s Research Institute is the presenting sponsor for this project.
For a list of partnering organizations and to learn more about the project please visit
the Parks project page.
Belltown Community Council 