Archive for 'Arts and Nightlife'
Today Mayor McGinn, the Seattle Police Department and the Seattle Department of Transportation updated the public on the mayor’s pre-paid parking program and road safety emphasis patrol efforts in advance of St. Patrick’s Day celebrations this weekend. “When it comes to our road safety efforts, we are taking an ‘all-of-the-above’ approach,” said
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Posted: March 13th, 2013 under Arts and Nightlife, CCI, Community Engagement, Education, Health, Nightlife Initiative, Public Safety.
Today at 2 PM in City Council Chambers, Mayor McGinn delivered his 2013-2014 Proposed Budget. There’s a lot of good news, from funds to hire more police officers to investments in high-capacity transit and more open hours for our community centers. We’ve put everything all in one place for you here on
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Posted: September 24th, 2012 under Arts and Nightlife, Budget, CCI, Community Engagement, Education, Health, Human services, Immigrants & refugees, Jobs, Mayor McGinn, Public Safety, Race and Social Justice, Speeches, Sustainability, Technology, Transportation.
Tags: April Thomas
Do you have an ongoing festival or event in your neighborhood? We want to help! The Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs administers a Neighborhood & Community Arts program which supports community groups planning a neighborhood arts or cultural event in 2013. Events must have been previously produced, have a significant arts
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Posted: September 17th, 2012 under Arts and Nightlife, Community Engagement, Mayor McGinn.
In a continued effort to encourage discovery and exploration of new neighborhoods and businesses in Seattle, Mayor McGinn announced both the addition of three new neighborhoods to be featured in the 2012 Only in Seattle Campaign, and the launch of Only in Seattle Sundays - a special once-a-month neighborhood discount day. Now
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Posted: July 17th, 2012 under Arts and Nightlife, Community Engagement, Jobs, Mayor McGinn.
We couldn't resist sharing these photos of Seattle's own Great Wheel. Come down to the waterfront soon to check out the view.
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Posted: July 3rd, 2012 under Arts and Nightlife, CCI, Jobs, Mayor McGinn.
Tags: April Thomas, Jen Nance
Arts mean business. The nonprofit arts and culture industry in Seattle generates $447.6 million in annual economic activity, supporting 10,807 full-time equivalent jobs and delivering $38.2 million in local and state government revenues. This according to Arts & Economic Prosperity IV: The Economic Impact of Nonprofit Arts and Culture Organizations and Their
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Posted: June 8th, 2012 under Arts and Nightlife, Jobs.
Tags: April Thomas
Mayor McGinn will be cutting the ribbon on Monday to open the new Chihuly Garden and Glass facility at Seattle Center, but in the meantime, we couldn't resist sharing a sneak peek of this gorgeous new art installation.
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Posted: May 18th, 2012 under Arts and Nightlife, Mayor McGinn.
Tags: April Thomas, Jen Nance
Today the mayor joined neighborhood business district leaders and local business owners at Big Time Brewery & Alehouse in Seattle’s University District to announce a $1.1 million investment in 19 neighborhood business districts as part of the Seattle Jobs Plan. “Our neighborhood business districts are a critical economic asset. Their diversity and
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Posted: February 28th, 2012 under Arts and Nightlife, Community Engagement, Jobs, Mayor McGinn.
Tune in to KEXP 90.3 tomorrow morning at 8:15 am for Mayor McGinn's regular monthly appearance on the Morning Show with John Richards. The mayor will be joined by local musician Macklemore and Olivia Smith, a Youth Ambassador from Cleveland High School, to talk about their work on our campaign to improve
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Posted: February 14th, 2012 under Arts and Nightlife, Community Engagement, Education, Mayor McGinn, Nightlife Initiative.
Mayor Mike McGinn today announced more than $1.6 million in investments to Seattle-based arts, heritage and cultural organizations through the Seattle Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs’ Civic Partners program. The program will provide funding to 137 organizations in 2012. [caption id="attachment_7795" style="italic" align="alignnone" width="550" caption="Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs Director
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Posted: February 7th, 2012 under Arts and Nightlife, Jobs, Mayor McGinn.
