@seattledot @SeattleEconomy With the weekend closing in, we are all excited to get out enjoy being outside. Check out the new Stay Healthy Street locations to allow for safe and social distancing. The streets are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week until further notice. Keep walking, keep… [ Keep reading ]
#artdisplays4homestays City residents encouraged to display homemade works of art. Seattle, WA (May 1, 2020)- The quarantine and Covid-19 cannot squash the creative community in Seattle. Let’s make some art! Seattle’s cultural community in association with the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture encourages residents to participate in a city-wide art… [ Keep reading ]
Today is May Day, and we’re taking the opportunity to express our thanks and deep appreciation to the many Seattle Center employees who have continued to come onto the grounds to take care of the campus and help during COVID-19. Their efforts enable Seattle Center to fulfill our function in… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Center Festál: Asian Pacific Islander (API) Heritage Month Celebration launches with a Facebook livecast, 12 noon to 1 p.m., Sunday, May 3, at https://www.facebook.com/apiheritage. The festival organizers have planned a variety of online activities throughout May to highlight Asian Pacific Islander performers, businesses, and community resources in the region and share ways in which the broader… [ Keep reading ]
Hey Seattle! We will be back this week for FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS from 6:30-7:30 p.m. (note time change: we know your kiddos go to bed early!). Check out the map to see if you are in the yellow highlighted target zone for Friday, April 24. Click here to view the… [ Keep reading ]
While the COVID-19 outbreak has altered normal operations at Seattle Center, the campus is not without activity, most of it COVID-19-related. Through at least May 4, the campus community is paying tribute to COVID-19 healthcare workers and first responders, as Mercer St. passersby will discover. Along the Kreielsheimer Promenade adjacent… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Center Festál: Seattle Cherry Blossom & Japanese Cultural Festival, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., April 24-26, goes virtual this year. The annual festival seeks to deepen understanding, exchange ideas and advance the cultural contributions and achievements of the Japanese American community. The festival includes online performances and martial arts, exhibits and demonstrations, hands-on activities… [ Keep reading ]
The Seattle National Guard Armory opened on April 16, 1939, making this the 80th anniversary of the building’s opening. The monumental Streamlined Modern building, with its 18-inch thick walls, has served many governmental and community purposes during its long life. Now as it enters its next chapter, it is undergoing… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle (April 16, 2020) – Mayor Jenny A. Durkan announced today that the City of Seattle is making up to 100 rooms at the Executive Pacific Hotel available for health care workers on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic. The rooms are available for quarantine for health care workers to prevent… [ Keep reading ]
Friday Night Lights Join the Seattle Fire Department beginning this Friday for ‘FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS’. Fire engines and ladder trucks from all fire stations will drive slowly through a portion of their fire districts from 7-8 p.m. targeting highly residential streets and areas with assisted living and long-term care facilities…. [ Keep reading ]
